ADSM-L

Re: SCSI Library Bulk Port operation

2003-04-25 11:38:32
Subject: Re: SCSI Library Bulk Port operation
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:38:05 -0400
>My library does the same thing.  No detectable errors in either the TSM
>actlog or anywhere else on the server.  Just on the library.  TSM might be
>doing the same thing to your library, but it gobbles the errors and does not
>report them as such.

A general advisory, which may or may not apply in this case:
In AIX, at least, and maybe other Unixes, subsystems (and sometimes, drivers)
which run in the background (as when started in the system boot scripts)
write their messages to the operator console - which scroll off and evaporate.
I discovered this to be the case with ADSM HSM, when I went looking for error
messages and could find nothing in any logs.  This can also be the case with
SRC-controlled resources, where 'lssrc' on resources like "nfsd" show their
standout and standerr going to /dev/console by default.  And operators always
ignore console messages.  :-(

Just something to be aware of and watch for, in systems work.

  Richard Sims, BU

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