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Down Drive

Maria_Pimentel
Level 3
Hi All,

I just add a drive to a media server that already has another drive attached, the drives are in LTO 180. My problem is I'm trying to test this drive by running a backup, however when I do that the drive does in DOWN status. The first drive that was attached to this media server before works fine, just this second is not working. Any idea?

Thanks in advance!

Maria
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TempoVisitor
Level 4
Hya,

Is this drive the only one in the lib ?

If not, you might have inverted the logical and physical configuration. Means the position of the drive, or robot drive number.

To test this, use robtest :
robtest, chose you lib (number 0 ?), validate :
? => help menu
s s => shows the slots status
find a slot with a tape
s d => shows the drive status
m sX dY => move from slot X to drive Y
This is a move based on YOUR configuration
unload dY => sould return a READY message if your configuration is OK.

if you get an error from the unload Y, try to unload another drive. Then you'll be able to move back the tape by m dY sX.
This is a good way to see if you're correct in ur config.

The unload command is a direct scsi order to the /dev/rmt/ (or Tape if Windows) device

So if you have an error, you know you have to reconfigure your drive, to specify it's correct robot drive number.

Kerk

Jeffrey_Redingt
Level 5
Did you reboot after adding the new tape drive? Did the tape driver load? Is this Windows or Unix?