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sgscan and scan commands hang

Arjunkumar_bu
Level 3

Hi ,

I have a critical problem ,We had a netbackup enviorment very stable running for many years . But this week end we rebooted the master server 

After rebooting the master server , the scan and sgscan commands hang and they are not at all working . The scan and sgscan runs for more than 48 hours without any results ,

# scan
************************************************************
*********************** SDT_TAPE    ************************
*********************** SDT_CHANGER ************************
************************************************************

SGSCAN doesn't go beyond this .

root@jMaster:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver# sgscan

/dev/sg/c0t5l0: Tape (/dev/rmt/0): "HP      C5683A"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf68853fl0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36                                                                              G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf78db62l0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t9d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36                                                                              G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf7fd3a0l0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t5d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36                                                                              G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf83f439l0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t11d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf83f874l0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t2d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf83fdebl0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t10d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36G"
/dev/sg/c0tw21000004cf83fea3l0: Disk (/dev/rdsk/c1t3d0): "SEAGATE ST336605FSUN36G"
 
 
When I do sgscan , I was expecting my tape drives to show up , but they didn't 

When I do robtest i get the following message 

Robtest

 

---------------
  1)  TLD 0
  2)  TLD 1
  3)  none/quit
Enter choice: 1
 
Robot selected: TLD(0)   robotic path = /dev/sg/c3t1l0
 
Invoking robotic test utility:
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -rn 35 -r /dev/sg/c3t1l0
 
Opening /dev/sg/c3t1l0
 

 

Invalid command
mv s45 d3
Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 1044 to 502
MOVE_MEDIUM complete
 
Invalid command
 
Invalid command
mv d3 s45
Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 502 to 1044
move_medium failed
sense key = 0x5, asc = 0x3a, ascq = 0x0, MEDIUM NOT PRESENT
 
The robtest is working fine in one way the other way it is failing 

My enviorment details 

Master Server Netbackup version 6.5 ( SunOS joshua 5.8 Generic_117350-44 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880 , Solaris 8)

One Media server Netbackup version 6.5 ( RHEL6)

My master server itself is a media server and I have 2 libraries attached to Master . HPESL 712e library and Sun SL700 library attached 

SUNSL700(5 LTO1 Tape Drives)  is directly attached to the server without any switch and HPESL712e is fiber channel connected and it has 9 LTO4 tape drives

When I do the following , I am getting the following results , I tested for all the device files and all of them are working fine , Tried doing sg.install andsg.build but nothing works 

 

root@master:/dev/rmt# ls -l *cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          44 May  6 12:28 0cbn -> ../../devices/pci@8,700000/scsi@1/st@5,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 10cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3/st@3,4:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          49 May  6 12:28 11cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3,1/st@4,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          49 May  6 12:28 12cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3,1/st@4,1:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          49 May  6 12:28 13cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3,1/st@4,2:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          50 May  6 12:28 14cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/pci@4/scsi@2/st@1,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          67 May  6 12:37 15cbn -> ../../devices/pci@8,700000/lpfc@5/fp@0,0/st@w203400132144363a,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          67 May  6 12:37 16cbn -> ../../devices/pci@8,700000/lpfc@5/fp@0,0/st@w203700132144363a,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 1cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@2/st@1,1:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 2cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@2/st@1,2:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 3cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@2/st@1,3:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 4cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@2/st@1,4:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 5cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@2/st@1,5:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 6cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3/st@3,0:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 7cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3/st@3,1:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 8cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3/st@3,2:cbn
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          47 May  6 12:28 9cbn -> ../../devices/pci@9,700000/JNI,FCR@3/st@3,3:cbn
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/0cb
0cb   0cbn
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/0cbn status
HP DDS-4 DAT (Sun) tape drive:
   sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense   residual= 0   retries= 0
   file no= 0   block no= 0
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/10cbn status
/dev/rmt/10cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
root@master:/dev/rmt# uname -a
SunOS master 5.8 Generic_117350-44 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880
You have new mail in /var/mail/root
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/9cbn status
/dev/rmt/9cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/8cbn status
/dev/rmt/8cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/6cbn status
/dev/rmt/6cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
root@master:/dev/rmt# mt -f /dev/rmt/7cbn status
/dev/rmt/7cbn: no tape loaded or drive offline
root@master:/dev/rmt#
root@master:/dev/rmt#
root@master:/dev/rmt#
 

We checked the HBA's are fine , The HP tape library drives are logging into the switch and as i said earlier the SUNSL700 library is direclty connected to server (this was working for more than 5 years direction connection from library to server )

 

But Now the both the libraries are not showing up on the master , these libraries are not only connected to one server only . Problem started with the reboot of the server . We did reboot of the library after we had problem but nothing is changing, the problem still remains forever ....

