HP-UX 11.23 cannot detect VLS

[Francis Flan]

Hi,
Cant get HP-UX v2 server running to see the VLS (MSL Library). Ive another server running 11iv3 and it can see everything.
Is there a document showing compatibility with HP-UX anywhere?
Thanks

[Oviwan]

Hey

check this matrix:
http://docs.hp.com/en/9529/hpux_io_devices.htm

regards

[Torsten.]

I think all of the VLS work with 11.23 - I guess there is something wrong with the device config itself or even with zoning.

Do you have any UNKNOWN devices in ioscan? If you have, you need drivers.

[Francis Flan]

Hi Torsten,

You were right, I had to zone the alias names for it to be found by 11.23. It appears as "Unknown" in an ioscan - Where can I get drivers?

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

You need to include the stape drive for the tapes and the schgr driver for the robot into the kernel.

example:

# kcmodule stape=static
NOTE: The configuration being loaded contains the following change(s)
that cannot be applied immediately and which will be held for
the next boot:
-- The configuration is supposed to include a module 'stape' which
is not available without a kernel rebuild.
WARNING: The automatic 'backup' configuration currently contains the
configuration that was in use before the last reboot of this
system.
==> Do you wish to update it to contain the current configuration
before making the requested change? y
* The automatic 'backup' configuration has been updated.
* Building a new kernel for configuration 'nextboot'...
* Adding version information to new kernel...
* The requested changes have been saved, and will take effect at
next boot.
Module State Cause
stape (now) unused
(next boot) static explicit
#


Reboot!

[Francis Flan]

Torsten, as always your help is invaluable, many thanks.