Hey, this list is great.  I was just about to inquire about the same problem.
It has been several days now and we too have the same problem.  We are also
getting a rash of status 85 and 84.  We are a SAN setup as well.  I called
STK.

Thanks,

On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:42:22 -0400 (EDT) Diane Meeker <dmm4n AT 
diablo.itc.Virginia DOT EDU> wrote:

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> Diane Meeker                       ladydi AT virginia DOT edu
> University of Virginia                    804-924-4182
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:10:30 -0400
> From: "Spicuzza, Terry G" <TerryGSpicuzza AT eaton DOT com>
> To: "'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'"
>     <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Status 84's
> 
> Question regarding status 84, is there anyone out there that has experienced
> a high volume of 84's on .
> 
> Here is the tape SAN configuration:
> 
> HP-UX 11.00
> NBU 3.2, Patch J0820443
> STK L700
> 9840 Fiber Drives with 1.28.122 microcode
> Brocade/STK Silkworm 2800 with Fabric O/S 2.1.5a
> NBU SSO 3.2
> HBA HP PCI Tachyon TL A5158A rel B.11.00.03
> 
> 
> Here is the situation.  We are receiving numerous status 84's on backups
> which involve the tape SAN.  Now, I know there isn't a problem with the
> tapes or drives.  Some of the backups are receiving the 84 without backing
> up any data.  This error also occurs when a tape has ended and a new one is
> mounted in the middle of a backup.
> 
> Question:  When NBU needs a new tape to continue a backup, where is the data
> that is being sent buffered at?
> 
> Our data buffers on the servers are at the default of 32k and the switch has
> a 2 meg buffer for each port.  Is this enough buffering to swap out a tape
> and bring in a new one.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Terry
> 
> > Terry Spicuzza
> > Ext. 5626
> >
>  <<Spicuzza, Terry G.vcf>>



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University of Virginia        804-924-4182