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тАО08-01-2011 08:45 AM
тАО08-01-2011 08:45 AM
I am running HP-UX 11i v1 on an rp4440 with a tape drive on "0 0/5/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 3-SCSI". ioscan fnCtape produces the following output:
tape 0 0/5/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 3-SCSI
/dev/rmt/c7t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTnb
I have a utility that requires /dev/rmt/0m but this does not appear as a device file in ioscan. I tried insf -e to no avail. Please advise on how I can recreate the missing device file. I can lssf /dev/rmt/0m without a problem.
Thank you for the help.
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тАО08-01-2011 09:16 AM
тАО08-01-2011 09:16 AM
Re: Missing device files
You can simply rename the existing device files (mv /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTn /dev/rmt/0mn, for example) or use a symbolic link.
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тАО08-02-2011 12:49 AM
тАО08-02-2011 12:49 AM
Re: Missing device files
Hi:
man 1m mknod
Sample format:
# ll c3t0*
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x030000 Jul 27 2010 c3t0d0BEST <--- /dev/rmt/0m
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x030080 Jul 27 2010 c3t0d0BESTb <--- /dev/rmt/0mb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x030040 Jul 27 2010 c3t0d0BESTn <--- /dev/rmt/0mn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0300c0 Jul 27 2010 c3t0d0BESTnb <--- /dev/rmt/0mnb
# mknod /dev/rmt/0m c 205 0x030000
# chonw bin:bin /dev/rmt/0m
# chmod 666 /dev/rmt/0mn
# mknod /dev/rmt/0mnb c 205 0x030080
...
rgs
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тАО08-02-2011 02:31 AM
тАО08-02-2011 02:31 AM
Re: Missing device files
Sorry I wasnt available. Results for ll are as follows:
# ll /dev/rmt/*
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x081000 Oct 23 2010 /dev/rmt/0m
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x081080 Mar 14 2006 /dev/rmt/0mb
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x081040 Aug 16 2008 /dev/rmt/0mn
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x0810c0 Mar 14 2006 /dev/rmt/0mnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075000 Aug 8 2009 /dev/rmt/1m
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075080 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/1mb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075040 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/1mn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0750c0 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/1mnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063000 Jul 13 05:38 /dev/rmt/2m
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063080 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/2mb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063040 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/2mn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0630c0 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/2mnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065000 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/3m
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065080 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/3mb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065040 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/3mn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0650c0 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/3mnb
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x053000 Jul 29 10:24 /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BEST
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x053080 Jul 29 10:24 /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTb
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x053040 Jul 29 10:24 /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTn
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x0530c0 Jul 29 10:24 /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063000 Jul 13 05:38 /dev/rmt/c6t3d0BEST
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063080 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/c6t3d0BESTb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x063040 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/c6t3d0BESTn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0630c0 Nov 1 2010 /dev/rmt/c6t3d0BESTnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065000 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/c6t5d0BEST
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065080 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/c6t5d0BESTb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x065040 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/c6t5d0BESTn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0650c0 Jan 20 2011 /dev/rmt/c6t5d0BESTnb
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x073000 Jul 30 09:34 /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BEST
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x073080 Jun 27 18:56 /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTb
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x073040 Jul 29 13:12 /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTn
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 205 0x0730c0 Jun 27 18:56 /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTnb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075000 Aug 8 2009 /dev/rmt/c7t5d0BEST
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075080 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/c7t5d0BESTb
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x075040 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/c7t5d0BESTn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x0750c0 Jul 31 2009 /dev/rmt/c7t5d0BESTnb
crw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 205 0xfffffe Aug 1 15:13 /dev/rmt/stape_config
2. ioscan results:
# ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 0/5/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 3-SCSI
/dev/rmt/c7t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTn /dev/rmt/c7t3d0BESTnb
#
Thank you
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тАО08-02-2011 02:44 AM
тАО08-02-2011 02:44 AM
Re: Missing device files
Hi:
Device 0m can be dds tape ...
rgs,
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тАО08-02-2011 03:56 AM
тАО08-02-2011 03:56 AM
Re: Missing device files
This will fix you issue:
1. Run "lssf /dev/rmt/*"
2. delete any entries that show as having a hardware path of "???" using the rmsf command
3. re-run "insf -e"
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