Generally, you need to add static entries to your st.conf.

For every tape try:

name="st" class="scsi" target=xxx lun=yyy hba="jnic146x0 or jnic146x1"
wwn="tape_wwn";


This way you can persistently bind a tape drive to a particular target/lun.

paulg

On Oct 8,  9:32pm, Steve Mickeler wrote:
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Solaris 8 not making devices for IBM LTO 2
>
> Box = e450, Solaris 8
> HBA's = 2 x JNI 6460 , Driver 5.3 connected to a brocade fabric.
> ATL = STK L700 w/ 8 IBM LTO Gen 2 Drives connected to a brocade fabric.
>
> Right now I'm just trying to see the physical tape drives.
>
> my logs show that I'm, seeing the devices, 2 drives on each HBA
>
> jnic146x0: Port 020055 (WWN 5005076300213C6B:5005076300613C6B) online
> jnic146x0: Port 020155 (WWN 5005076300213A72:5005076300613A72) online
> Network Port FFFC01 (WWN 1000006069102F0A:20FD006069102F0A) available
>
> jnic146x1: Port 020255 (WWN 5005076300213B4C:5005076300613B4C) online
> jnic146x1: Port 020355 (WWN 5005076300213800:5005076300613800) online
> Network Port FFFC02 (WWN 1000006069102F6A:20FD006069102F6A) available
>
> I'm using the latest st driver.
>
> # strings /kernel/drv/st | grep IBM
> IBM     ULTRIUM-TD2
> IBM     ULT3580-TD2
> IBM     ULTRIUM-TD1
> IBM     ULT3580-TD1
> IBM Ultrium Gen 2 LTO
> IBM Ultrium Gen 2 LTO
> IBM Ultrium LTO
> IBM Ultrium LTO
>
> However, no new devices are being created in /dev/rmt via boot -r or
> devfsadm
>
> Any ideas ?
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