On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:56:16 -0500
Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:

> Henry Yen wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 09:17:51AM -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
> > 
> >>> ]# mtx -f /dev/sg6 status
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=0 (Unknown?!)
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=No Sense
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 00
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
> >>> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
> >>> READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed
> > 
> > Does the failure remain after retrying after a minute or two?  I've used
> > some changers that tended to throw errors like the above for the first
> > half-a-minute or so following a reset.  Waiting a minute was required
> > for the changer to settle back to normal.
> 
> No.  Here is the status first thing this morning:
> # mtx -f /dev/sg6 status
> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=0 (Unknown?!)
> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=No Sense
> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 00
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00
> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
> READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed

How about "tapeinfo"?

# tapeinfo -f /dev/sg10
Product Type: Medium Changer
Vendor ID: 'IBM     '
Product ID: '3576-MTL        '
Revision: '570G'
Attached Changer: No
SerialNumber: '000001312306_LLA'
SCSI ID: 2
SCSI LUN: 1
Ready: yes


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