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Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs

2005-07-21 11:10:55
Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
From: "Bolay, Vincent" <vincent.bolay AT MEDTRONIC DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:04:52 +0200
Storagetek told me that V80 was the latest version. I will ask them tomorrow to 
install V83. Our library is at V 2.14.01 as well.

Thanks
Vincent

-----Original Message-----
From: Alain Richard [mailto:alain.richard AT MRN.GOUV.QC DOT CA]
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:58 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU; Bolay, Vincent
Subject: Re: Tapes marked full after a few gigs


Hi vincent,

We got the same librairy Storagetek L80 with SDLT320, but we change
firmware for the drives from V80 to V83 a few month ago becose we had
problem when cloning tapes only. That solve the problem for us. Our
librairy is at V 2.14.01.

Hope this help.

Alain.


On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:40:45 +0200, Bolay, Vincent
<vincent.bolay AT MEDTRONIC DOT COM> wrote:

>Once a tape is marked full too early, I've never been able to reuse it,
even after a relabeling.
>I just tried to use tar with a faulty tape and I got : tar: write error:
I/O error after about the same amount of gigs.
>
>Thanks
>Vincent
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Maarten Boot
>(CWEU-USERS/CWNL)
>Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:32 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>
>
>Vincent,
>
>Have been looking at your posts, have you verified that writing to the
tapes
>goes well without using networker. for example using tar or dump  on a
empty
>or (preferabley) an suspected tape.
>(note that all data will be overwritten when you do so)
>
>and is the tape full consistent on the same tapes or random. (have you
ever
>been able to fully write a tape that previous was full too early)
>
>Maarten
>
>
>
>On Thursday 21 July 2005 14:05, Bolay, Vincent wrote:
>> We use Sun X6758A Ultra-3 SCSI LVD/SE cards. The only settings available
>> are the settings for the SCSI termination. We have only one drive
attached
>> to each port. According to Sun Handbook we can set the termination to
>> manual or auto in this case:
>>
>> The jumpers for Port 2 are set to manual termination by factory default:
>> (J4 and J5 = 2-3)
>> Prior to May 2003, the factory default of Port 1 was automatic SCSI
>> termination: (J8 and J9 = 1-2)
>> If Port 1 is shared, these jumpers must be changed to manual
termination:
>> (J8 and J9 = 2-3)
>> This became the default setting of J8 and J9 in May 2003.
>>
>> I will apply the latest patches for SUNWqus, SUNWqusu, SUNWqusx and
>> SUNWqusux
>>
>> We also use a X4422A Ultra-2 SCSI LVD/SE card. There are no settings
>> available on this card.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Vincent
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Allay Noreddine
>> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:38 AM
>> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We had The Same Problem, 2 years ago and The Problem was coming from
>> The SCSI Card ( Adaptec )
>> We had To Change Some Parameters on The Card ITSELF
>>
>> Regards,
>> N
>>
>> On 7/21/05, Bolay, Vincent <vincent.bolay AT medtronic DOT com> wrote:
>> > I noticed that I was a little behind with my patch 113277-24. I'm
>> > downloading the latest patch 113277-35 and will install it on
Saturday. I
>> > will keep this mailing list informed if I notice an improvement on the
>> > long term.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Vincent
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Moore, Joe
>> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:40 PM
>> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> > Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>> >
>> >
>> > We had a similar problem with our SDLT600 drives (but they were
>> > SAN-attached).
>> >
>> > There's a Sun patch that might help: 113277.  From the release notes:
>> > (from 113277-27)
>> >
>> > 5103484 HP LTO-3 (Ultrium 3) Support Required Natively in st tape
target
>> > driver
>> > 6183286 SDLTx20 I/O timeout value inadequate
>> >
>> > --Joe
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>> > > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Browning, 
>> > > David
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:30 AM
>> > > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> > > Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>> > >
>> > > We had a similar problem about a year ago, and it turns out
>> > > that there was a
>> > > problem with the firmware on our tape library.  It was
>> > > allowing the tape
>> > > drive to reset itself in the middle of writing.   It took
>> > > several dumps of
>> > > the tape library to find it.
>> > >
>> > > Not sure if your problem is the same, just something to look at.
>> > >
>> > > David M. Browning Jr.
>> > > LSUHSC Enterprise Network Operations/Help Desk
>> > > (504) 568-4364 - Direct
>> > > (504) 914-7550 - Cell
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>> > > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
>> > > Behalf Of Bolay, Vincent
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:37 AM
>> > > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>> > > Subject: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>> > >
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > This is my config:
>> > >
>> > > SunOS lau-backup2-b 5.9 Generic_117171-05 sun4u sparc
>> > > SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
>> > > Patch: 113277-24 SunOS 5.9: st, sd and ssd Patch
>> > > Sun StorEdge(TM) Enterprise Backup 7.2.Build.172 Network Edition/35
>> > > Storagetek Library L80 with Quantum SDLT320 drives firmware
>> > > rev 80, SCSI LVD
>> > >
>> > > I often get the following messages:
>> > >
>> > > /nsr/logs/daemon.log:
>> > >
>> > > 07/20/05 01:32:41 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape DEX066 on
>> > > /dev/rmt/0ubn
>> > > is full
>> > > 07/20/05 01:32:41 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape DEX066
>> > > used 28 GB of 160
>> > > GB capacity
>> > > 07/20/05 01:32:59 nsrd: media notice: Volume "DEX066" on device
>> > > "/dev/rmt/0ubn": Block size is 32768 bytes not 131072 bytes.
>> > > Verify the
>> > > device configuration. Tape positioning by record is disabled.
>> > >
>> > > /var/adm/messages:
>> > >
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning]
WARNING:
>> > > /pci@8,700000/pci@1/scsi@2/st@1,0 (st50):
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b   Error for Command: write
>> > > Error Level: Fatal
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
>> > >   Requested
>> > > Block: 9579                      Error Block: 9579
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
>> > >   Vendor:
>> > > QUANTUM                           Serial Number:  P    i
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
>> > >   Sense Key:
>> > > Media Error
>> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
>> > >   ASC: 0xc
>> > > (write error), ASCQ: 0x0, FRU: 0x0
>> > >
>> > > It can happen on any drive and with new or used tapes. The
>> > > tapes are labeled
>> > > always the same way.
>> > > I know that this is a known issue, but nobody (Sun,
>> > > Sunmamagers, Google) has
>> > > been able to provide a solution yet.
>> >
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