AIX 5.3 backup server connected to an L700

[Faruk_Patel]

Has anybody configured an AIX5.3 to an L700 Storagetek library?  The symptoms are as follows:

cfgmgr: 0514-621 WARNING: The following device packages are required for

        device support but are not currently installed.

devices.fcp.changer

Thanks.

[Stumpr2]

Have you checked with STK?

[Faruk_Patel]

We are doing this as we speak? Do you think its related to a driver issue?

rgds

Faruk.

[Stumpr2]

It should be available on the STK support webpage

[ahlip]

Hi,

You are hitting one of the classic issues that I have seen in the past few years when I witness ppl connecting tape libraries to NetBackup on AIX for first time. The situation:

1) No problems with software/OS/hardware.

2) The AIX fileset devices.fcp.changer does not exist

3) You have connected a FC tape robotics to the AIX host. Its nicely connected already at OS level.

4) The next vital step is to create the NetBackup ovpass driver for that tape robotics. Once done, device config is a simple matter of running the Device Config wizard.

The steps are much too long to be written here. You must follow the exact steps in the Media Manager Device Configuration guide for attaching robot to AIX host. This involves getting info such as the scsi id of the host FC HBA that the robot is connecting via, the FC LUN id of the robot. There will be steps to get these info by querying the AIX ODM.

[Faruk_Patel]

Thanks for the feedback. This assumes we don't require any drivers for the library, i.e. from Sun Storagetek?

Is this the case?

Faruk

[ahlip]

Hi,

I had done a connection for AIX to L700 years ago. I do not recall any drivers required. Follow the guide religiously and you should be fine.

[Omar_Villa]

Have you verified if you can see the drives? also try reseting the HBA's that sometimes helps.

Get tapes list

lsdev -Cc tape

Check hardware errors with

errpt -a

Get the IBM Drivers of each tape drive

for i in `lsdev -Cc tape | awk '{print $1}'` ; do echo $i ; tapeutil -f /dev/$i inquiry ; done

Let us know what you get.

Regards

[Darren_Millin]

Hi Omar,

I have attached a copy of the commands you requested:

Get tapes list
lsdev -Cc tape

rmt0 Available 06-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt1 Available 06-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt3 Available 00-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt4 Available 00-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt5 Available 00-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
rmt6 Available 06-09-02 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)

Get the IBM Drivers of each tape drive
for i in `lsdev -Cc tape | awk '{print $1}'` ; do echo $i ; tapeutil -f /dev/$i inquiry ; done

rmt0
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]

rmt1
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]

rmt3
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]

rmt4
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]

rmt5
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]

rmt6
Issuing inquiry...

Inquiry Data,  Length 58

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0180 0302 3500 0002 4942 4D20 2020 2020  [.€..5...IBM     ]
    0010 - 554C 5452 4955 4D2D 5444 3320 2020 2020  [ULTRIUM-TD3     ]
    0020 - 3634 4430 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [64D0............]
    0030 - 0000 2030 0000 0000 0000                 [.. 0......      ]


Many Thanks,

Darren

[CTR777]

That message is normal, you don't need any driver to manage a L700. Read the NBU manual about creating the ovpass device in AIX

Regards

Message Edited by CTR777 on 02-27-2009 06:01 AM

[J_H_Is_gone]

If you have issues creating the ovpass you may have to call IBM and ask for the Atape file set.

I have had to have that on all my aix servers that I have as masters or medias.