do not know if this will be good or bad news. this is taken from legato's
online knowledge base:

Solution Title: Error: 'nsrd: media warning: \\.\Tape3 moving: tape_bsf bsf
failed: The semaphore timeout period has expired. (268435577)'

Solution ID: legato16516

Here is the solution:
Replace defective hardware.


Here is the problem or goal:
Error: 'nsrd: media warning: \\.\Tape3 moving: tape_bsf bsf failed: The
semaphore timeout period has expired. (268435577)'

Error: 'nsrd: media notice: Volume "volume_name" on device "\\.\Tape3":
Block size is 32768 bytes not 65536 bytes. Verify the device configuration.
Tape positioning by record is disabled.'


hope this helps


michael brooks ............................... michaelb AT sequoiains DOT com
Network Administrator ........................ 831.657.4539 phone
Sequoia Insurance Company .................... 831.657.4512 fax


-----Original Message-----
From: Tremblay, Frederic [mailto:Frederic.Tremblay AT SPACE.GC DOT CA]
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:53 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] semaphore timeout period


Dear Networker-l,
We hae some problems with our new installation. Here's the configuration:

Server:
Sun Enterprise 450
Solaris 8
Legato 6.1.3 power edition
ADIC scalar 10K library (SCSI attached) with 4 SDLT320 tape drives (SAN
attached thru a SNC Pathlight bridge).


Clients:
2 Dell powerEdge 2550
2 x QLogic PCI card (one configured as primary path for the disks and the
other for the tapes) PV660 SAN 6.1.3 client configured as storage node.
Latest drivers of SDLT320.

The tapes are not ugons full capacity. We are getting those messages during
the backup

May  2 23:29:05 libra root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(warning) rd=eureka.csa.space.gc.ca:\\.\Tape2 writing: The semaphore timeout
period has expired., at file 13 record 5792 May  2 23:29:05 libra root: [ID
702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(notice) sdlt320 tape 000002S on rd=eureka.csa.space.gc.ca:\\.\Tape2 is full
May  2 23:29:05 libra root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(notice) sdlt320 tape 000002S used 23 GB of 160 GB capacity
May  2 23:30:04 libra root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(warning) rd=eureka.csa.space.gc.ca:\\.\Tape1 writing: The semaphore timeout
period has expired., at file 15 record 13008 May  2 23:30:04 libra root: [ID
702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(notice) sdlt320 tape 000003S used 28 GB of 160 GB capacity
May  2 23:30:04 libra root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(notice) sdlt320 tape 000003S on rd=eureka.csa.space.gc.ca:\\.\Tape1 is full

Any ideas or suggestions?

Frederic Tremblay
> Canadian Space Agency

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