P.A Walmsley wrote:
>
> I am current trying to get a DLT4700 to work with ADSM V2. Has anybody
> done this and experienced any problems.  Enclosed is a copy of the output from
> a mkdev command. It seems to be implying that it is seeing the DLT4700
> as a tape drive rather than a  autoloader. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Walmsley
> (email p.walmsley AT dl.ac DOT uk)
>
> >> mkdev -c library  -t 'ADSM-SCSI-LB' -s 'scsi' -p 'scsi0' -w '0,0'
>
>     Output from Command_to_Execute follows below:
> ---- start ----
> Method error (/etc/methods/cfgadsmdd):
>         0514-051 Device to be configured does not match the physical
>                  device at the specified connection location.
> cfgadsmdd: getopt return l
> cfgadsmdd: ipl_phase = 4
> cfgadsmdd: Configuring device: lb0
> cfgadsmdd: ODM initialized and locked
> cfgadsmdd: CuDv opened.
> cfgadsmdd: get customized object with logical name.
> cfgadsmdd: PdDv opened.
> cfgadsmdd: get PdDv object for this logical name.
> cfgadsmdd: PdAt opened.
> cfgadsmdd: fail to find PdAt object for this device
> cfgadsmdd: closed PdDv.
> cfgadsmdd: closed PdAt.
> cfgadsmdd: device status is DEFINED.
> cfgadsmdd: get parent CuDv.
> cfgadsmdd: parent is available.
> cfgadsmdd: device driver loaded.
> cfgadsmdd: Returned major number: 33
> cfgadsmdd: Calling getminor()
> cfgadsmdd: Calling generate_minor()
> cfgadsmdd: minor number: 0
> cfgadsmdd: Calling make_special_files()
> cfgadsmdd: special file = /dev/lb0
> cfgadsmdd: special file does not exist.
> cfgadsmdd: Returned from make_special_files()
> cfgadsmdd: Calling inquiry_n_build_dds()
> cfgadsmdd: device_lname = <lb0>
> cfgadsmdd: get_sid_lun(): scsi_addr=<0,0>
> cfgadsmdd: scsi_id =0, lun_id = 0
> cfgadsmdd: Returned parent's major number: 17
> cfgadsmdd: adapter_devno =0x110000
> cfgadsmdd: parent device logical name scsi0
> cfgadsmdd: parent file path </dev/scsi0>
> cfgadsmdd: parent special file opened.
> cfgadsmdd: inquiry_n_build_dd(): idlun = 0
> cfgadsmdd: ioctl SCIOSTART ok.
> cfgadsmdd: ioctl SCIOSTOP ok.
> cfgadsmdd: parent special file closed.
> cfgadsmdd: SCIOINQU ok.
> cfgadsmdd: peripheral device type = 0x01
> cfgadsmdd: peripheral device type is magnetic tape
> cfgadsmdd: can NOT configure a TAPE DRIVE as lb0
> cfgadsmdd: the device is NOT supported.
> cfgadsmdd: exit validate_n_convert_device_model(), rc 51
> cfgadsmdd: free dds.
> cfgadsmdd:inquiry_n_build_dds() return 51
> cfgadsmdd: error inquiry or building dds,rc=51
> cfgadsmdd: Returned from inquiry_n_build_dds()
> cfgadsmdd: unloading the device's driver.
> cfgadsmdd: close customized device object class and terminate ODM.
>
> ===================== adsm version levels ==============================
> # lslpp -p | fgrep adsm
>   adsm.admin.obj 2.1.0.1
>                         *prereq adsm.common.obj v=2 r=1
>   adsm.api.obj 2.1.0.1  *prereq adsm.common.obj v=2 r=1
>   adsm.base.obj 2.1.0.1
>                         *prereq adsm.common.obj v=2 r=1
>   adsm.common.obj 2.1.0.1
>   adsmbook.clnt.obj 2.1.0.0
>   adsmbook.obj 2.1.0.1  *coreq dtext.brwsr v>01 r>02
>   adsmbook.srvr.obj 2.1.0.0
>   adsmserv.base.obj 2.1.0.2
>                             *coreq adsm.admin.obj v>1
>                             *coreq adsm.base.obj v>1
>                           *coreq adsm.obj v>0
>   adsmserv.base.obj 2.1.0.3
>                         *prereq adsmserv.base.obj v=02 r=01 m=0000
>                             *coreq adsm.admin.obj v>1
>                             *coreq adsm.base.obj v>1
>                           *coreq adsm.obj v>0
>   adsmxcln.aix_engl.instp.obj 2.1.0.1
>   adsmxcln.hp_engl.upd.obj 2.1.0.1
>   adsmxcln.sgi_engl.tar.obj 2.1.0.1
>   adsmxcln.solaris_engl.pkgadd.obj 2.1.0.1
>   adsmxcln.sunos_engl.tar.obj 2.1.0.1
> #     We have obtained from IBM a new DLT device driver, which was
        written at the back end of last year. This has seemed to solve
        all the problems we had with the TTI Q47 DLT tape library, it may
        help you to get in touch with IBM about this.

        Brian Johnson
        BT (British Telecom) Open Systems Storage Management
        +44 1908 656067