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[Veritas-bu] Quantum PX510 with Solaris 10, Netbackup 6

2007-01-10 12:36:47
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Quantum PX510 with Solaris 10, Netbackup 6
From: Scott.Chapman at icbc.com (Chapman, Scott)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:36:47 -0800
I had an issue a few years ago on solaris 8.  During the nightly backup
window, the master would lose contact with the library so as long as a
backup didn't need another tape, things would keep running, however,
once another tape was required, then I was in trouble . . . I had to
reboot the master to fix the problem.  Turns out I needed an isp driver
patch and once that was applied things we all good!
 
I would confirm that your master is patched with the recommended cluster
and if that doesn't work, then I would open a case with SUN . . .
 
 
<http://icbc.com/> 

Scott Chapman

Senior Technical Specialist 
Storage & Database Administration 
Email:   scott.chapman at icbc.com      
Tel:     250-414-7650   
Fax:     250-978-8003   
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910 Government St.
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www.icbc.com <http://www.icbc.com/>  

        -----Original Message-----
        From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Curtis
Preston
        Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:02 AM
        To: Sponsler, Michael; veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
        Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Quantum PX510 with Solaris 10,
Netbackup 6
        
        

        Patient: Doctor my arms hurts when I move it like this.  

        Doctor: Don't move it like that.

         

        Seriously, why not use NBU's ability to move tapes in and out of
the library without having to take it offline?

         

        ---

        W. Curtis Preston

        Author of O'Reilly's Backup & Recovery and Using SANs and NAS

        VP Data Protection

        GlassHouse Technologies

         

        
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        From: netbackup-bounces at backupcentral.com
[mailto:netbackup-bounces at backupcentral.com] On Behalf Of Sponsler,
Michael
        Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:07 AM
        To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
        Subject: [Veritas-bu] Quantum PX510 with Solaris 10, Netbackup 6

         

        All, 
        I've got an odd problem with my PX510 and my Solaris 10,
Netbackup 6.0 MP2 master server.  The PX510 is connected to a fibre san
switch, and my Solaris 10 Netbackup 6 master server is connected into
the san switch as well.  When the PX510 is taken off-line (say to add
new tapes, remove old tapes, inventory the tape library at the PX510),
then taken back on-line, I can't see the PX510 from my Solaris 10 master
server.  If I run sgscan from the Solaris 10 box, I can't see the the
jukebox until the Solaris 10 box is reset.  

        The odd thing is, is that the PX510 is used for Shared Storage.
I've got a Linux box (SLES 9) running Netbackup 6 MP2 connected to the
fibre san switch as well.  The Linux box can see it by running
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/scan before and after the PX510 goes offline then
online.  I can't keep rebooting my Solaris 10 master server every time I
add or remove tapes from it.  I've tried modunload and modload on the sg
and st modules in solaris.  Has anyone had anything similar to this
occur to them?  If so did you find a work around?  Or if you've got any
general ideas, please share.

        -- 
        Mike Sponsler 
        Northrop Grumman 
        Michael.Sponsler at ngc.com 

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