On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 11:36:19AM -0500, erbilgic.ym AT pg DOT com wrote:

Just backup you SGI boxes over network and you will be fine. 
The only supported SAN configuration by SGI is 
FC-ready STK tape drives, at least it was 6 months ago. 

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone use LTO (seagate) with SGI?  What about over fibre with
> STK/Crossroads briges, qlogic card?
> 
> I am having some problems ;)
> 1st only one drive per bridge shows up, if there is more than one, the
> scsi/hwpath is created but the corresponding /dev/rmt/tpsXXYYZZ is not...  
> Does
> not show up on hinv -vmm either..  (sounds like a MAKEDEV bug).
> 
> 2nd I can do a mt -f /dev/rmt/tps** status, but unload etc. times out:  As 
> well
> as the Sense information...  I note the ql (qlogic probibly) rather than the 
> tps
> in there too...  Needless to say my robotics work mighty fine.
> 
> Jan 24 10:00:36 6A:pie unix: ql15d1l0: command timeout: 0x12, notified demon t
> o abort iocb, port id 0xe8
> Jan 24 10:00:36 6A:pie unix: ql15d1l0: command timeout: abort of iocb complete
> , port id 0xe8
> Jan 24 10:02:21 6A:pie unix: ql15d1l0: command timeout: 0x12, notified demon t
> o abort iocb, port id 0xe8
> Jan 24 10:02:21 6A:pie unix: ql15d1l0: command timeout: abort of iocb complete
> , port id 0xe8
> 
> Any one running into the same problems?  Also which special file do you all 
> use
> for LTO/netbackup?  /rmt/tps*****nrvc,? nrcsc etc??
> 
> Any help would be appriciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Yucel
> 
> 
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> erbilgic.ym AT pg DOT com
> (513) 945-1859
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