 

 

root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver# cat sg.links
# begin SCSA Generic devlinks file - creates nodes in /dev/sg
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=0,0;       sg/c\N0t0l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=0,1;       sg/c\N0t0l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=1,0;       sg/c\N0t1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=1,1;       sg/c\N0t1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=2,0;       sg/c\N0t2l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=2,1;       sg/c\N0t2l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=3,0;       sg/c\N0t3l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=3,1;       sg/c\N0t3l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=4,0;       sg/c\N0t4l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=4,1;       sg/c\N0t4l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=5,0;       sg/c\N0t5l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=5,1;       sg/c\N0t5l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=6,0;       sg/c\N0t6l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=6,1;       sg/c\N0t6l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf68853f,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf68853f,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000011c643057c,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000011c643057c,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83f874,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83f874,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w508002000017a889,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w508002000017a889,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83fea3,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83fea3,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cfa36ab4,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cfa36ab4,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf7fd3a0,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf7fd3a0,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000014c3a7c1e2,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000014c3a7c1e2,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf78db62,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf78db62,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83fdeb,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83fdeb,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83f439,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf83f439,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf8f0aa3,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf8f0aa3,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf8f0435,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w21000004cf8f0435,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w100000e00243ffec,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w100000e00243ffec,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w100000e00223ffec,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w100000e00223ffec,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w203400132144363a,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w203400132144363a,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w203700132144363a,0;       sg/c\N0t\A1l0
type=ddi_pseudo;name=sg;addr=w203700132144363a,1;       sg/c\N0t\A1l1
# end SCSA devlinks
root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver#
 
 
root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver# cat sg.conf
# Configuration file for SCSA Generic.
#
name="sg" class="scsi" target=0 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=0 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=1 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=1 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=2 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=2 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=3 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=3 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=4 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=4 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=5 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=5 lun=1;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=6 lun=0;
name="sg" class="scsi" target=6 lun=1;
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf68853f";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf68853f";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000011c643057c";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000011c643057c";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83f874";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83f874";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="508002000017a889";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="508002000017a889";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83fea3";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83fea3";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cfa36ab4";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cfa36ab4";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf7fd3a0";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf7fd3a0";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000014c3a7c1e2";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000014c3a7c1e2";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf78db62";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf78db62";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83fdeb";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83fdeb";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83f439";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf83f439";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf8f0aa3";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf8f0aa3";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf8f0435";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="21000004cf8f0435";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="100000e00243ffec";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="100000e00243ffec";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="100000e00223ffec";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="100000e00223ffec";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="203400132144363a";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="203400132144363a";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=0 fc-port-wwn="203700132144363a";
name="sg" parent="fp" target=0 lun=1 fc-port-wwn="203700132144363a";
root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver#
 
