I don't know but . . .

I was just looking at the lin_tape downloads and there is a 
lin_tape-1.27.0-1.src.rpm.bin dated 09/03/2009.

David



>>> janecb01 <tsm-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> 9/17/2009 3:42 PM >>>
Hi,

I have compiled the latest Lin_tape and installed lin_taped on my Linux RHEL5 
server.. I am using a Netapp Nearstor VTL emulating IBM LTO4 drives. 
Sandiscovery will not work, and at best will crash the system every few hours 
or so unless it is turned off - / or set to PASSIVE. When I scan the system, 
the drives are dicovered and connected to the lin_tape driver:
lin_tape: detected device at host 1, channel 0, id 0, lun 1
IBM ULTRIUM-TD4 022C
lin_tape: successfully attached IBMtape0
lin_tape: detected device at host 1, channel 0, id 0, lun 2
IBM ULTRIUM-TD4 022C
lin_tape: successfully attached IBMtape1
lin_tape: detected device at host 1, channel 0, id 0, lun 3

but as soon as tapes start loading we get various errors:
lin_tape: IBMtape20----51868 tape_logsense_page() unable to do log sense
lin_tape: IBMtape20----51868 tape_logsense_page() unable to do log sense
lin_tape: IBMChgr1-----80401 changer_check_result() sensekey: 6 asc: 28 ascq: 0
lin_tape: IBMtape19----b4fb0 tape_set_all_parms() unable to change recovery 
timeouts

The crashing has become very annoying - IBM recommends a QLogic hba driver that 
is not supported by QLogic or RHEL5 (8.01.06) We have 8.02.23 - but that might 
not be related.

IBM has been studying the information for a while now.. but this is getting 
very frustrated. The lin_tape compiled without error for my kernel.

Sandiscovery will not adjust the devices as it does on AIX perfectly..

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Jane

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