Vincent,

Have been looking at your posts, have you verified that writing to the tapes 
goes well without using networker. for example using tar or dump  on a empty 
or (preferabley) an suspected tape.
(note that all data will be overwritten when you do so)

and is the tape full consistent on the same tapes or random. (have you ever 
been able to fully write a tape that previous was full too early)

Maarten



On Thursday 21 July 2005 14:05, Bolay, Vincent wrote:
> We use Sun X6758A Ultra-3 SCSI LVD/SE cards. The only settings available
> are the settings for the SCSI termination. We have only one drive attached
> to each port. According to Sun Handbook we can set the termination to
> manual or auto in this case:
>
> The jumpers for Port 2 are set to manual termination by factory default:
> (J4 and J5 = 2-3)
> Prior to May 2003, the factory default of Port 1 was automatic SCSI
> termination: (J8 and J9 = 1-2)
> If Port 1 is shared, these jumpers must be changed to manual termination:
> (J8 and J9 = 2-3)
> This became the default setting of J8 and J9 in May 2003.
>
> I will apply the latest patches for SUNWqus, SUNWqusu, SUNWqusx and
> SUNWqusux
>
> We also use a X4422A Ultra-2 SCSI LVD/SE card. There are no settings
> available on this card.
>
> Thanks
> Vincent
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Allay Noreddine
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:38 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
>
>
> Hello,
>
> We had The Same Problem, 2 years ago and The Problem was coming from
> The SCSI Card ( Adaptec )
> We had To Change Some Parameters on The Card ITSELF
>
> Regards,
> N
>
> On 7/21/05, Bolay, Vincent <vincent.bolay AT medtronic DOT com> wrote:
> > I noticed that I was a little behind with my patch 113277-24. I'm
> > downloading the latest patch 113277-35 and will install it on Saturday. I
> > will keep this mailing list informed if I notice an improvement on the
> > long term.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Vincent
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]On Behalf Of Moore, Joe
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:40 PM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
> >
> >
> > We had a similar problem with our SDLT600 drives (but they were
> > SAN-attached).
> >
> > There's a Sun patch that might help: 113277.  From the release notes:
> > (from 113277-27)
> >
> > 5103484 HP LTO-3 (Ultrium 3) Support Required Natively in st tape target
> > driver
> > 6183286 SDLTx20 I/O timeout value inadequate
> >
> > --Joe
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Browning, David
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:30 AM
> > > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
> > >
> > > We had a similar problem about a year ago, and it turns out
> > > that there was a
> > > problem with the firmware on our tape library.  It was
> > > allowing the tape
> > > drive to reset itself in the middle of writing.   It took
> > > several dumps of
> > > the tape library to find it.
> > >
> > > Not sure if your problem is the same, just something to look at.
> > >
> > > David M. Browning Jr.
> > > LSUHSC Enterprise Network Operations/Help Desk
> > > (504) 568-4364 - Direct
> > > (504) 914-7550 - Cell
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
> > > Behalf Of Bolay, Vincent
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:37 AM
> > > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > > Subject: [Networker] Tapes marked full after a few gigs
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > This is my config:
> > >
> > > SunOS lau-backup2-b 5.9 Generic_117171-05 sun4u sparc
> > > SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
> > > Patch: 113277-24 SunOS 5.9: st, sd and ssd Patch
> > > Sun StorEdge(TM) Enterprise Backup 7.2.Build.172 Network Edition/35
> > > Storagetek Library L80 with Quantum SDLT320 drives firmware
> > > rev 80, SCSI LVD
> > >
> > > I often get the following messages:
> > >
> > > /nsr/logs/daemon.log:
> > >
> > > 07/20/05 01:32:41 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape DEX066 on
> > > /dev/rmt/0ubn
> > > is full
> > > 07/20/05 01:32:41 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape DEX066
> > > used 28 GB of 160
> > > GB capacity
> > > 07/20/05 01:32:59 nsrd: media notice: Volume "DEX066" on device
> > > "/dev/rmt/0ubn": Block size is 32768 bytes not 131072 bytes.
> > > Verify the
> > > device configuration. Tape positioning by record is disabled.
> > >
> > > /var/adm/messages:
> > >
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning] WARNING:
> > > /pci@8,700000/pci@1/scsi@2/st@1,0 (st50):
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b   Error for Command: write
> > > Error Level: Fatal
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
> > >   Requested
> > > Block: 9579                      Error Block: 9579
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
> > >   Vendor:
> > > QUANTUM                           Serial Number:  P    i
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
> > >   Sense Key:
> > > Media Error
> > > Jul 20 01:32:41 lau-backup2-b scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]
> > >   ASC: 0xc
> > > (write error), ASCQ: 0x0, FRU: 0x0
> > >
> > > It can happen on any drive and with new or used tapes. The
> > > tapes are labeled
> > > always the same way.
> > > I know that this is a known issue, but nobody (Sun,
> > > Sunmamagers, Google) has
> > > been able to provide a solution yet.
> >
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