Networker

Re: [Networker] SCSI bus resets rewind tape in SAN?

2004-11-12 14:35:39
Subject: Re: [Networker] SCSI bus resets rewind tape in SAN?
From: Robert Maiello <robert.maiello AT PFIZER DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:35:00 -0500
Yes, thank you.  I see this is a jukebox option on Networker 7.1.1 and
seems like a good thing..we could check the logs for these messages and
then check out these tapes.  Thanks again.


Robert Maiello
Pioneer Data Systems

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:33:21 -0500, Teresa Biehler <tpbsys AT RIT DOT EDU> 
wrote:

>To check for this, enable the "Verify label on unload" setting on the
>jukebox definition.  It won't prevent the problem from happening, but it
>will write messages to /nsr/logs/messages when a tape label is
>overwritten and cannot be read.  The messages are something like:
>
>NetWorker media: (info) expected volume '000002' got 'NULL'
>
>Depending on your configuration, this is still possible in the latest
>versions of Networker.
>
>-Teresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
>On Behalf Of Terry Lemons
>Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 8:33 AM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] SCSI bus resets rewind tape in SAN?
>
>Hi Robert
>
>Oh, yes.  I was burned by that one years ago.  Later versions of
>NetWorker,
>I believe, correctly detect and handle this problem.  Check out the
>Release
>Supplements.  I don't know if a patch was very made to the V6.1 stream
>for
>this problem.
>
>tl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
>On
>Behalf Of Robert Maiello
>Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 8:21 AM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: [Networker] SCSI bus resets rewind tape in SAN?
>
>Setup is Solaris 8, LTO1 drives connected via JNI HBAs,  Networker
>6.1.3.
>
>Has anyone had a problem where a scsi bus reset rewound the drive
>without
>Networker's knowledge?   Any logs or ways to trace this?
>
>Thanks for any info.
>
>
>Robert Maiello
>Pioneer Data Systems
>
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