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[Veritas-bu] Normal Messages? Cleaning Tapes?

2002-01-09 11:57:54
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Normal Messages? Cleaning Tapes?
From: larry.kingery AT veritas DOT com (Larry Kingery)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:57:54 -0500 (EST)
Gravizi, Thomas writes:
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I was wondering if the below excerpt from the messages file is normal?
> We have been getting the error marked with **** and wanted to see if
> that was a normal occurance.

No, it's not.

> 
> Also, as you can see by the first line stating the cleaning of TLD(1)
> drive failed.  I really don't understand that message since we insert
> new cleaning tapes when requested and the Storagetek is set up for
> cleaning.  Anyone know why the below error message occurs?

Cleaning done by Media Manager is completely different from cleaning
done by the hardware.  You either need to disable hardware cleaning
and move the cleaning tape to one of the general purpose slots, or
disable the frequency based cleaning in MM.


> 
> Jan 7 03:12:52 thor ltid[218]: Automatic cleaning of TLD(1) drive index
> 0 failed because there is no cleaning tape
> or the cleaning tape is used up
> Jan 7 03:13:58 thor tldcd[246]: Processing UNMOUNT, TLD(1) drive 3, slot
> 38, barcode 000454 , vsn 000454
> Jan 7 03:13:58 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) opening robotic path
> /dev/sg/c4t6l0
> Jan 7 03:13:59 thor tldcd[20853]: valid = 1, sel = 37, barcode = (000454
> )
> Jan 7 03:13:59 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from
> addr 1032 to addr 37
> Jan 7 03:14:16 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) closing/unlocking robotic path
> Jan 7 03:14:16 thor tldd[223]: DecodeDismount(): TLD(1) drive 3, Actual
> status: STATUS_SUCCESS
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor ltid[218]: LTID - Sent ROBOTIC request, Type=1,
> Param2=0
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[223]: TLD(1) MountTape 000056 on drive 4, from
> slot 21
> ****Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[28679]: TLD(1) open failed in io_open, I/O
> error
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[28679]: TLD(1) unload==TRUE, but no unload,
> drive 4 (device 1)
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor ltid[218]: LTID - Sent ROBOTIC request, Type=1,
> Param2=1
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[223]: TLD(1) MountTape 000201 on drive 3, from
> slot 53
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Thomas Gravizi 
> Senior LAN Administrator 
> STERIS Corporation - Mentor, OH 
> thomas_gravizi AT steris DOT com 
> 440.392.7630 - Tel 
> 440.350.7078 - Fax 
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> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello,</FONT>
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> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I was wondering if the below excerpt from the 
> messages file is normal?&nbsp; We have been getting the error marked with 
> **** and wanted to see if that was a normal occurance.</FONT></P>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Also, as you can see by the first line stating 
> the cleaning of TLD(1) drive failed.&nbsp; I really don't understand that 
> message since we insert new cleaning tapes when requested and the Storagetek 
> is set up for cleaning.&nbsp; Anyone know why the below error message 
> occurs?</FONT></P>
> 
> <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Jan 7 03:12:52 thor ltid[218]: Automatic 
> cleaning of TLD(1) drive index 0 failed because there is no cleaning tape<BR>
> or the cleaning tape is used up<BR>
> Jan 7 03:13:58 thor tldcd[246]: Processing UNMOUNT, TLD(1) drive 3, slot 38, 
> barcode 000454 , vsn 000454<BR>
> Jan 7 03:13:58 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) opening robotic path 
> /dev/sg/c4t6l0<BR>
> Jan 7 03:13:59 thor tldcd[20853]: valid = 1, sel = 37, barcode = (000454 )<BR>
> Jan 7 03:13:59 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from addr 
> 1032 to addr 37<BR>
> Jan 7 03:14:16 thor tldcd[20853]: TLD(1) closing/unlocking robotic path<BR>
> Jan 7 03:14:16 thor tldd[223]: DecodeDismount(): TLD(1) drive 3, Actual 
> status: STATUS_SUCCESS<BR>
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor ltid[218]: LTID - Sent ROBOTIC request, Type=1, 
> Param2=0<BR>
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[223]: TLD(1) MountTape 000056 on drive 4, from slot 
> 21<BR>
> ****Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[28679]: TLD(1) open failed in io_open, I/O 
> error<BR>
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[28679]: TLD(1) unload==TRUE, but no unload, drive 4 
> (device 1)<BR>
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor ltid[218]: LTID - Sent ROBOTIC request, Type=1, 
> Param2=1<BR>
> Jan 7 04:06:53 thor tldd[223]: TLD(1) MountTape 000201 on drive 3, from slot 
> 53<BR>
> </FONT>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks,</FONT>
> </P>
> 
> <P><B><FONT FACE="Verdana">Thomas Gravizi</FONT></B>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Senior LAN Administrator</FONT>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">STERIS Corporation - Mentor, OH</FONT>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">thomas_gravizi AT steris DOT com</FONT>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">440.392.7630 - Tel</FONT>
> 
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">440.350.7078 - Fax</FONT>
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