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тАО04-03-2007 02:51 PM
тАО04-03-2007 02:51 PM
I have the MSL5030 with (2) Ultrium 960 drives and I am using the Storage Router. The Storage Router is attached to a Fabric switch. Currently (2) hosts are attached. Host A and Host B both have device files (Claimed devices) for each tape drive and for the Library picker mech. When using the mc command on host A it functions normally; when using the mc command on host B, we get the following error.
mc -p /dev/rac/c9t1d0 -q
ERROR: No such device
Both hosts are on 11.11 and have current patches. Also, both hosts are not using the MSL Library at the same time.
The Storage Router is the model with (1) Fibre port that is the option for connecting to a SAN. I called HP support and they told me that only one host can "control" the library. I do not see how this can be true. Also note that the firmware was upgraded per HP.
Thanks.
mc -p /dev/rac/c9t1d0 -q
ERROR: No such device
Both hosts are on 11.11 and have current patches. Also, both hosts are not using the MSL Library at the same time.
The Storage Router is the model with (1) Fibre port that is the option for connecting to a SAN. I called HP support and they told me that only one host can "control" the library. I do not see how this can be true. Also note that the firmware was upgraded per HP.
Thanks.
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тАО04-03-2007 07:56 PM
тАО04-03-2007 07:56 PM
Solution
if you manage the library with more than one host, a backup application should take care of the reservation and who manage the devices at one time.
usualy the first host that see the library try to be the ownership and send a "reserve" SCSI command that prevent other hosts to manage it.
the "release" SCSI command, that is the one clearing the "rserve" flag, can be issued only by the host who set it.
The only other way to clear a "reserve flag" is to power cycle the device.
This can be the source of your problem.
usualy the first host that see the library try to be the ownership and send a "reserve" SCSI command that prevent other hosts to manage it.
the "release" SCSI command, that is the one clearing the "rserve" flag, can be issued only by the host who set it.
The only other way to clear a "reserve flag" is to power cycle the device.
This can be the source of your problem.
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тАО04-04-2007 09:31 AM
тАО04-04-2007 09:31 AM
Re: MSL Tape Library in SAN
I understand- thanks.
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тАО04-04-2007 09:33 AM
тАО04-04-2007 09:33 AM
Re: MSL Tape Library in SAN
I understand that I was unclear of how SCSI devices perform in a SAN.
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