 
root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                          Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t6d0                 CD-ROM       connected    configured   unknown
c0::rmt/0                      tape         connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t0l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t0l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t1l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t1l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t2l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t2l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t3l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t3l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t4l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t4l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t5l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg/c0t5l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg100                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg101                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg104                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg105                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg106                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg107                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg110                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg111                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg112                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg113                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg116                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg117                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg118                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg119                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg122                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg123                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg124                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg125                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg128                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg129                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg130                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg131                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg98                       unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c0::sg99                       unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c1                             fc-private   connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf68853f           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf78db62           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf7fd3a0           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf83f439           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf83f874           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf83fdeb           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf83fea3           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf8f0435           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cf8f0aa3           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000004cfa36ab4           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000011c643057c           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::21000014c3a7c1e2           disk         connected    configured   unknown
c1::508002000017a889           ESI          connected    configured   unknown
c2                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t0l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t1l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t1l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t2l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t2l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t3l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t3l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t4l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t4l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t5l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c1t5l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg/c3t0l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg204                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg205                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg206                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
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c2::sg218                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg219                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
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c2::sg224                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg225                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg228                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg229                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg230                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg231                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg234                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg235                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg236                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c2::sg237                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t0l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t1l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t1l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t2l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t2l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t3l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t3l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t4l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t4l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t5l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c2t5l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg/c4t0l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg310                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg311                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg312                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg313                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg316                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg317                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg318                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg319                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg322                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg323                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg324                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg325                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg328                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg329                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg330                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg331                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg334                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg335                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg336                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg337                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg340                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg341                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg342                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c3::sg343                      unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c6::rmt/14                     tape         connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c3t0l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c3t5l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c3t5l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t1l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t1l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t2l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t2l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t3l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t3l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t4l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c4t4l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg/c5t0l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1304                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1305                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1306                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1307                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1320                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1321                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1322                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1323                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1336                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
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c6::sg1339                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1352                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1353                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1354                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1355                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1368                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1369                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1370                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1371                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1384                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1385                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1386                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c6::sg1387                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c4t0l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c4t5l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c4t5l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t1l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t1l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t2l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t2l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t3l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t3l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t4l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c5t4l1                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg/c6t0l0                  unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1544                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1545                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1546                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1547                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1560                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1561                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1562                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1563                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1576                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1577                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1578                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1579                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1592                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1593                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1594                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1595                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1608                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1609                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1610                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1611                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1624                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1625                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1626                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c7::sg1627                     unknown      connected    configured   unknown
c8                             fc-fabric    connected    configured   unknown
c8::100000e00223ffec           med-changer  connected    unconfigured unknown
c8::100000e00243ffec           disk         connected    unconfigured unknown
c8::203400132144363a           tape         connected    configured   unknown
c8::203700132144363a           tape         connected    configured   unknown
c9                             fc           connected    unconfigured unknown
pcisch0:hpc1_slot0             mult/hp      connected    configured   ok
pcisch0:hpc1_slot1             ethernet/hp  connected    configured   ok
pcisch0:hpc1_slot2             mult/hp      connected    configured   ok
pcisch0:hpc1_slot3             pci-pci/hp   connected    configured   ok
pcisch2:hpc2_slot4             pci-pci/hp   connected    configured   ok
pcisch2:hpc2_slot5             mult/hp      connected    configured   ok
pcisch2:hpc2_slot6             mult/hp      connected    configured   ok
pcisch3:hpc0_slot7             unknown      empty        unconfigured unknown
pcisch3:hpc0_slot8             ethernet/hp  connected    configured   ok
root@master:/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver#
 
 
 
I want someone to please help me out .I know this is the only place where i can find the answer . 
 
I called Symantec manytimes , But I didn't find any good engineers . Everyone was in struggling , doing the same task whcih I did .
 
Please help me out .
 
Regards
 

 

32 REPLIES 32

mph999
Level 6
Employee Accredited

It might be worth a quick call to Oracle to assist with the OS side of things, it's looking better but still not working.

The OS part has to work before we can lok at any NBU issue.

Martin

Arjunkumar_bu
Level 3

We tried calling them , But they are not so supportive .

We called them 3 to 4 times but of no use :(

 

Regards

mph999
Level 6
Employee Accredited

Can you reboot the server again ?

or, try using luxadm like in this example:

http://kfmaster.blogspot.ie/2012/03/luxadm-e-dumpmap-is-useful-command.html

M

huanglao2002
Level 6

c8::100000e00223ffec,0         med-changer  connected    unconfigured unknown'

 

The med-changer status should be correct first.

Abhishek_Tomar
Level 3

In your post there were issue with robtest.

Please check the messages file as well on media server as well and see if it reports any communication isssue with library .

 

Also confirm if you can see all drives on OS.

 

Use iostat -En to see drive and changer status.

