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You are running into persistent binding issues, or lack there of.  This is
accomplished by a couple different methods depending on you Linux version
and HBA model.  NetBackup has a solution built in to the volume manager portion
of it.  If you add the following entry in you /usr/openv/volmgr/vm.conf file:

ENABLE_AUTO_PATH_CORRECTION

This may take care of your problem most easily.  Not sure which version of NBU
you are working with as that is not in your email.  More details up front
in the message allow others to help more easily.

Thanks
Peter

Peter DrakeUnderkoffler
Xinupro, LLC
617-834-2352



Kathryn Hemness wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I've been fighting with sharing tapedrives with a Linux media server
> for about a month now and I'd really appreciate some help.
> 
> My problem lies not with the sharing but with the linux device paths
> becoming unconfigured when the linux server is rebooted.  I have 2
> Solaris servers and 1 Linux server, and the drives are in an 8-drive
> library connected to a fiber-channel switch.
> 
> When I reboot the Linux server when any of the tape drives is in use
> by the other servers, my Linux server won't configure any of them and
> ltid won't start.  This behavior is unique to shared tape drives; if
> I configure a couple of drives in the library as dedicated to the Linux
> media server, then the device files persist across reboots.
> 
> I've just ordered 2 more Linux boxes to replace the Solaris boxes
> because of their superior throughput so I have to get this issue resolve.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> 
> --kathy
> 
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