Yaron,
Thank you! I was hoping it would be that simple.
-- Frank
On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Yaron Zabary <yaron AT aristo.tau.ac DOT il> wrote:
>
> That's the relevant part from the res file. Just shutdown Networker and edit
> the res file to point at the right by-id device.
>
> application key:;
> application name:;
> auto clean: Yes;
> auto media management: No;
> autodetect id: <OVERLANDNEO Series 0636 at SCSI Bus 3 Target 1 LUN 1>;
> available slots: 1-499;
> bar code reader: Yes;
> cleaning delay: 60;
> cleaning slots: 500-500;
> comment:;
> control port: /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-200900de794120009;
>
> [root@legato nsrdb]# ls -l /dev/tape/by-id/
> total 0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-200900de794120009 -> ../../sg7
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d026 -> ../../st3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d026-nst ->
> ../../nst3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d0a2 -> ../../st2
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d0a2-nst ->
> ../../nst2
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d17e -> ../../st1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-3500110a00132d17e-nst ->
> ../../nst1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-350060b0000b8b366 -> ../../st0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 14 17:04 scsi-350060b0000b8b366-nst ->
> ../../nst0
> [root@legato nsrdb]# inquire
> [email protected]:HP LOGICAL VOLUME 5.14|Disk, /dev/sg1
> S/N: 5001438020EC2A30
> WWNN=600508B1001CDD1754BFA46ABABF5FA6
> [email protected]:HP P410i 5.14|(Unknown Device Type c), /dev/sg0
> S/N: 5001438020EC2A30
> VENN=5001438020EC2A30
> [email protected]:hp DVD A DS8A5LH 1HE4|CD-ROM, /dev/sg2
> [email protected]:HP Ultrium 4-SCSI H63H|Tape, /dev/nst0
> S/N: HU175112C3
> ATNN=HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
> HU175112C3
> WWNN=50060B0000B8B366
> WWPN=50060B0000B8B364
> WW2N=50060B0000B8B366
> PORT=00000001
> [email protected]:HP Ultrium 4-SCSI H63H|Tape, /dev/nst1
> S/N: HU195185CF
> ATNN=HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
> HU195185CF
> WWNN=500110A00132D17E
> WWPN=500110A00132D17C
> WW2N=500110A00132D17E
> PORT=00000001
> [email protected]:HP Ultrium 4-SCSI H63H|Tape, /dev/nst2
> S/N: HU195185D3
> ATNN=HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
> HU195185D3
> WWNN=500110A00132D0A2
> WWPN=500110A00132D0A0
> WW2N=500110A00132D0A2
> PORT=00000001
> [email protected]:HP Ultrium 4-SCSI H63H|Tape, /dev/nst3
> S/N: HU195185CK
> ATNN=HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
> HU195185CK
> WWNN=500110A00132D026
> WWPN=500110A00132D024
> WW2N=500110A00132D026
> PORT=00000001
> [email protected]:OVERLANDNEO Series 0636|Autochanger (Jukebox), /dev/sg7
> S/N: 1R52100009
> ATNN=OVERLANDNEO Series
> 1R52100009
> IENN=00900DE794120009
> PORT=00000001
>
>
> On 10/25/2012 08:38 PM, Francis Swasey wrote:
>> Has anyone created a jukebox using persistent names yet? I have a jukebox
>> attached to my linux system, that since I upgraded to RHEL6 the order the
>> HBAs initialize is not consistent, so the scsi host number changes from boot
>> to boot.
>>
>> I'd delete the jukebox and recreate it using persistent names, but with 1400
>> tapes in the blasted thing it would take two or three days for the
>> obligatory first inventory, and I can't afford that much downtime.
>>
>> I've had an issue open with EMC since Monday, but so far, the people I am
>> talking too just keep reiterating that I need to set up persistent binding.
>> Even though I keep explaining to them that it is not the order the devices
>> attached to the HBA are initialized but rather the actual order the HBAs are
>> getting initialized, and persistent binding is not going to help me with
>> that (or else I completely misunderstand persistent binding). I keep asking
>> them what is the control port value in a jukebox that is set up using
>> persistent naming. They don't have an answer. /sigh
>>
>> So, if any of you have created a jukebox using the persistent naming option,
>> would you be kind enough to tell me if the control port defined for the
>> jukebox is something other than "[email protected]"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -- Frank
>>
>
>
> --
>
> -- Yaron.
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