>> I am currently busy testing a TSM server (5.1.5.4) under Linux (RH7.2). I
>> have a 3590-B11 attached to the machine. The only device that shows up in
>> /proc/scsi/scsi is:
>>
>> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
>> Vendor: IBM Model: 03590B11 Rev: A429
>> Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
>>
>> When I run IBMtapeconfig it creates the special device files /dev/IBMtape0
>> and /dev/IBMtape0n. Since I want to configure the 3590 as a library would
>> I not also need a device for the media changer? The docu says there will
>> be a device called /dev/IBMchangerX for libraries. However, no such device
>> shows up when the adapter scans the bus. I was setting the 3590 to random
>> mode as well as random 2-lun mode still, there is no changer device
>> visible. What can be done, did someone of you ever test this beast with
>> Linux??
>>
>> Thanks Lars
>
>Hi,
>
>forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the 3590 just a tape-drive? If you've
>placed it in some sort of library, that must either be a 3494 or a special
>made STK library, in either case, the library is not controlled via the
>drive, but via some other channel (ethernet, serial, scsi).
"3590" is the identifier for a type of tape technology, which encompasses a
variety of model having a variety of features. The B11 model is a medium
changer, like on the old 3480s - sort of a tiny library hanging off the front of
the drive.
Lars, you didn't say what doc you are following. The "IBM TotalStorage Tape
Device Drivers: Installation and User's Guide" manual would seem the definitive
one. I see that it says on p.130:
"IBMtapeconfig removes all the existing /dev/IBMtape and /dev/IBMchanger
special files, and creates new ones based on the information in
/proc/scsi/IBMtape and /proc/scsi/IBMchanger."
so I would first look to see that both of those /proc files are in place, and
that they seem to contain the right information. Recheck things based upon that
manual to see if all is in place. If IBMtapeconfig is a shell script, you can
invoke it with verbosity to record what it does.
Richard Sims, BU
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