SLR3 streamer

[Chris Frangandonis]

Hi all,

I have installed a tape streamer, was known as a Panther 1200 and now know as SLR3 tape streamer.

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
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tape 2 16.3.0 tape2 CLAIMED DEVICE ARCHIVE VIPER 150 21247
/dev/diag/rmt/c1t3d0 /dev/rmt/2mn /dev/rmt/c1t3d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/2m /dev/rmt/2mnb /dev/rmt/c1t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/2mb /dev/rmt/c1t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c1t3d0BESTnb
tape 1 52.0.0 tape2 CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1533A
/dev/diag/rmt/c2t0d0 /dev/rmt/1mnb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/1m /dev/rmt/IBA_DAT /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/1mb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BEST
/dev/rmt/1mn /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTb

I tried to cpio, dd and tar to list the contents and gave me this error :
???cannot open /dev/rmt/2m ???
Is there a patch that I am missing?

Many Thanks
Chris

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi,

I'd suspect HW - either cable, termination or SCSI ID.

Do you get any drive activity at all from those commands?

Can you get a response from:
mt -f /dev/rmt/2mn status

Have you tried the
/dev/rmt/2m
/dev/rmt/2mb
/dev/rmt/2mnb
devices?

Rgds,
Jeff

[Jeff Schussele]

Also don't rule out the possibility of a bad tape.

Jeff