Create the Make_tape_recovery fail

[Rene Mendez_4]

HPUX 11.11 64 Bits
Ignit: 4.4.30 32/64 Bits
Disk manager : Base Veritas 3.5

I have problem with creation de make_tape_recovery

#ioscan -funC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
tape 0 1/0/6/0/0/1/0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 1-SCSI
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c8t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/c8t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c8t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/c8t0d0BESTb


cobis-hp>#make_tape_recovery -A
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

======= 10/15/03 11:55:51 SAT Started make_tape_recovery. (Wed Oct 15
11:55:51 SAT 2003)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision B.4.4.29
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.611 $

* Testing pax for needed patch
* Passed pax tests.
* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR: Failed to open tape device /dev/rmt/0mn:I/O error (errno = 5).
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

REGARDS.
RENE

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Rene,

Can you attach your full ioscan report.

ioscan -fnk

Are you able to tar / cpio / fbackup to the tape.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Michael Steele_2]

Logs:

var/opt/ignite/logs/makrec.log1.

Command:

make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/XXmn -I -v -x inc_entire=vg00

Verification:

# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m rew
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m rew
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1 (* note, 0mn, no rewind *)
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0m

Table of contents listed

[Pete Randall]

Rene,

It appears to be having problems with your tape device. Are you able to write to it from another application? You could try to tar something to it just to prove that it works.


Pete

[Michael Steele_2]

Also, for tape driver status:

# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m status

[erics_1]

Rene,

Try running a cleaning tape through the drive and then run make_tape_recovery once again. I've seen this being the issue for failed recovery tape creation numerous times.

Regards,
Eric

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

You checked the write tab on the tape?

You may have a problem with the drive.

If its new, that drive is self terminating, don't put a terminator on it.

Before declaring it dead, go through the prior posts and make sure those insf drivers are solid.

Also, check the cabling and that its connected to a LVD scsi card.

I'm not thrilled with your Ignite syntax, but any of the suggestions in prior posts are worth re-testing.

SEP