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[Veritas-bu] Ejecting tapes via Robtest on a split robot

2004-11-04 09:50:07
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Ejecting tapes via Robtest on a split robot
From: Keath.Marx AT anthem DOT com (Marx, Keath)
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:50:07 -0500
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From: Rob Worman <rob AT worman DOT org>@AICI 
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:52 AM
To: Marx, Keath
Cc: veritas-bu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Ejecting tapes via Robtest on a split robot

are these hosts running Unix?

if so, then you can request an unload via the 'mt' command
run on a host that is connected to the tape drive in question,
like so:

# mt -f /dev/rmt/X offline
(where X is some number that represents the tape drive,
as reported by 'tpconfig -d')

see also http://support.veritas.com/docs/188520

HTH
rob


On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 09:24:20AM -0500 or thereabouts, Marx, Keath wrote:
>    I am trying to unload some tapes from a robot that has 2 drives
connected
>    to 1 host and 2 drives on another.  Robtest on the server that controls
>    the robot shows the 4 drives but I cannot issue an unload command to
>    drives 3 and 4.  If I run robtest on the machine with those 2 drives it
>    tells me there is no locally controlled robot.  How can I issue the
unload
>    command to those drives?


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</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Re: [Veritas-bu] Ejecting tapes via Robtest on =
a split robot</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">are the=
se hosts running Unix?</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">if so, =
then you can request an unload via the 'mt' command</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">run on =
a host that is connected to the tape drive in question,</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">like so=
:</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier"># mt -f=
 /dev/rmt/X offline</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">(where =
X is some number that represents the tape drive,</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">as repo=
rted by 'tpconfig -d')</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">see als=
o <A HREF=3D"http://support.veritas.com/docs/188520"; TARGET=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://support.veritas.com/docs/188520</A></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">HTH</FO=
NT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">rob</FO=
NT></P>
<BR>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">On Thu,=
 Nov 04, 2004 at 09:24:20AM -0500 or thereabouts, Marx, Keath wrote:</FON=
T></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am trying to unload some tapes from a robot that has 2 =
drives connected</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to 1 host and 2 drives on another.&nbsp; Robtest on the s=
erver that controls</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the robot shows the 4 drives but I cannot issue an unload=
 command to</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; drives 3 and 4.&nbsp; If I run robtest on the machine wit=
h those 2 drives it</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tells me there is no locally controlled robot.&nbsp; How =
can I issue the unload</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier">&gt;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; command to those drives?</FONT></P>

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