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Re: [Networker] RE : [Networker] SDLT write errors with Networker 7.1

2004-01-14 16:55:47
Subject: Re: [Networker] RE : [Networker] SDLT write errors with Networker 7.1
From: "robert.maiello AT thomson DOT com" <robert.maiello AT THOMSON DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:55:42 -0500
Thanks..

No the errors seem  to occur on all drives.   The st.conf has been in place
for quite awhile.  The lastest st driver patch was applied on Dec 15. The
errors seem to have appeared with Networker 7.1.   They are, from what I can
tell, media write errors.  Coincidence?

Robert Maiello
Thomson Healthcare

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:47:15 +0100, Girot, Jean-Pierre <JGirot AT FR.MTI DOT 
COM>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I think you need to check The st.conf file and the error message that you
send appears only on rmt6, I think this drive is bad.
>
>Regards
>
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>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : robert.maiello AT thomson DOT com [mailto:robert.maiello AT THOMSON DOT 
>COM]
>Envoyé : mercredi 14 janvier 2004 17:14
>À : NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Objet : [Networker] SDLT write errors with Networker 7.1
>
>We've ugraded our Solaris Networker server from 6.1.2 to 7.1.   All seems
>fine except we seem to be getting many more SCSI media write errors now
>on our SDLT 220 tapes.   The errors show up in Networker as "bad file number"
>errors" :
>
>01/13/04 18:50:34 nsrd: media warning: /dev/rmt/6cbn writing: Bad file
number, a
>t file 2 record 2569
>01/13/04 18:50:34 nsrd: media notice: sdlt tape CE0170 on /dev/rmt/6cbn is full
>01/13/04 18:50:34 nsrd: media notice: sdlt tape CE0170 used 328 MB of 110
GB cap
>acity
>01/13/04 18:56:47 nsrd: media warning: /dev/rmt/6cbn moving: fsr 2564:
drive sta
>tus is UNRECOVERED READ ERROR
>01/13/04 18:56:47 nsrd: media emergency: could not position CE0170 to file
2, re
>cord 2565
>
>and as hard write errrors in /var/adm/messages:
>Jan 13 18:48:10 matrix1 root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info)
>loading volume CE0170 into /dev/rmt/6cbn
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning] WARNING:
/sbus@a,0/QLGC,i
>sp@1,10000/st@1,0 (st71):
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1         Error for Command: write
Error
> Level: Fatal
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]   Requested Block: 2568
>                   Error Block: 2568
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]   Vendor: QUANTUM
>                   Serial Number:  .  G
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]   Sense Key: Media Error
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 scsi: [ID 107833 kern.notice]   ASC: 0xc (write error),
>ASCQ: 0x0, FRU: 0x0
>Jan 13 18:50:34 matrix1 root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media:
(warnin
>g) /dev/rmt/6cbn writing: Bad file number, at file 2 record 2569
>
>
>With no drive in common for the errors it would appear this version of
>Networker is having problems with our media. Is anyone using SDLT drives
>with Networker 7.x successfully without errors like this?   Could this be
>related to the new CDI system of networker 7.x or is it suddenly bad media?
>
>Also, this tape was being written during cloning.  This version of Networker
>now leaves the nsrclone process hung along with the tape being read.  Sigh.
>
>Robert Maiello
>Thomson Healthcare
>
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