boot from tape, ignite

[kemo]

hello

i have an rp3440 server with a DAT72 tape external drive connected to it, the tape is detected by the OS and claimed.

i have an old ignite, i have taken this ignite from the same server, i want to restore this archive to the server. in the boot menu

when i do SEA, the tape is not detected. i used the same tape to restore a lot of images before, even with the same server.

any clue?

[Dennis Handly]

>I have an r3440 server

(Please edit your above post to indicate you have either a rp3440 or rx3440.)

[Matti_Kurkela]

Is the tape drive plugged to the server's integrated SCSI connector, or do you have an extra adapter card for the tape drive?

If the tape drive is connected through an adapter card, what is the card model and server firmware level? Perhaps the current firmware level does not support booting from that particular adapter model.

The integrated SCSI connectors of the server should always support booting, but when using adapter cards, you need to check the firmware levels.

According to an old firmware matrix document (dated July 2007) I happen to have available, adapter models J3526A, AB287A, A5506B and A5230A have a note saying "Adapter not supported in boot path for this server" for the rp34xx servers. But this is old information, and newer firmware releases may have improved the situation for those adapters.

[kemo]

I am using the integrated SCSI connector

any clue?

[kemo]

has anybody faced this issue before?

[KShakoor]

I am also looking for this answer.Can any one update me or tell me the way how can i access ITRC old thread ...

Thanks 

[Dennis Handly]

>or tell me the way how can I access ITRC old thread

Which old thread?  Do you have a title and some text or just the threadId?

[Robert_Jewell]

> used the same tape to restore a lot of images before, even with the same server.

OK, so has anything changed at all?  Do you move the tape drive around, use the same cable, etc?

If the drive is always attached, have you tried powering cycling it and then running a search?

Is it possible to move the tape drive to another server and check to see if works elsewhere?

-Bob

[KShakoor]

I don't know about kemo, but in my case tape is showing claim in OS  (HUX 11.11) by ioscan output but when i go for restore it’s not detecting the tape when i search boot path in ISL 

> used the same tape to restore a lot of images before, even with the same server.

Yes it was restore Successfully. 

>OK, so has anything changed at all? 

No there was no modification or change on hardware and software.

>Do you move the tape drive around, use the same cable, etc?

Yes change the tape Drive but same problem

>If the drive is always attached, have you tried powering cycling it and then running a search?

 yes Already did

>Is it possible to move the tape drive to another server and check to see if works elsewhere?

 No !but we replace the drive with working one drive but no luck.

Regarding ITRC link i want to view below subject link :

IT Resource Center forums - DAT 72 Tape drive is not detecting

Many Many Thanks in Advance

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@Robert_Jewell wrote:

> used the same tape to restore a lot of images before, even with the same server.

OK, so has anything changed at all?  Do you move the tape drive around, use the same cable, etc?

If the drive is always attached, have you tried powering cycling it and then running a search?

Is it possible to move the tape drive to another server and check to see if works elsewhere?

-Bob

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[Robert_Jewell]

Here is the link you may have been looking for:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Ignite-UX/Tape-not-Detect-On-RP4440/m-p/5115180

The problem here appears to be related to trying to attach the tape to a Smart Array card, which will not work of course.

Is there an SA card installed in this system (not sure what options the rp3400 has in regards to Smart Array)?

-Bob

[Torsten.]

The external scsi connectpor is shared with the top disk slot, The disk has SCSI ID 2. If a disk is installed, no tape is supported. The tape is only supported, if the top disk slot is empty. However, if you use SCSI ID 2 on the tape you have a scsi address conflict.

[KShakoor]

@ Robert_Jewell
Thanks for the link *It's mine :-)*.i am trying to open other link which you find easily when you copy past title in google *first Suggest Site*

@Torsten,
I use to do recovery before same server even the Current OS is restore by Tape and there was no modification in OS and also its showing Claim in ioscan output

Thanks

[Shane Seymour]

The BCH BO command will accept a hardware path as an argument. Have you tried giving the hardware path of the tape drive to the BO command and attempted to boot from it?

Failing that have you attempted dual or two-step media recovery? You need a bootable CD/DVD created using the same version of Ignite-UX that was used to create the tape to boot from to do that.