Which tools did you have to disable besides RSM?
I'm interested in W2000/W2K3/sol8/sol9.
I'm having the same (random) problem in a complex environment: 1 backup server,
3 storage nodes and 21 dedicated storage nodes who all see 11 LTO2 drives.
thanks
bart
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Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:26 PM
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Subject: [Networker] AW: [Networker] AW: [Networker] sudden change in tape
capacity?
As our networker server is a solaris system I say the W2K3 storage nodes.
But as certain solaris tools which can manage tape devices had also to be
disabled I would suppose W2K3 networker servers too.
Freundliche Grüße
Roman Böhm / Kind regards
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: King, David - Eastman [mailto:dking AT eastman DOT com]
>Gesendet: Freitag, 28. Oktober 2005 14:05
>An: Legato NetWorker discussion; IT-Administration ST
>Betreff: RE: [Networker] AW: [Networker] sudden change in >tape capacity?
>
>Are you saying that the RSM should be disabled on W2K3 >Networker servers
>and W2K3 storage nodes?
>
>
>David L. King
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion
>[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
>>IT-Administration ST
>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:00 AM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: [Networker] AW: [Networker] sudden change in tape capacity?
>
>Hello dear fellow-networkers,
>
>we faced the problem of premature marking tapes as full both >with DLT8000
>drives and with LTO2 drives for a couple of >months. As the native capacity
>of LTO2 tapes is 200 GB, you >must know what it looks like when a 200 GB
>tape is marked >full at the capacity of !!! 0 kB !!!.
>
>As the reason was is claimed by leading supporters and >hardware experts of
>the Siemens company that there happen >undesired tape rewinds. As the block
>size at the tape header >differs from the block size of the data section
>after the >header, when Networker notices that it got a different block
>>size it will mark the tape as full and mark the savesets as suspect.
>
>Maintaining networker storage nodes we had to disable the >"Removable
>storage Manager" of Win2k resp. Win2k3. The funny >thing is that how Legato
>introduces Networker 7.x it sounds >like if Networker and the removable
>storage manager would be >"best friends".
>
>
> Freundliche Grüße / Kind regards
>
> Roman Böhm
>
>
>
>
>
> >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >Von: Legato NetWorker discussion
> >[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] Im Auftrag von >Albert
> >>Eddie Contractor AFRPA/ESS > >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2005 23:08
> >> >An: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU > >Betreff: Re: [Networker]
> >sudden change in tape capacity?
> >
> >My OS is (Key-up Darkside music here) Windows 2003, but it >is >the same
> >symptom.
> >
> >For the compression issue, there are compression settings >in >both the
> >Networker Software and hardware setting for the >tape >drive, you may
> >have compression OFF somewhere.
> >
> >
> >Man I love it when I am right and I get to help >>someone...Woo-Hoo! /ALE
> >> >Eddie Albert, Network Serf >>Air Force Real Property Agency
> >>Executive Services/Computer >Systems >Desk (703) 696 - 5509 - Hip (703)
> >517-3855 >>Eddie.Albert AT afrpa.Pentagon.af DOT mil
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Matt Temple [mailto:mht AT research.dfci.harvard DOT edu]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:22 PM >> To: Albert >Eddie
> >> Contractor AFRPA/ESS >> Cc: Legato NetWorker >discussion >> Subject:
> >> Re: [Networker] sudden change in tape >capacity?
> >>
> >> Albert Eddie Contractor AFRPA/ESS wrote:
> >>
> >> >I don't know about the control arm thing.
> >> >
> >> >But the thing we have in common was the premature >marking >> tapes
> >> >FULL at >> >80 GB and my library was SCSI >attached using the same
> >> >controller.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Very strange. I did upgrade the firmware on the drives. I
> >> had forgotten,
> >> because there were so many other problems -- that's why I > >upgraded
> >> the >> firmware.
> >> But now I"m going to have a look at the dates:
> >>
> >> October 10 is when I moved the sony file:
>sdx900v_0102.x90 There >> seems to be a relationship.
> >>
> >> Density was erratic before that -- as low as 90 and as >high as 180.
> >> But now it's never above 80 gb.
> >> I've NEVER gotten 200 gb on these tapes. I have an ASC39160
> >> controller
> >> card I'm going to substitute. I don't normally see any scsi
> >> errors to
> >> account
> >> for this. Right now I'm getting much more data on my
>AIT-3 tapes!
> >> Really strange. What version Linux are you using? What driver?
> >>
> >> >Is it possible you/someone upgraded the firmware on your >drive >>
> >> >>with(out) your knowledge?
> >> >
> >> >Could someone have upgraded the drivers for your drives >>> with(out)
> >> >your >> >knowledge?
> >> >
> >> >While speaking to the elite tech support folks at Legato > >> they said
> >> >that >> >can happen when Legato Networker >receives "too many" SCSI
> >> >errors.
> >> >
> >> >They didn't tell me how many was too many... Sorry.
> >> >
> >> >Hope this helps.
> >> >
> >> >Semper Fidelis, /ALE
> >> >
> >> >Eddie Albert, Network Serf
> >> >Air Force Real Property Agency
> >> >Executive Services/Computer Systems >> >Desk (703) 696
>- 5509 - Hip (703) 517-3855 >> >Eddie.Albert AT afrpa.Pentagon.af DOT mil
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>From: Legato NetWorker discussion > >> >>[mailto:NETWORKER AT
> >> >>LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of >Matt Temple >> >>Sent:
> >> >>Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:27 AM >>> >>To: NETWORKER AT
> >> >>LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU >> >>Subject:
>[Networker] sudden change in tape capacity?
> >> >>
> >> >>All,
> >> >>
> >> >> Something very strange has happened to my storage node...
> >> >>First of all, the node is a 126-slot Qualstar with 3
>AIT-4 drives.
> >> >>For a number of months, this unit has worked well.
>It's attached
> >> >>to an HP server running Fedora core 1. I know this isn't
> >> officially
> >> >>supported, but has always worked flawlessly on both the > >server and
> >> >>>> >>this storage node.
> >> >>
> >> >> Something suddenly changed. First, I had some really
> >> >>weird robot-amr failures, including one instance where >a tape was >>
> >> >>>>sitting ejected from one of the drives and >there was a tape
> >> >>in the gripper arm waiting to be inserted. I haven't
> >seen that in
> >> >>all of the 7 years I've been using Networker. On at least
> >> >>one occasion, I've attempted to move a tape with the >>library front
> >> >>>> >>panel and received a message that the >source was empty
> >> >>(ejected tape) when it clearly was not. And suddenly,
>the tapes
> >> >>are being marked full with about 80 GB (these are
>AIT-4) >> with no error >> >>messages showing up. I'm >using an Adaptec
>39320A
> >> >>and the AIC79XX driver. This is a dual channel card and
> >> >>I've switched
> >> >>the two
> >> >>cables around -- no change -- just erratic behavior, >and >occasional
> >> >> >> >>time when the robot arm doesn't move >on program command >(it
> >> >>always >> >>moves by front panel) >> >>
> >> >> I plan to install a different SCSI card --
> >> 39160 to see if
> >> >>there's any
> >> >>change. Any ideas of what's going on? Does this kind
> >of erratic
> >> >>scenario seem familiar to anyone?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Matt Temple
> >> >>
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