Be wary of this... I had been told the same thing, and the
'latest-and-greatest' microcode didn't help a bit... Please let me know if
you have a different experience....
On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, James F Griggs
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// We have a similar problem here using server code 3.1.2.20 (AIX 4.2.1, R50)
with
// 3494 and 3590 tape drives. Our CE has said that it is a 3590 microcode
problem.
// We will be loading new microcode in our test environment later in the week.
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// Larry Way <Larry.Way AT TRW DOT COM> on 02/23/2000 09:45:55 AM
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// Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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// To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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// Subject: Re: ANR8311E I/O error
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// Had a similiar problem only on a 3575 library with 35750 drives. Problem
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// Larry Way
// SL09/100D
// 408-743-4242 voice
// 408-743-4201 fax
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// >>> bth AT CLARKSON DOT EDU 02/22/00 01:12PM >>>
// Hi everyone...
// I and my IBM CE have been pulling our hair out on this one for almost a
// week...
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// Whenever my 3494lib w/ 2x 3590 B1A drives mounts a tape (to do a
// migration, for example), it shortly produces a WRITE error (errorno=78),
// and marks the tape 'read-only'. I'm running ADSM 3.1.2.40 on an H70
// running AIX 4.3.2 The atape, atldd, and 3590 microcode are to current
// levels.
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// This problem started as intermittent on one drive, and now has progressed
// to the point where I can't write anything to tape anymore on either drive.
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// We have tried replacing the 18m SCSI cables, re-routing the SCSI cables,
// replacing both SCSI adapters, both terminators, and both 3590 card packs,
// all with no change in results.
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// IBM hardware support says it's a software problem, ADSM support says it's
// a hardware problem... Anyone have any ideas? I'm sweating big time
// because I'll run out of disk space upon which to do my backups soon
// if I can't move the data off to tape! :-(
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// Thanks in advance!
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// Best regards,
// Brian
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Best regards,
Best regards,
Brian
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