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[Veritas-bu] NBU and HP/UX

2004-03-29 13:32:34
Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU and HP/UX
From: david.chapa AT adic DOT com (David Chapa)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:32:34 -0700
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Question: Have any of your customers run into situations where the
system will haphazardly use the stape driver to claim an LTO-1 tape
drive?  In addition, device files disappear around this time as well.
Pls advise any data, thoughts, or suggestions =20
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Environment:=20
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*                           LTO-1 drives
*                           Veritas 4.5 (FP5)
*                           HP UX master and media servers (in this case
HP Superdomes)
*                           System has an stape driver for DLT tape
drive internal to the server and atdd (3.1.0.15) for the LTO-1 drives=20
=20
Thanks very much.
David A. Chapa * Technical Advisor, Technical Marketing * ADIC *
720.249.5836 * david.chapa AT adic DOT com
The FUTURE is HERE - http://www.adic.com/gopathlightvx
<http://www.adic.com/gopathlightvx>=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Question: Have any of your customers run into =
situations
where the system will haphazardly use the <span =
class=3DSpellE>stape</span>
driver to claim an LTO-1 tape drive?<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>In
addition, device files disappear around this time as well.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span class=3DSpellE>Pls</span> =
advise any
data, thoughts, or suggestions<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Environment: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 27.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DSymbol><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symb=
ol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=3D1
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>LTO-1 =
drives<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:PersonName><font =
size=3D2
 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Veritas</span></font></st1:P=
ersonName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 4.5 =
(FP5)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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tab-stops:list 27.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DSymbol><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symb=
ol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=3D1
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>HP UX master and media =
servers (in
this case HP Superdomes)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 27.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DSymbol><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symb=
ol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=3D1
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>System has an <span =
class=3DSpellE>stape</span>
driver for DLT tape drive internal to the server and <span =
class=3DSpellE>atdd</span>
(3.1.0.15) for the LTO-1 drives <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks very much.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><b><font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>David A. Chapa =
</span></font></b><font
size=3D1 face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-no-proof:
yes'>&frac12;</span></font><font size=3D1><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;mso-no-proof:
yes'> Technical Advisor, Technical Marketing </span></font><font =
size=3D1
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-no-proof:yes'>&frac12;</s=
pan></font><font
size=3D1 color=3D"#999999"><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;color:#999999;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><b><font size=3D1 color=3Dred><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;
color:red;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>ADIC</span></font></b><font
size=3D1 color=3D"#999999"><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;color:#999999;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><font size=3D1 face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Symbol;mso-no-proof:yes'>&frac12;</span></font><font =
size=3D1><span
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> 720.249.5836 =
</span></font><font
size=3D1 face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-no-proof:
yes'>&frac12; </span></font><font size=3D1><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;mso-no-proof:
yes'><a =
href=3D"mailto:david.chapa AT adic DOT com">david.chapa AT adic DOT 
com</a></span></fon=
t><span
style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;mso-no-proof:
yes'>The FUTURE is HERE -&nbsp;</span></font><span =
style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href=3D"http://www.adic.com/gopathlightvx";><font size=3D1><span =
style=3D'font-size:
7.5pt'>http://www.adic.com/gopathlightvx</span></font></a></span><o:p></o=
:p></p>

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