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Operating Systems AIX AIX doesn't detect smc1 media changer in ts3200 tape library Post 302562297 by h@foorsa.biz on Thursday 6th of October 2011 12:47:32 PM

10-06-2011

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AIX doesn't detect smc1 media changer in ts3200 tape library

Hi all,
I'm having a problem here my environment as follows.
AIX 5.3 TL 10 running on a P6 p520 sever with 3 fibre channel cards and Tivoli Storage Manager TSM 5.4 and TS3200 Tape Library with 2 drives and 2 media changers.

My problem as follows smc1 doesn't show up , I ran cfgmgr multiple times , rebooted the server and rebooted the tape Library with no luck untill now.

Code:

root@host/ # lsdev -Cc tape
rmt0 Available 07-00-02 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt1 Available 07-00-02 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
smc0 Available 07-00-02 IBM 3573 Tape Medium Changer (FCP)

I ran tests via taputil tool it seems everything is okay except that smc1
show up

Code:

root@host/ # /usr/bin/tapeutil -f /dev/rmt0 status
Querying tape parameters...

   Trace.................... Off
   Trace Hookword........... 326
   Minimum Block Size....... 1
   Maximum Block Size....... 16777215
   Maximum SCSI Xfer........ 1048576
   Physical Write Protect... No
   Logical Write Protect.... No
   Autoload................. No
   Compression.............. Yes
   Buffered Mode............ Yes
   Trailer Labels........... No
   Rewind Immediate......... No
   Block Size............... 0
   Record Space Mode........ SCSI
   Volume Logging........... No
   Volume ID................ UNKNOWN
   Capacity Scaling......... 100%
   Medium Type.............. 00
   Density Code............. 46
   ACF Mode................. N/A
   Retain Reservation....... No
   Alternate Pathing........ No
   Emulate Autoloader....... No
   Read SILI bit............ Yes
   Reservation Type......... reserve_6
   Reservation Key.......... 0xa00310754e8d3dea

Any Idea

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amtape

AMTAPE(8)						  System Administration Commands						 AMTAPE(8)

NAME

       amtape - Control Amanda changers

SYNOPSIS

       amtape [-o configoption...] config subcommand [subcommand_options...]

DESCRIPTION

       Amtape is the command-line interface to Amanda's tape changers (amanda-changers(7)) and to the taperscan algorithm (amanda-taperscan(7)).

       Tape changers maintain a notion of the current slot for each configuration. This may or may not correspond to an actual physical state of
       the device, but is used by some taperscan algorithms to minimize searching through the slots.

       Amtape uses the default changer. To use a different changer, use the config override option, e.g., -otpchanger=otherchanger.

SUBCOMMANDS

       label label
	   Search for and load the Amanda tape with label [label], also setting the current slot.

       slot slot
	   Load the volume in the given slot, also setting the current slot. The slot names current, next, first, and last have special meaning.

       current
	   Shorthand for slot current.

       inventory
	   Show the contents of all slots, based on the changer's cached metadata. This is a quick operation as it does not load or unload any
	   volumes, but is not supported by all changers.

       show [slots]
	   Show the contents of all slots (or listed slots) by loading each slot and reading its label. This can be very slow. The slots arguments
	   is of the form 1,3-5,7.

       reset
	   Reset the changer to a known state. This subcommand is intended to clear any unknown and potentially incorrect state the changer may
	   have stored.

       eject [drive]
	   Eject the tape currently in the drive. This only applies to some changers. Specify a drive (by drive number) if more than one drive is
	   available.

       clean [drive]
	   If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer, used it to clean the specified drive. The [drive] is optional if the changer only has
	   one drive.

       taper
	   Run the taperscan algorithm (see amanda-taperscan(7)), displaying information about the progress of the scan.

       update [what]
	   Update changer state. Consult amanda-changers(7) for changer-specific details on the format of what.

       -o configoption
	   See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).

SEE ALSO

       amanda(8), amanda-changers(7), amanda-taperscan(7), amanda-devices(7)

       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHORS

       Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
	   Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

       James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>

       Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>

Amanda 3.3.1							    02/21/2012								 AMTAPE(8)