make_tape_recovery

[Jeff Hagstrom]

ERROR: This is not a no rewind device file.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.
Command:
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/tmt/0mn -I -v -x inc_entire=vg00
What dot those errors mean? and what do I do to fix it?

[steven Burgess_2 · Accepted solution]

Hi

You have specified that the tape will not rewind after creation

use /dev/rmt/0m - rewind option

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/tmt/0m -Ivx inc_entire=vg00

HTH

Steve

[harry d brown jr]

/dev/tmt/0mn

should be

/dev/rmt/0mn


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harry

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi

And

/dev/tmt/0mn - use /dev/rmt/0mn

Steve

[Jeff Hagstrom]

You guys pick up everything, but it was a type-o on my part. I did enter rmt, not tmt and I retyped it and still get the rewind error.

[Sajid_1]

hello,

did you specify '0mn' or '0m'? The last 'n' specifies no-rewind. If this is right, then check and make sure that you have your tape drive on '0mn' and not '1mn':
# ioscan -fnC tape

[harry d brown jr]

You do have a tape in the drive and it's writable?

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harry

[Cheryl Griffin]

In addition to checking the tape. Also verify the device file is correct. A no rewind device would look like this:
# lssf /dev/rmt/0mn
tape2 card instance 1 SCSI target 0 SCSI LUN 0 at&t no rewind best density avail
able at address 52.0.0 /dev/rmt/0mn

If perhaps the device had been recreated incorrectly, you would still get this error.

# ll /dev/rmt/0mn
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 212 0x010040 Aug 5 14:57 /dev/rmt/0mn
# lsdev 212 (where 212 is the major number from the command above)
Character Block Driver class
212 -1 tape0 tape

Cheryl

[harry d brown jr]

Jeff,

You need to specify the NO-REWIND device, if you don't the backup will fail.

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harry

[Cheryl Griffin]

Hey Jeff,
Same error was reported here http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x23e8d211e18ad5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

It was caused by a bad tape.

Cheryl

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Jeff:

Ignite 'make_tape_recovery' needs a *no-rewind* tape device specified. That should be in the format "Xnm" where X is the instance number of the tape.

Failure to use a no-rewind device will yield a non-bootable Ignite recovery tape.

Regards!

...JRF...