Re: [Networker] Persistent Binding Issue (again)

Version of Tape drives is LTO 2
Server is 7.2.2 running on a quad processor Dell Power Edge 2650 running
Windows Server 2003 - SP2.

The download URL was posted on this list a few weeks ago... It's  

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Windows/Win2003/Latest/

The filename I downloaded was IBMTape.x86_6193.zip (828KB).

It contains two install programs: install_exclusive.exe and
install_nonexclusive.exe (but NO INSTALL.EXE ! ~) like I said earlier,
the readme file makes no mention of the reg files.

The library is also from Dell (PV136T, a re-branded ADIC), we do not
have IBM support. EMC spec'd everything, the software, hardware, tape
drives, etc... Then they sent consultants to install / set it up,
problem is they did not leave us any documentation on how to
re-implement the persistent binding they put in place, which worked
flawlessly reboot after reboot. EMC should require their consultants to
document what they do.... Dell's solution is to use Dell Drivers (which
have not worked as well as the IBM drivers have in our past experience).


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fazil.Saiyed AT anixter DOT com [mailto:Fazil.Saiyed AT anixter DOT 
> com] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:04 PM
> To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Goslin, Paul
> Cc: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Persistent Binding Issue (again)
> 
> 
> Hello,
> Can you give us more info
> Which version of LTO and servers are you on. 
> What was the download url
> is the patch you list on IBM site ? 
> I checked th IBM site and  looked at couple of downloads 
> available, i.e V 6.1.84 ( Height), from previous knowledge, 
> you can just run installers  ( i did not see two installe.exe 
> here) and install will take care of driver install, including 
> registry, previous readme on the drivers files indicated how 
> to use persistent binding feature available with this 
> drivers. ( install drivers from cmd line, not device 
> manager--so i was told by ibm) The problem you see with 
> server taking long etc, has also happed to us, as long as you 
> can verify that the drivers have loaded and you use 
> appropriate method of persistent binding, you should be good. 
> If you have IBM support or your Lib vendor should be able to 
> help you out clarifying the registry etc HTH 
> 
> 
> 
> "Goslin, Paul" <pgoslin AT CINCOM DOT COM>
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> 06/26/2008 10:18 AM
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> [Networker] Persistent Binding Issue (again)
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> 
> 
> Sorry, forgot to paste in the reg files on initial post... 
> 
> We had an incident yesterday following the reboot of our 
> Networker Server with the monthly MS patches where we could 
> not control the tape drives and Networker was confused as to 
> which tape drive was which (the persistent binding thorn in 
> our sides). We opened cases with both EMC and Dell 
> (server/library vendor). The tape drivers even affected how 
> long Windows took to come up, or specifically the Networker 
> Server service was hanging on coming up which Windows was 
> waiting on to finish coming fully up. Turns out our resource 
> database had also somehow gotten corrupted. EMC was extremely 
> helpful in getting us going again since it was really more of 
> a Networker issue than a Dell issue.. They had us install the 
> IBM tape drivers instead of the Dell drivers (I feel that IBM 
> (not DELL) is best qualified to supply the drivers since they 
> are IBM branded drives). EMC pointed us to a solution 
> (esg92364), but it appears to be out of date since IBM 
> updated their driver package to now use two different 
> installation programs...
> 
> I was wondering if anyone on the list could shed some light 
> on which registry file we should apply following the 
> installation of the IBM tape/changer drivers... Below are the 
> contents of the 4 registry files that come in the ZIP package 
> downloaded from IBM, the readme.txt file that comes with it 
> does not make any mention of the reg files or which one does 
> what. The KB solution (esg92364) should also be updated to 
> specify which install program to run (install_exclusive.exe or
> install_nonexclusive.exe) that now comes in the ZIP package 
> from IBM with the tape drivers.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul
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> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ------------
> File: DisableCPF.reg
> -----------------------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmcgbs2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=dword:00000001
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmcg2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=dword:00000001
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> File: EnableCPF.reg
> ----------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmcgbs2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=-
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmcg2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=-
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> File: DisableDPF.reg
> -------------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmtpbs2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=dword:00000001
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmtp2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=dword:00000001
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> File: EnableDPF.reg
> -----------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmtpbs2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=-
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmtp2k3]
> "FailoverDisabled"=-
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