As for drive specifif logging, what appears in /var/adm/messages
isn't sufficient? (OK, I'm assuming you are using Solaris..cant speak
for other platforms).  Usually if there is a SCSI error, it prints what
type of failure read/write and the ASC code etc.,  We usually parse
all the critical errors from /var/adm/messages and send a nice page
or e-mail.

As for retries on another drive, you have the ability to mark a
drive as down, and if I'm not netbackup gives up on a drive too..

-ravi

On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 John_Wang AT enron DOT net wrote:

John>Lack of drive specific logging.  I'd like to look at read and
John>write errors by drive in order to pick up on failing hardware.  
John>It would also be nice to be able to have automatic retries on
John>another drive with subsequent reporting since that would
John>indicate a drive problem or a media problem.