[Veritas-bu] LTO2 stuck tape

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Anyone had any issues?
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back when I was using DLT7000 drives, we had the Dude from Quantum in
every couple of weeks to extract a stuck tape, or reset a "swallowed
leader".
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I've been using these LTO2 drives since July for testing, and since
November in production, and for the first time, a drive went down and
when I "upped" the drive in the GUI, it went back down.....there's a
tape in the drive....can't reset the drive, powercycling the drive does
nothing...the drive is not responding.....(SAN attached to two different
servers....same message on both)
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bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/0cbn status
/dev/rmt/0cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/1cbn status
/dev/rmt/1cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/2cbn status
/dev/rmt/2cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/3cbn status
/dev/rmt/3cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/4cbn status
/dev/rmt/4cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/5cbn status
/dev/rmt/5cbn: No such device or address
bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/6cbn status
/dev/rmt/6cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-2.03# ls /dev/rmt/*cbn
/dev/rmt/0cbn  /dev/rmt/2cbn  /dev/rmt/4cbn  /dev/rmt/6cbn
/dev/rmt/1cbn  /dev/rmt/3cbn  /dev/rmt/5cbn
bash-2.03#

Any trick for freeing the tape other than calling STK?
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Paul
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extract a stuck tape, or reset a "swallowed leader".</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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these LTO2 drives since July for testing, and since November in =
production, and=20
for the first time, a drive went down and when I "upped" the drive in =
the GUI,=20
it went back down.....there's a tape in the drive....can't reset the =
drive,=20
powercycling the drive does nothing...the drive is not =
responding.....(SAN=20
attached to two different servers....same message on =
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-f /dev/rmt/0cbn status<BR>/dev/rmt/0cbn: no tape loaded or drive=20
offline<BR>bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/1cbn status<BR>/dev/rmt/1cbn: no =
tape=20
loaded or drive offline<BR>bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/2cbn=20
status<BR>/dev/rmt/2cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline<BR>bash-2.03# =
mt -f=20
/dev/rmt/3cbn status<BR>/dev/rmt/3cbn: no tape loaded or drive=20
offline<BR>bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/4cbn status<BR>/dev/rmt/4cbn: no =
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loaded or drive offline<BR><STRONG>bash-2.03# mt -f /dev/rmt/5cbn=20
status<BR>/dev/rmt/5cbn: No such device or =
address</STRONG><BR>bash-2.03# mt -f=20
/dev/rmt/6cbn status<BR>/dev/rmt/6cbn: no tape loaded or drive=20
offline<BR>bash-2.03# ls /dev/rmt/*cbn<BR>/dev/rmt/0cbn&nbsp;=20
/dev/rmt/2cbn&nbsp; /dev/rmt/4cbn&nbsp; =
/dev/rmt/6cbn<BR>/dev/rmt/1cbn&nbsp;=20
/dev/rmt/3cbn&nbsp;=20
<STRONG>/dev/rmt/5cbn</STRONG><BR>bash-2.03#<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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freeing the tape other than calling STK?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D921174412-04052005>Paul</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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