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Can see robot (and drives during wizard) but no actual drives show up in Netbackup.

o1crimson1o
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I've had to reinstall, our NBU infra due to a bug popping up that neither NB tech could solve, or I could. And I ran out of time so we went the reinstall route.

 

running

 

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/scan I can see the robot, and the tape drives.

I've run tpautoconf.

 

I've run the wizard in NBU itself (it findsd the robot and all the drives) But the drives themselves NEVER show up.

I remember the wizard last time would configure the drives and it was all happy. I'm baffled at what I could be missing and am now just going in circles.

Does someone have some insight?

 

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Marianne
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Please show us output of scan command?
And 'cat /proc/scsi/scsi' ?

Have you added VERBOSE entry in vm.conf and created tpconfig folder under /usr/openv/volmgr/debug? Followed by NBU restart?

Anything useful in tpconfig log?

Can you confirm that vmd is running?
Without any devices, that is the only MM process that should be running. 

Maybe also good to take a step back and verify that everything is good at OS level as per NBU Device Config Guide? 
See https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/23395442-127355766-0/v95638475-127355766

 

mph999
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I'm sure you have probably checked this, but have you got the correct licenses instaled.

[root@nbu1 bin]# ps auxww|grep vmd
root 3294 0.0 0.0 249340 10896 ? S 12:02 0:00 vmd
root 5196 0.0 0.0 112664 976 pts/0 S+ 12:17 0:00 grep --color=auto vmd
[root@nbu1 bin]# ./scan
************************************************************
*********************** SDT_TAPE ************************
*********************** SDT_CHANGER ************************
************************************************************
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/sg16"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg16"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "QUANTUM Scalar i6000 745Q"
Vendor ID : "QUANTUM "
Product ID : "Scalar i6000 "
Product Rev: "745Q"
Serial Number: "QUANTUM273410367_LL0"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "QUANTUM 273410367_LL0 "
Device Type : SDT_CHANGER
NetBackup Robot Type: 8
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-3
Number of Drives : 6
Number of Slots : 504
Number of Media Access Ports: 24
Drive 1 Serial Number : "F002DB9001"
Drive 2 Serial Number : "F002DB9007"
Drive 3 Serial Number : "F002DB900D"
Drive 4 Serial Number : "F002DB9013"
Drive 5 Serial Number : "F002DB9019"
Drive 6 Serial Number : "F002DB901F"
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst11"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg15"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9001"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9001"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/sg14"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg14"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "QUANTUM Scalar i6000 745Q"
Vendor ID : "QUANTUM "
Product ID : "Scalar i6000 "
Product Rev: "745Q"
Serial Number: "QUANTUM273410367_LL0"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "QUANTUM 273410367_LL0 "
Device Type : SDT_CHANGER
NetBackup Robot Type: 8
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-3
Number of Drives : 6
Number of Slots : 504
Number of Media Access Ports: 24
Drive 1 Serial Number : "F002DB9001"
Drive 2 Serial Number : "F002DB9007"
Drive 3 Serial Number : "F002DB900D"
Drive 4 Serial Number : "F002DB9013"
Drive 5 Serial Number : "F002DB9019"
Drive 6 Serial Number : "F002DB901F"
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst10"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg13"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9001"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9001"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst9"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg12"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB900D"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB900D"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst8"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg11"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB900D"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB900D"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst7"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg10"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9007"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9007"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst6"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg9"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9007"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9007"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst5"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg8"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9019"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9019"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst4"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg7"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9019"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9019"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst3"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg6"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB901F"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB901F"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst2"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg5"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB901F"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB901F"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst1"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg4"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9013"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9013"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0
------------------------------------------------------------
Device Name : "/dev/nst0"
Passthru Name: "/dev/sg3"
Volume Header: ""
Port: -1; Bus: -1; Target: -1; LUN: -1
Inquiry : "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2"
Vendor ID : "IBM "
Product ID : "ULTRIUM-TD7 "
Product Rev: "H5B2"
Serial Number: "F002DB9013"
WWN : ""
WWN Id Type : 0
Device Identifier: "IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 F002DB9013"
Device Type : SDT_TAPE
NetBackup Drive Type: 3
Removable : Yes
Device Supports: SCSI-6
Flags : 0x0
Reason: 0x0

 

 

[root@nbu1 bin]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: HP Model: P440ar Rev: 6.06
Type: RAID ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: HP Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 6.06
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 01
Vendor: HP Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 6.06
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 01
Vendor: QUANTUM Model: Scalar i6000 Rev: 745Q
Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD7 Rev: H5B2
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 01
Vendor: QUANTUM Model: Scalar i6000 Rev: 745Q
Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 03

[root@nbu1 bin]# ./tpautoconf -r
TPAC60 QUANTUM Scalar i6000 745Q QUANTUM273410367_LL0 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/sg16 - -
TPAC60 QUANTUM Scalar i6000 745Q QUANTUM273410367_LL0 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/sg14 - -
[root@nbu1 bin]# ./tpautoconf -t
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9001 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst11 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9001 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst10 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB900D -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst9 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB900D -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst8 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9007 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst7 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9007 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst6 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9019 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst5 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9019 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst4 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB901F -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst3 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB901F -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst2 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9013 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst1 - -
TPAC60 IBM ULTRIUM-TD7 H5B2 F002DB9013 -1 -1 -1 -1 /dev/nst0 - -
[root@nbu1 bin]#

I have 6 drives (reason it shows 12 is they have 2 paths) Last time I installed it sorted that out and things were happy. tpoconfig log doesn't show much.

 

 

Yup checked and rechecked.

So I removed everything, reset NB.

 

Then re-ran the wizaqrd selecting only 1 media server and it worked like a charm.

 

Now I'm running into issues that when I try to perform a policy backup it says it has no media. The war continues.

 

Trying to figure out why all my media is in Standalone

sclind
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sometimes I have to reinventory the robot - even when it makes no sense to do so

Marianne
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Your media will be standalone because you "removed everything".

You need to run an inventory again.

Genericus
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This is something everybody runs into at some point.

Check the drives at the OS - that must be step one. scan -tape or sgscan tape

tpautoconf -t show the drives?

There are some OS where you HAVE to set the robot as scsi 0, then the drives - what server is managing the robot?

 

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