ioscan + tape

[SKR_1]

Hi All,

While i am doing ioscan -fnC tape, i am getting below output.

tape 1 0/6/1/0.52.15.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE IBM ULT3580-TD4
/dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTn /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTnb
tape 2 0/6/1/0.52.16.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE IBM ULT3580-TD4
/dev/rmt/c12t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c12t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c12t0d0BESTn /dev/rmt/c12t0d0BESTnb

I just want to know why i am not getting 0m, 0mn, 1m, 1mn output here.

Thanks

SKR

[Duncan Edmonstone · Accepted solution]

Possibly there are old device files in /dev/rmt which point to old hardware paths?

Run:

lssf /dev/rmt/* | grep \?\?\?

That will show stale device files in /dev/rmt. You can use rmsf to delete them, then re-run "insf -e" and see if you get new ones created.

Incidentally these appear to be IBM tape drives, so I expect you should be using IBM's atdd device driver rather than stape. Check with your vendor and if necessary get the IBM taoe drivers here:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/HPUX/11i_PCI/

HTH

Duncan

[SKR_1]

Thanks Duncan & Pete Randall

Appreciating your kind help

I recreated the device files, issue resolved.

Thanks