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Old 03-29-2005
Tape Drive error

I have a hp d 350 running on 10.2,im having a problem with the dds2 tape drive whenever i tried backing up larger files...i have remove the tape driver and add it using sam again but still the tape drive is not working .....is there a solution to this problem?

# tar cvf /dev/rmt/0m priso.ds
a priso.ds 42 blocks
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0m
Tar: tape read error
# tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0m pfsrm.db
a pfsrm.db 401504 blocks
Tar: end of tape
Tar: to continue, enter device/file name when ready or null string to
quit.
Tar: couldn't open À
Tar: to continue, enter device/file name when ready or null string to
quit.
User entered a null name for next device file.
# tar cvf /dev/rmt/0m pfspt.db
a pfspt.db 686464 blocks
Tar: end of tape
Tar: to continue, enter device/file name when ready or null string to
quit.

User entered a null name for next device file.
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i have another server running the same tape drive and below is are the drivers?is there something wrong with the drivers?

ON OUR HP SERVER(9000/G50):
# ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==============================================================
tape 0 52.0.0 tape2 CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1533A
/dev/diag/rmt/c0t0d0 /dev/rmt/c0t0d0BEST
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c0t0d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c0t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c0t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mnb
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ON LEASED HP SERVER(D350):
# ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 8/16/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1533A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c2t0d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c2t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c2t0d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0DDSnb
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# 2  
Old 03-29-2005
The drivers are ok. Post a ls -l for the files you are trying to backup. Also a lssf /dev/rmt/0m (or whatever tape device you are trying to use.
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Old 03-29-2005
# ls -alt ptest.txt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 3878 Mar 28 2003 ptest.txt
# lssf /dev/rmt/0m
stape card instance 2 SCSI target 0 SCSI LUN 0 at&t best density available at ad
dress 8/16/5.0.0 /dev/rmt/0m
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# 4  
Old 03-29-2005
Nowhere in your first post is any mention of the ptest.txt file. It doesn't do me one bit of good to see the output of ls on some random file. Read your own first post. Those are the file whose output I need to see.
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