On 04/03/16 15:16, mauser1 wrote:
> root@house:~# mtx status
> cannot open SCSI device '/dev/changer' - No such file or directory
>
> root@house:~# tapeinfo -f /dev/changer
> cannot open SCSI device '/dev/changer' - No such file or directory
>
> root@house:~# loaderinfo -f /dev/changer
> cannot open SCSI device '/dev/changer' - No such file or directory

What kind of changer have you got, and is the robot accessed via a 
bridge from one of the drives or directly/via an external bridge?

I ask because I have a Quantum i500 and if a bad (*) tape is loaded into 
the drive which is the bridge into the changer, both of them will drop 
off the SAS/FC bus. (The changer logs a critical drive error, visible in 
its GUI)

(*) Either very dirty, damaged or has tagged itself as "end of life, 
read only"

The fix is to login to the Changer's GUI, go into diagnostics and "drive 
reset"

The (better) fix is not to load in dirty tapes, which is easier said 
than done.

I'm looking at buying a MPTapes.com LTO tape cleaner and LTO health 
checker but this is a $6-7000 option. I can justify it because we have 
over 1000 LTO5s onsite and replacing them is not practical.





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