Re: [Networker] Exabyte 110 L with LTO-2 on solaris 8 with NW 6.1.2

Thanks Davina,

Looking at the log files in /var/adm/messages showed a clear scsi-bus reset
resulting in the tape being marked full.
I was at that time connecting a second drive on a different channel on the
LSIlogic 22320-R controller so that figures.
After updating all latest patches I tested again this time all went smooth and
the tape filled nicely to 300 Gb and at a speed I had never seen before on my
old E450.

Maarten


Looking a

On Tuesday 30 September 2003 13:02, you wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:29:19 +0200, Maarten Boot (CWEU-USERS/CWNL)
>
> <maarten.boot AT NL.COMPUWARE DOT COM> wrote:
> >I am now the proud administrator of 3 brand new Exabyte 110L with LTO-2
> >tape-drives (scsi).
> >
> >Currently we run Solaris 8 and Networker 6.1.2.
> >
> >I am trying to find out if I have to upgrade to support LTO-2.
>
> I don't think 6.1.2 can support LTO-2, but 6.1.3 can.
>
> >Solaris 8 does seem to support in the /kernel/drv/st driver this drive as
> > i found a reference on a mailing list how to check for that:
> >
> >strings /kernel/drv/st | grep -i ultrium will show you what is recognized
>
> by
>
> >the st driver as a native supported device by sun. However that same
>
> posting
>
> >also mentioned a line to put into the st.conf file.
> >This makes me confused as I thought that native supported drive types do
>
> not
>
> >have to be specified in the st.conf file.
>
> Whether it is supported with Solaris 8 will depend on the version of the st
> patch installed (108725). I don't know what rev you need, but I recommend
> you patch it up to the latest.
>
> >When testing the drive it reports being full after 28 Gb that seems poorly
> >compared to the 200Gb it can have without compression.
>
> If it fills at 28GB this is certainly due to a write error of some
> description. Investigate logs, check connections etc. If this is a SAN....
>
> >In short I am puzzled it I maybe have to upgrade to Solaris 9 (no problem
>
> with
>
> >that) , and Networker 7.0 ( in my opinion to unstable as yet ).
>
> I don't think anyone has suggested that NW7.0 is unstable, it's just that
> it's still a bit of an unknown quantity, not really that many people using
> it in anger. I think a lot of people have been bitten before with early
> versions, such as 5.5 and 6.0, so there is an air of caution around.
>
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