Inquire command is not able to detect tape drives of the Quatum tape library

[Anand V]

DearAdmins,

My tape drives are getting detected in ioscan
command. Whereas in inquire command i am not able to locate my drives. PLs get all the outputs.


# uname -a
HP-UX APBWPDR B.11.11 U 9000/800 110901577 unlimited-user license
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# ioscan -fnCtape |more
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=======================================================================
tape 1 0/6/0/0.3.20.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ult
rium 3-SCSI
/dev/rmt/1m /dev/rmt/c9t0d0BEST
/dev/rmt/1mb /dev/rmt/c9t0d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/1mn /dev/rmt/c9t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/1mnb /dev/rmt/c9t0d0BESTnb
tape 2 0/6/0/0.3.22.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ult
rium 3-SCSI
/dev/rmt/2m /dev/rmt/c10t0d0BEST
/dev/rmt/2mb /dev/rmt/c10t0d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/2mn /dev/rmt/c10t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/2mnb /dev/rmt/c10t0d0BESTnb
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# inquire |more
scsidev@1.2.0:SEAGATE ST336704LC HP01|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0
S/N: 3CD01XV3000070402GWN
scsidev@2.2.0:IBM DMVS18D HP05|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c2t2d0
S/N: F807F8777A
ATNN=IBM DMVS F807F877
7A
IENN=006094C7CA07F877
scsidev@3.2.0:HP DVD-ROM 304 2.01|CD-ROM, /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0
scsidev@7.0.0:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t0d0
S/N: 502607000000
scsidev@7.5.0:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t5d0
S/N: 502607053000
scsidev@7.8.2:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t8d2
S/N: 502607123000
scsidev@7.9.3:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t9d3
S/N: 50260716B000
scsidev@7.10.2:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t10d2
S/N: 5026071A3000
scsidev@7.11.0:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t11d0
S/N: 5026071D3000
scsidev@7.12.3:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t12d3
S/N: 502607201000
scsidev@7.13.0:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t13d0
S/N: 502607229000
scsidev@8.0.0:EMC SYMMETRIX 5568|(Unknown Device Type c), /dev/lgto/c8
t0d0
S/N: 502607000000
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Pls help me to get resolve.

Kindest Regards,

Anad

[AwadheshPandey · Accepted solution]

why you are not using mt?

[AwadheshPandey]

See this
http://www.sunmanagers.org/pipermail/summaries/2004-January/005015.html
http://www.sandia.gov/ASCI/Red/usage/paragon/man/man8/inquire.8.html

[Anand V]

Dear Admins

Pls note that , i had deleted contents

related to legatto S/W , now the command
inquire is working well.

Kindest Regards,

Anand