How to confiugre tape library in Linux master server

[NikitaC]

Hi All,

Please help me to configure/install the new tape library on netbackup linux master server .

Netbackup version :- 7.5

Master server Os :-Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7

Tape Library ;-  TS3310

Tape library is connected to switches and zoing has been done. also driver directory is not available under /usr/openv/volmgr/bin .

[root@######### sbin]# /sbin/lsmod |grep sg
ipmi_msghandler        38701  2 ipmi_devintf,ipmi_si
sg                     29318  3

[root@######### bin]# ./tpext -get_dev_mappings_ver
device mappings version in the EMM database is 1.115
device mappings version from the local file is 1.115
Local device mappings file is up-to-date

Tape library is not showing in  cat /proc/scsi/scsi output.

ThankYou .

[NikitaC]

Driver directory is not available in  /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/.

I hope the path is same as solaris server.

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

You do not need NetBackup drivers.

You need to install Linux st drivers.

Have you had a look at the Device Config Guide? 

See About the required Linux SCSI drivers in the Linux chapter.

Extract:

To use SCSI tape drives and robotic libraries, the following drivers must be configured in the kernel or loaded as modules:
■ Linux SCSI generic (sg) driver. This driver allows pass-through commands to SCSI tape drives and control of robotic devices.
...
■ SCSI tape (st) driver. This driver allows the use of SCSI tape drives.
■ Standard SCSI driver.
■ SCSI-adapter driver.
The standard Enterprise Linux releases have the sg and the st modules available for loading. The modules are loaded as needed. Also, you can load these modules if they are not in the kernel. Use the following commands:
/sbin/modprobe st
/sbin/modprobe sg

[NikitaC]

I have loaded the st driver but still I am getting the same out while running scan command.

Also

st..h file is not avialble in /drivers/scsi directory.

After loading the drivers it should create st..h file in /drivers/scsi directory, Please correct me if I am wrong.

Yes I have gone through the guide now.

[Marianne]

I see that you have marked Solution. Does this mean that all is fine now?

[NikitaC]

Yes Marianne issue is fixed.

I uninstalled the external drivers from server then it worked.

Thank you