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How to Verify that ltid is running on Linux

SBMTMiller
Level 4

I have an Error Code 2009 on an NDMP policy. (All compatible drive paths are down but media is available)

 

"Recommended Action: Verify that ltid is running on the required media server, and that the media server is active for tape. Using a device monitor, bring up the drive paths if they are down. If the drives are downed again, clean the drives."

 

1. How do I verify LTID is running on a Linux? I use putty to get into the the Master/Media server, Reports > Process and I dont see LTID so I assume I am looking in the wrong place.

 2. How do I know the media server is active for tape? Is this the same meaning as make sure tapes are available and active? 

3. Using a device monitor, whats a device monitor? And how do I bring them up if they are down? 

 

Yeah sorry, I am new to NBU. 

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Will_Restore
Level 6

On the media server, run this command to confirm ltid is running

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmps

 

and this command to confirm host is active

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd -hoststatus

 

this shows host and drive status

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd

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Will_Restore
Level 6

On the media server, run this command to confirm ltid is running

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmps

 

and this command to confirm host is active

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd -hoststatus

 

this shows host and drive status

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmoprcmd

SBMTMiller
Level 4

Thanks, 

 

/home/maintenance # /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmps
root     12492     1  0 Jan10 ?        00:00:46 vmd
root     14855     1  0 Jan29 ?        00:00:24 /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid
root     14880 14855  0 Jan29 ?        00:00:01 tldd
root     14882 14855  0 Jan29 ?        00:02:19 avrd
root     14886     1  0 Jan29 ?        00:00:10 tldcd
 
 
 
 
 
                        HOST STATUS
Host Name                                  Version   Host Status
=========================================  =======   ===========
backup                                     750600    ACTIVE
 
                                PENDING REQUESTS
 
 
                                    <NONE>
 
                                  DRIVE STATUS
 
Drive Name               Label   Ready  RecMID  ExtMID  Wr.Enbl.  Type
    Host                       DrivePath                            Status
=============================================================================
IBM.ULTRIUM-TD5.000      No      No                     No        hcart2
       backup                  /dev/nst1                            AVR
 
IBM.ULTRIUM-TD5.001      No      No                     No        hcart2
       backup                  /dev/nst0                            AVR
       backup                  nrst0a (HO001)                       AVR
       backup                  nrst0a (PCFAS001)                   DOWN
 

 

Will_Restore
Level 6

Device Monitor can be found in the GUI under Media and Device Management

it provides drive status similar to vmoprcmd command

 

You can UP drives in Device Monitor but if they are going down, hardware problem likely with the tape library so start troubleshooting from that end. 

SBMTMiller
Level 4

yes Im seeing that the HCARTS are not ready nor write enabled. 

SBMTMiller
Level 4

Thanks, this ended up being a stuck tape in our i500 Scalar. Wr did answer my question. 

 

T002 - Put Operation Failed, Final Cartridge Position Unknown, Motion OK

Marianne
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Glad that your issue was resolved.

For future reference: HCARTS are not ready nor write enabled simply means that no tape is loaded in the drive. Perfectly normal...

Important status information from vmoprcmd (or Device Monitor) is the AVR and DOWN status.

AVR means that there was something wrong with the robot. The hardware error (stuck tape) caused the robot to go down. The drives are now seen as StandAlone (no robot control).
The DOWN drive is probably the last drive where this faulty tape was used (or attempted). NBU will DOWN a drive after a hardware error received from the drive's firmware, a mount or dismount failure, or after 3 I/O errors occured in 12 hours.

Hardware errors are normally logged to OS syslog (/var/log/messages on Linux).
To increase NBU device logging, add VERBOSE entry to 
/usr/openv/volmgr/vm.conf, followed by restart of NBU.
After doing this, DOWN drives are easy to troubleshoot, as the exact reason will be logged in the messages file.