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Paul45
Level 2
5 years ago

Final error: 0xe00084f4 - An unknown error has occurred.

New Windows 2016 server installation with Backup Exec version 21 LTO-8 HPE Ultrium 30750 SAS 

Window event ID 33152  [7528] 08/04/20 16:23:41 Adamm Mover Error: DeviceIo: 02:02:01:00 - Device error 6 on "\\.\Tape0", SCSI cmd 1a, 1 total errors

Job log An unknown error occurred on device "Tape drive 0001" 

Has any seen this error before as Vertias support are unable to resolve the issue.

 
  • Are you using the HPE tape drivers for your LTO8 tape drive?  If you are, I would suggest removing and deleting the HPE tape drivers.

    What HBA are you using for the tape drive?  Unless specifically stated in technote article https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100021088 , tape libraries or tape drives attached to a RAID controller are not supported.

    I have seen the HPE tape drivers and/or RAID HBAs do some weird things and cause weird errors.

    • Paul45's avatar
      Paul45
      Level 2

      Hi Larry,

      I've removed the HP driver and just using the default Microsoft driver which has not worked.

      Currently installed HBA is HPE H241 HBA in a DL380Gen9 running in HBA mode 

    • Paul45's avatar
      Paul45
      Level 2

      I've already tried all fixes from that knowledge article.

      • Larry_Fine's avatar
        Larry_Fine
        Level 6

        line 306 in the trace.bin shows the first error.  then the error repeats multiple times in the remainder of the log for mode_sense6 and rewind commands.

        the same mode_sense6 command completed correctly at line 303.  So it seems that "something" in the environment (outside of BE) changed such that a valid command was no longer error free.

        That implies to me there is a problem with the HBA or in communication to/from the HBA.

        Looking at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04493355 it appears that the H241 might be an older HBA and according to that page on HPE's web site, it is not supported on Windows Server 2016.  I would suggest verifying if the H241 is supported by HPE on Windows Server 2016.  Or re-test with a newer, supported HBA?

        Since you are using an HPE server, an HPE tape drive and an HPE HBA, I would suspect that you have a bunch of HPE Insight software installed.  If possible, I would test out a simple server build without any of the HPE drivers and software.  Historically, there have been some weird interaction and it is possible that one of those type of issues has reappeared.

        Are you using LTO8 cartridges?  or LTO7 Type M cartridges? or LTO7 cartridges?

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        Event Check Start End Target Operation
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        306 E 8/06/2020 04:12:17.639 1 00:00:01:00 [HPE Ultrium 8-SCSI HUJ014CYUU] MODE_SENSE6
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        Event: 306 Start: 4:12:17.639 Stop: 4:12:17.640 Duration: 0.001000
        SCSI Address: 00:00:01:00 [HPE Ultrium 8-SCSI HUJ014CYUU]
        Function SRB_FUNCTION_EXECUTE_SCSI

        ASPI Status SCSI_COMPLETED_WITH_ERROR
        Target Status SCSISTAT_GOOD
        HBA Status Unknown HBA status 0xFF
        Sense Length 20
        Data Length 12

        Raw CDB
        1A 00 00 00 0C 00 ......

        CDB Operation MODE_SENSE6
        LUN 0
        DBD False
        Page Code Current Values(0)
        Alloc Length 12
        Control 0x00
        Data
        00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............

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