Dear,

  From time to now, I can use the LTO5 drive.

  We are using a debian  bacula installation:

  @bacula:~# dpkg -l | grep bacula
ii  bacula                              5.2.6+dfsg-9          all          network backup service - metapackage
ii  bacula-client                     5.2.6+dfsg-9        all          network backup service - client metapackage
ii  bacula-common                5.2.6+dfsg-9    amd64        network backup service - common support files
ii  bacula-common-mysql      5.2.6+dfsg-9 amd64        network backup service - MySQL common files
ii  bacula-console                 5.2.6+dfsg-9 amd64        network backup service - text console
ii  bacula-console-qt                     5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - Bacula Administration Tool
ii  bacula-director-common                5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - Director common files
ii  bacula-director-mysql                 5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - MySQL storage for Director
ii  bacula-fd                             5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - file daemon
ii  bacula-sd                             5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - storage daemon
ii  bacula-sd-mysql                       5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - MySQL SD tools
ii  bacula-server                         5.2.6+dfsg-9                       all          network backup service - server metapackage
ii  bacula-traymonitor                    5.2.6+dfsg-9                       amd64        network backup service - tray monitor

The Robot storage systems is formed by 2 tapes (LT03 FC connection 2Gbps and LT05 8Gbps FC connection) and and autochanger.:

root@bacula:~# lsscsi
       
[1:0:0:0]    tape    IBM      ULT3580-TD3      93GP  /dev/st0
[4:0:0:0]    tape    IBM      ULT3580-TD5      C7RC  /dev/st1
[4:0:0:1]    mediumx IBM      03584L32         B570  /dev/sch0

Is has been working fine from several months but now every time i try to access to LT05 a FC lip reset happens, this is not immediately (the tapes begins to write data, I have used spool data and no spool data with the same result), but after a few minutes :

  Aug 16 11:40:57 bacula kernel: [168140.448017]  rport-4:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out: removing target and saving binding
Aug 16 11:40:57 bacula kernel: [168140.660577] st1: Error 10000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).
Aug 16 11:40:57 bacula kernel: [168140.660624] st1: Error 10000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).
Aug 16 11:40:57 bacula kernel: [168140.660644] st1: Error 10000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).
Aug 16 11:40:57 bacula kernel: [168140.661988] st1: Error 10000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).

then the LT05 and autochanger device disappear from my devices and i have to lip/scan again, but all the jobs that was running or scheduled fail

The LT03 works grate if i do not use the LT05 of course.

 I have changed the FC card ith the same result, check the tape drive using the "mt" commands and works fine too

Any one has seen something similar??

Regards,

Bertrand Russell:
"El problema con el mundo es que los estúpidos están seguros de todo y los inteligentes están llenos de dudas"