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> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of lmac
> Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:48 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Networker 7.4.3 on Solaris 10 using ADIC i500
> 
> We're running nw_7_4_3 on Solaris 10 with an ADIC Scalar 
> i500 library.
> 
> When trying to label an ADIC tape it loads the tape into the 
> drive but then give this error - "read open error, Permission 
> denied".  The tape is not write protected.  When we do an mt 
> status on the drives we get the following - "/dev/rmt/2cbn: 
> write protected or reserved".
> 
> We have tried deleting and reconfiguring the library with 
> various options but nothing has made any difference.


Ok - is the drive FC or SCSI connected?

The permission denied error may be from a SCSI reservation - is the
drive shared with other systems at all?

Or perhaps another thing that can happen here is if /dev/rmt/2cbn is no
longer really pointing at the drive device because its been relocated to
another bus or another device has got in the way...

There's no point playing with networker settings or the library config
until you can get the device working at the os level, ie the mt status
command returns normally.

If it's a FC connected drive - try looking a 'cfgadm -al' to ensure your
device is configured,  try running inquire to verify /dev/rmt/2cbn is
visible to networker   (you may need to run lus_add_fp_devs if you have
certain types of HBA cards) 

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