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06-17-2016 10:21 AM
06-17-2016 10:21 AM
rx-8640 does not see tape drive
I have a rx8640 that does not see an external tape drive.
I made sure the 'tape' entry is in the /stand/system kernel configuration file.
But ioscan -fnC tape produces nothing. I tried insf to no avail.
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06-17-2016 02:10 PM
06-17-2016 02:10 PM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
> [...] an external tape drive.
Not a very detailed description of anything, in particular, the tape
drive model, and how it's connected to which adapter in the system.
Output from "uname -a" seldom hurts, either.
> But ioscan -fnC tape produces nothing.
Does a less selective report show the adapter to which the tape drive
is connected?
> I tried insf to no avail.
As usual, a useful problem report would show exactly what you did,
and what happened whan you did it. Vague descriptions, like "to no
avail" are more annoying than useful.
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06-17-2016 10:32 PM
06-17-2016 10:32 PM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
What model tape drive did you connect? And how did you connect it? USB will never work and fibre connections require some setup. Is it SCSI? Did you use the correct cable? Is it on a bus with other devices? Is the SCSI chain terminated?
Bill Hassell, sysadmin
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06-20-2016 07:17 AM
06-20-2016 07:17 AM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
11.31
Tape drive: HP storageworks ultrium 960
It works on another rx-8640 but on this particular one. I connect via SCSI interface.
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06-20-2016 07:36 AM
06-20-2016 07:36 AM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
No other devices are connected via SCSI.
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06-20-2016 07:52 AM
06-20-2016 07:52 AM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
Did you add a terminator to the tape drive?
What version of HP-UX are you running? (hint: uname -a)
What is the hardware path for the SCSI card?
Please post the output from: ioscan -f
Bill Hassell, sysadmin
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06-21-2016 12:10 PM
06-21-2016 12:10 PM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
I got it to see the tape drive. I tried the other SCSI interface (again), did insf -e and ioscan -fnC tape revealed the devices.
Weird, it has been iffy on and off. With another machine also. You have to try multiple times, removing, installing the SCSI cable before it can see it.
now I have to boot off the tape drive, it has make_tape_recovery image on it.
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06-21-2016 01:15 PM
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Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
Bill Hassell, sysadmin
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06-21-2016 02:20 PM
06-21-2016 02:20 PM
Re: rx-8640 does not see tape drive
> Weird, it has been iffy on and off. With another machine also. You
> have to try multiple times, removing, installing the SCSI cable before
> it can see it.
Bad hardware can cause many symptoms. If you're "removing,
installing" SCSI devices with the power on, without rebooting the OS,
then I might expect more problems.