SAM error when trying to list/recover from tape

[Haitham Hamad]

I am getting the following error

/usr/sam/lbin/pd_finddf.sh[127]: xargs: not found.
No device files for the selected device were found in /dev.

ioscan, ll /dev/rmt looks ok

samlog shows the following
Executing the following command:\C/usr/sam/lbin/pd_finddf.sh -H 8/16/5.0.0 -d
stape\C
@!@4@994174994@0 pd_finddf.sh: Executing the following command:\Cioscan -k -H $HW_PATH -f -n\C
to locate device files.
@!@4@994174994@0
Command completed with exit status 0.
@!@8@994174994@0
Exiting Task Manager with task pd_get_dev_files.
@!@8@994174994@0
Exiting Task Manager with task PD_GET_DF_OBJS.

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

try ioscan -fnkd stape
and show us the o/p of the device files.
SAM is probably either looking for one that doesn't exist or one that is not attached to the HW at the HW path 8/16/5.0.0

ioscan -fnkH8/16/5.0.0

Later,
Bill

[Haitham Hamad]

Here is the output
#ioscan -fnkd stape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 8/16/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1537A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c3t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSnb
#ioscan -fnkH 8/16/5.0.0
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 8/16/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1537A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c3t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c3t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c3t0d0DDSnb

[Haitham Hamad]

I went ahead and debugged the script
/usr/sam/lbin/pd_finddf.sh and discovered that xargs disappeared from /usr/bin directory in addition to nroff, uuencode, uudecode, and write??????. Thanks.Haitham

[Magdi KAMAL]

Hi Haitham,

First of all, try to set the requiered permession on file systems and directories in order to deny any unauthorized users to delete critical files.

Fortionatly, hp-ux is still there !!!

Magdi