Hi Irene
Learning more about Solaris and its support for non-Sun tape devices is a
current background project for me. When I'm done, I'll plan to post results
to this list, as a lot of experienced folks still are fuzzy on it (like me).
Here is some information I got from another engineer in my team.
Anyhow, I also have a Solaris 8 system in the lab and had occasion recently
to set up the st.conf file for use with LTO drives. Solaris 8 doesn't have
entries you can uncomment in st.conf for LTO because it wasn't out at the
time. However, Solaris 9 does, so we take the lines from Solaris 9's
st.conf and shoehorn them into st.conf on Solaris 8. Here are the lines you
need to add (these are for LTO and LTO2):
tape-config-list=
...
"IBM", "IBM Ultrium", "CLASS_LTO1",
"IBM ULT3580-TD2", "IBM 3580 Ultrium-2", "CLASS_LTO2",
"IBM ULTRIUM-TD2", "IBM Ultrium-2", "CLASS_LTO",
"IBM ULTRIUM-TD1", "IBM Ultrium", "CLASS_LTO1",
...
CLASS_LTO1 = 1, 0x24, 0, 0x45863d, 2, 0x00, 0x01, 0;
CLASS_LTO2 = 2,0x3B,0,0x45863d,2,0x40,0x42,0,60,0,540,9060,720,720,9050;
CLASS_LTO = 2,0x3B,0,0x45863d,2,0x40,0x42,0,60,0,540,9060,720,720,9060;
That should do it. We've heard that an IBM driver should NOT be used. When
the st.conf modification is properly applied, the Solaris /var/log/messages
file will have the second string in the tape-config-list as in:
Mar 14 12:02:02 dragon genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] st37 is
/pci@8,700000/lpfc@2/st@2,0
Mar 14 12:02:02 dragon scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@8,700000/lpfc@1/st@1,6 (st98):
Mar 14 12:02:02 dragon <IBM Ultrium>
That example is for an LTO1 drive, NOT LTO2, by the way. Before applying
the edits, the info that got logged was:
Mar 14 11:50:27 dragon genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] st98 is
/pci@8,700000/lpfc@1/st@1,6
Mar 14 11:50:27 dragon scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@8,700000/lpfc@1/st@1,7 (st99):
Mar 14 11:50:27 dragon <Vendor 'IBM ' Product 'ULTRIUM-TD1 '>
Notice that the SCSI Inquiry vendor and product are regurgitated if the
driver st.conf file is NOT set up correctly.
I _think_ that the same holds true for a 'mt -f /dev/rmt/xxxx status': if
the output shows the label from the st.conf, then that entry was used.
Hope this helps!
tl
Terry Lemons
CLARiiON Applications Integration Engineering
EMC²
where information lives
4400 Computer Drive, MS D239
Westboro MA 01580
Phone: 508 898 7312
Email: Lemons_Terry AT emc DOT com
-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On
Behalf Of Reed, Irene
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:05 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] upgrade 6.0.1 -> 7.0
I am still having tape problems so here is the detail about my system.
Legato has had me add the following to the st.conf:
tape-config-list=
"IBM ULTRIUM-TD1", "IBM Ultrium", "CLASS_3580",
"IBM ULT3580-TD1", "IBM 3580 Ultrium", "CLASS_3580";
CLASS_3580 = 1, 0x24, 0, 0x45863d, 2, 0x00, 0x01, 0;
I then did a boot -r.
I am running (uname -srv) SunOS 5.9 Generic_112233-04
I just added patch 13277-19. Here is a complete list of patches from
patchadd -p:
Patch: 113277-04 Obsoletes: Requires: 112233-02 112834-02 Incompatibles:
Packages: SUNWcarx SUNWcsr SUNWhea SUNWssad SUNWssadx
Patch: 113277-19 Obsoletes: 113324-03 113347-02 Requires: 112233-02
112834-02 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcarx SUNWcsr SUNWhea SUNWssad
SUNWssadx
Here is the info from inquire:
root@rayburn:/kernel/drv>inquire
[email protected]:HP C1537A L007|Tape, /dev/rmt/0cbn
[email protected]:TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M14011009|CD-ROM, /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0s2
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/1cbn
S/N: 1390000847
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
13900007
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/2cbn
S/N: 1390009301
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
13900091
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/3cbn
S/N: 1390201394
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
13902014
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/4cbn
S/N: 6811140386
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
68111406
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/5cbn
S/N: 6811090961
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
68110901
[email protected]:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1 36U3|Tape, /dev/rmt/6cbn
S/N: 1390015297
ATNN:IBM ULTRIUM-TD1
13900157
[email protected]:STK L700 0306|Autochanger (Jukebox)
S/N: MPC02206389
[email protected]:QUANTUM DLT7000 276A|Tape, /dev/rmt/7cbn
S/N: PXA50S2033
[email protected]:QUANTUM DLT7000 276A|Tape, /dev/rmt/8cbn
S/N: PXA47S1615
-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Darren Dunham
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:44 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] upgrade 6.0.1 -> 7.0
>
> I have been working with legato on this problem since the upgrade....
>
> 04/02/04 11:06:55 nsrd: media notice: Volume "L00415" on device
> "/dev/rmt/5cbn": Block size is 32768 bytes not 65536 bytes. Verify the
> device configuration. Tape positioning by record is disabled.
>
> I have solaris 9, and LTO 1 tapes.
Do you have an explicit entry for LTO in the st.conf, or are you using
the built-in settings?
What OS and st patches do you have?
--
Darren Dunham ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant TAOS http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper? San Francisco, CA bay area
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