Re: [Networker] HP ML370G2/G3 and Windows2003

Here is the information about Win2003 server

 

 

Attached is a copy of the Windows 2003 Server registry modification.  This
document should be used in conjunction with Microsoft TechNet article #
842411.  This must be done on every 2003 Server you have in your
environment, that is currently connected to your SAN.  

 

Please also make sure that the RSM Service (Removable Storage Manager) in
Windows has not only been stopped, but also disabled.


                               

                         

                        Alan Skinner 
                        Network Administrator 
                        Research, Analysis & Maintenance, Inc. 
                        609-562-6039 

                        <alan.skinner AT dix.army DOT mil> 



-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Gold - News [mailto:dave2 AT CAMBRIDGECOMPUTER DOT COM] 
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:32 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] HP ML370G2/G3 and Windows2003


Windows 2003 plug and play will do a TUR on all devices periodically. If
this is done on a tape drive, it could rewind it without NetWorker knowing.
Check the Microsoft Knowledgebase for an article on this, I don't have that
info off hand right now. In essense, you make a registry change on each
Windows 2003 host that sees tape, and plug and play will no longer do
periodic checks of the device specified.
 
Also, there is a setting in the autochanger that will check the tape header
upon ejection--this was designed to help detect the case where a rewind
occured and the tape header was overwritten by data. I suggest enabling
this.
 
Dave

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From: Stein-Are Smoge [mailto:stein.are.smoge AT ROLLS-ROYCE DOT COM]
Sent: Mon 6/6/2005 3:59 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU; Dave Gold - News
Cc: Stein-Are Smoge
Subject: Re: HP ML370G2/G3 and Windows2003



Hi,

I've not done any registry changes so please advise.

The tape is not a shared tape device. This is four Storage Nodes, all
located in different locations. They all have a single SDLT320 tapedrive
connected, not a library. The tapedrive is connected to the onboard SCSI
controller in the ML370Gx and it is the only device connected.

Thanks
Stein-Are

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:34:31 -0400, David Gold-news
<dave2 AT CAMBRIDGECOMPUTER DOT COM> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Any chance that you put the  registry change that disables Windows 2003 
>plug and play from doing a TUR (Tape Unit Ready) on the tape drives, 
>for any Windows 2003 hosts that see the tape drives?
>
>I highly suggest you enable the "check tape header during unload" 
>attribute of the changer, that will help detect if this is occuring.
>
>Dave
>
>Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:37:11 -0400
>From: Stein-Are Smoge <stein.are.smoge AT ROLLS-ROYCE DOT COM>
>Subject: HP ML370G2/G3 and Windows2003
>Hi.
>During the last few months I've had a problem with three Storage Nodes 
>on our Remote Offices. Everything seems to work fine. But when the 
>savegrp starts on the Server, nsrmmd on the Storage Node crashes and 
>the tape is 'unmounted'. Actually it seems that the nsrmmd or networker 
>server get out of syndc about the volume that are loaded into the 
>drive. Afterwards when I mount the tape everything seems to work. The 
>save operations goes ok and data is stored on tape. Sometimes it also 
>seems as save get out of sync with savegrp. Save is running on the 
>client but savegrp tells the backup was not successful.
>Server: HPUX 11.23 on Itanium - Networker 7.2
>Storage Node and client: Windows 2003 Server I386 - Networker 7.2 and 
>7.1.3
>
>
>===================================
>David Gold
>Sr. Technical Consultant
>Cambridge Computer Services, Inc.
>Artists in Data Storage
>Tel: 781-250-3000
>Tel (Direct): 781-250-3260
>Fax: 781-250-3360
>dave AT cambridgecomputer DOT com
>www.cambridgecomputer.com
>
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