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03-09-2010 03:49 PM
03-09-2010 03:49 PM
Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
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03-09-2010 08:22 PM
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Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
can u plz post the output for dmesg
regards
MC
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03-10-2010 10:01 AM
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03-10-2010 12:54 PM
03-10-2010 12:54 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
1) Did the tape drive work on the previous version of HP-UX on the system?
2) ioscan -fnC tape
3) Is the scsi card the tape drive is connected to compatible with the drive?
4) The kernel drive status should be on or installed. But this may be an 11.31 change.
5) Check the cables involved are good, try different ones. You should have spares around.
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03-10-2010 05:02 PM
03-10-2010 05:02 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
1) Yes, on 11.11
2) Returns nothing
3) It's Ultra 160, which should be LVD and the DDS4 is wide-LVD/SE.
4) Kernel module status is "static" (only other option is "unused".)
5) Have tried another terminator and I will next try a different cable.
Thanks, lko
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03-10-2010 05:44 PM
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Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
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03-10-2010 06:14 PM
03-10-2010 06:14 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
ext_bus 2 c8xx CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI C1010 Ultra Wide Single-Ended
/dev/c8xx2
target 10 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
disk 19 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DVD-ROM 6x/32x
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0
/dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
target 9 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
tape 18 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C5683A
/dev/rmt/18m
/dev/rmt/18mb
/dev/rmt/18mn
/dev/rmt/18mnb
/dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST
/dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTnb
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03-10-2010 07:32 PM
03-10-2010 07:32 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
after seeing dmesg ,,, i guess there is no pblm with cable from the attachment u posted,,
if so
then my suggestion is try to change the cable.
regards
MC
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03-11-2010 11:14 AM
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03-11-2010 11:18 AM
03-11-2010 11:18 AM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
Hope this helps!
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03-11-2010 11:21 AM
03-11-2010 11:21 AM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
I think either your tape drive is dead, the cable is bad or the scsi connection is not properly terminated.
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03-11-2010 11:35 AM
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03-11-2010 12:42 PM
03-11-2010 12:42 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
Check the SCSIDiffsnse & Term PWR LEDs on the Core I/O and note their condition when the drive is being detected along with the DVD connected.
Then compare the LEDs when the DVD is connected by itself and then again with the DDS4 alone to isolate whether you have a termination, cable or other configuration issue.
Rgds,
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03-11-2010 12:48 PM
03-11-2010 12:48 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
Server - DDS - terminator (doesn't work)
Server - DDS - DVD - (different) terminator (works)
???
Hope this helps!
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03-11-2010 03:34 PM
03-11-2010 03:34 PM
Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
the c2362a cable will be fine, its an lvd cable only 90ohm but should be sufficient for the tape device.
the c2364a terminator is correct too, but i have seen these fail over the years. strange and knowing abit about how they work seems difficult to work out why, but they do.
I would also check the pins in the terminator. if just one is bent and not connecting you will likely get the result you are seeing
dont suppose there is anything in the syslog.log about the scsi interface on boot up?
Andy
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03-11-2010 07:44 PM
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Re: Can not see DDS4 tape drive on HP-UX 11.31 system
Server - DDS - DVD - terminator (works)
These are true for two different cables and two different terminators.
I thank all of you very much for your help. I'll be experimenting with your suggestions when I retun on Monday. Thanks, and have a good weekend. lko
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03-16-2010 09:42 AM
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03-16-2010 10:15 AM
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Hope this helps!
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