How to Add a Tape Drive

[ducanhct]

Hi everyone,

I have a problem with add tape drive to NetBackup.

OS Media server: Linux Redhat 7.0

Tape Library: IBM TS3100

OS master Server: Windows 2016

When I configure storage device, i have trouble.

I had install driver tape on Linux media server and a check is:

[root@DC-DOCDB01 ~]# lin_taped status
lin_taped is running, pid 9686.
[root@DC-DOCDB01 ~]# 

And

[root@DC-DOCDB01 ~]# lsscsi -g
[0:2:0:0]    disk    Cisco    UCSC-MRAID12G    4.62  /dev/sda   /dev/sg0 
[1:0:0:0]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdb   /dev/sg1 
[1:0:0:1]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdc   /dev/sg2 
[1:0:0:2]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdd   /dev/sg3 
[1:0:0:3]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sde   /dev/sg4 
[1:0:0:4]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdf   /dev/sg5 
[1:0:1:0]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdg   /dev/sg6 
[1:0:1:1]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdh   /dev/sg7 
[1:0:1:2]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdi   /dev/sg8 
[1:0:1:3]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdj   /dev/sg9 
[1:0:1:4]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdk   /dev/sg10
[2:0:0:0]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdl   /dev/sg11
[2:0:0:1]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdm   /dev/sg12
[2:0:0:2]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdn   /dev/sg13
[2:0:0:3]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdo   /dev/sg14
[2:0:0:4]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdp   /dev/sg15
[2:0:1:0]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdq   /dev/sg16
[2:0:1:1]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdr   /dev/sg17
[2:0:1:2]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sds   /dev/sg18
[2:0:1:3]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdt   /dev/sg19
[2:0:1:4]    disk    IBM      2145             0000  /dev/sdu   /dev/sg20
[2:0:2:0]    tape    IBM      ULT3580-HH6      G9P1  -          /dev/sg21
[2:0:2:1]    mediumx IBM      3573-TL          E.20  -          /dev/sg22

But when I re-config have still a problem.

Everyone help me pls? Thank you!

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

Your tape drive does not have a /dev/nst device path.

You need to ensure that the st driver is installed and used for tape drives in addition to sg driver. 

You can find details in NBU Device Config Guide in the Linux chapter under this topic: Verifying the Linux drivers

[ducanhct]

Thank for support.

After check, I had to remove the driver tape library, and reboot Server and I see that my server have received dev/nst