Ignite and Tape Special file

[ALe_3]

Dear all,

I have a local tape whose special files are the as showed into attached document (this is the result of an ioscan -fnCtape) the fact is that the local tape doesn't have as special file /dev/rmt/1mn (1m, mnb, mb) and when I try to acess the tape by typing mt -f /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST(n) rew it gives me the error /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST(n/nb/b):
No such device or address.

This causes that I cannot run the make_recovery. I already performed a rmsf and an insf -e but the situation doesn't change.

Could anyone give me a suggestion because I need to run make_recovery.

Thanks

[ALe_3]

Sorry I forgot to put the attachment...

[Ludovic Derlyn]

hi,

try again rmsf /dev/rmt/* and try insf -H "hardware path"

regards
L-DERLYN

[Patrick Wallek]

Are you sure there is a tape in the drive?

The device file c2t3d0BESTn is there, so it should work.

Can you do tar some files to the tape? Does it work with other utilities?

[ALe_3]

Should I remove all special files into /dev/rmt?

If yes, what will happen to the other tape devices (LTO, DLT) connected via fiber?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

ioscan -fnC tape

SEP

[ALe_3]

This is the output:

tar cvf /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTn /etc/hosts
tar: cannot open /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTn

[Ludovic Derlyn · Accepted solution]

hi

if you execute rmsf /dev/rmt/*, execute insf -H "hardware path" and after insf -eC tape for recreate others special file

regards
L-Derlyn

[ALe_3]

Dear Ludovic,

it works ;)))))

Thank you all for your help