Re: [foxboro] Tape drive problem
- From: Ron Deen <r.deen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:44:56 +0100
Invensys has been using the tape device "/dev/rmt/[0-2][ncb] for some time
now.
The backup utilities provided like dump and restore we currently use for
making level 0 backups use these too.
I would advise to adapt you backup tools likewise. For instance the /dev/rmt/0
tape device is always the first one on the first SCSI bus in the Invensys
world. The /dev/rmt/1 device would normally be the first tape device on the
second SCSI channel. This is standard Solaris behavior.
This is the case (as I have found) on ALL Foxboro/Invensys 50/51 series boxes
which makes maintaining a backup script a lot easier.
The other devices would usually be links the /dev/rmt/x devices.
So Mark Gardner did get it right the first time!
Regards
Ron Deen @ home
Invensys
On Monday 31 October 2005 04:41, Ali Ahmed wrote:
> Hi Matic,
> I tried rst4 and found it working. Kindly advise the command to relink
> rst9.
>
> Rgds,
> Ali
>
> >From: "Matic.Hank" <Hank.Matic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Tape drive problem
> >Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 06:33:49 -0500
> >
> >Try writing to rst4 or rst0 , if you can write to either one , then the
> >sofware link to rst9 disappeared , you'll have to relink it=20
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >On Behalf Of Burnham, Rob C.
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:15 AM
> >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Tape drive problem
> >
> >Should it be tar cvf /dev/rst5...
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ali Ahmed
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:14 AM
> >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [foxboro] Tape drive problem
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >We have one tape drive DDS3 attached with our AW51E. Recently I have
> >foun=3D d=3D20 that tape drive is not working. I changed the drive with =
> >a
> >new tape drive=3D =3D20 and rebooted the AW but the problem is same. I
> >checked the power and SCSI=3D =3D20 cable connections and found them =
> >o.k.
> >The Tape drive hard ID is 5. The ta=3D pe=3D20 drive is visible by =
> >running
> >probe-scsi-all command at ok prompt.
> >I checked /dev directory for rst5 and rst9 both of them are there. I run
> >=3D the=3D20 command 'add_periphs' in VT100, the command executed
> >successfully but when I try =3D to=3D20 tar some files in the tape using
> >
> >tar cvf /dev/rst9 /opt/menus/d1/*
> >
> >it returns the following message
> >
> >tar: /dev/rst9: No such device or address
> >
> >Is this a software problem? If any one have the idea, kindly advise.
> >
> >
> >Rgds,
> >Ali Ahmed Zahidi
> >Pakistan Refinery Ltd.
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