 

 

 

Arjunkumar_bu
Level 3

When I am doing robtest I am getting this kind of message 

---------------
  1)  TLD 0
  2)  TLD 1
  3)  none/quit
Enter choice: 2
 
Robot selected: TLD(1)   robotic path = /dev/sg/c0tw100000e00223ffecl0
 
Invoking robotic test utility:
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -rn 1 -r /dev/sg/c0tw100000e00223ffecl0
 
Opening /dev/sg/c0tw100000e00223ffecl0
MODE_SENSE complete
Enter tld commands (? returns help information)
s d
drive 1 (addr 4096) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no
drive 2 (addr 4097) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no
drive 3 (addr 4098) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no
drive 4 (addr 4099) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no
drive 5 (addr 4100) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no
READ_ELEMENT_STATUS complete
mv s1 d1
Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 12288 to 4096
move_medium failed
sense key = 0xb, asc = 0x30, ascq = 0x0, INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED
 
mv s2 d2
Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 12289 to 4097
move_medium failed
sense key = 0xb, asc = 0x30, ascq = 0x0, INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED
 
 
Invalid command
mv s3 d3
Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 12290 to 4098
move_medium failed
sense key = 0xb, asc = 0x30, ascq = 0x0, INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED
 
 
s s
slot 1 (addr 12288) contains Cartridge = yes
Source address = 12288
Barcode = ABC123
slot 2 (addr 12289) contains Cartridge = yes
Source address = 12289
Barcode = XYZ123
slot 3 (addr 12290) contains Cartridge = yes
 
Please help .......
 
I tried restarting the server and it didn't help me much 

Marianne
Level 6
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

This has nothing to do with NBU or the server:

sense key = 0xb, asc = 0x30, ascq = 0x0, INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED

Either the robot camera or really incompatible media. Log a call with your hardware vendor.

huanglao2002
Level 6
yes please invoke you hardware to do some thing.

StefanosM
Level 6
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

check that the tapes are compatible with the drives you have and if they are OK check the barcodes.

The library understand the media from the barcode tag (L1,L2,L3,L4 ,,,). If the tag is not compatible with the drive, will refuse the move.
 

mph999
Level 6
Employee Accredited

Only some libraries use the barcode to identify the tape type, not all.

Martin

StefanosM
Level 6
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

There is a posiblity, espesialy if it is very old, that this library may not have barcode.

The last problem has to do with incompatible media or incompatible barcodes.

 

Only some libraries use the barcode to identify the tape type, not all.

Martin

IBM does, HP does, Quantum (dell) does. I think that this is more that 50%

Ankit_Maheshwar
Level 5

Arjunkumar_bu-

After reading all i think there is nothing which i can post.. rather try this may this will help...... 

 

- check issue is with Library or with OS... collect library and /var/adm/message logs..
 
Do the following steps to configure your device ...
 
1- Cfgadm –al 
 
2- Go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver 
 
Rename all old file name  sg.conf/st.conf/sg.links
 
3-       Go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin
 
& run Sg.build  all –mt  15 –ml 1
 
4- Go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/drivers & delete  “rm -r sg.conf sg.links st.conf”
 
5-       Then go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ & copy below 3 files to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
 
       sg.conf       sg.links     st.conf
 
6-go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin & cat file sg.conf
 
7     copy content to notepad
 
8        cd /kernel/drv/
 
9       edit st.conf & hash out all previous entry & insert all details which was copied to notepad
 
10  go to :- cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
 
11       run sg.install 
 
12.       run command :- rm -f /kernel/drv/sg.conf
 
13.       rerun command : - /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/sg.install
 
14.       go to /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ & run sgscan tape
 
15.       Restart services if required..
 
16-      Run the “Storage Device” configuration wizard for Drives & robot configuration.
 
 
 

mph999
Level 6
Employee Accredited

The above steps are not necessary.

There is no need for ml / mt options, the drives are configured via WWN.

In fact, I wouldn't run the sgbuild at all, the file looks ok, providing the WWNs of the drives haven't changed.

If you wnat to rebuild the sg driver, 

 
ksh
modunload -i $(echo $(modinfo |grep "sg (SCSA" |awk '{print $1}'))
mv /kernel/drv/sg.conf /kernel/drv/sg.conf.old
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/sg.install
 
This will rebuild the sg driver using the exsisting sg.conf / sg.links files.
If you do want to rebuild completely with new files, do this :
 
ksh
cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver
cp sg.conf sg.conf.old
cp sg.links sg.links.old
../sg.build all
modunload -i $(echo $(modinfo |grep "sg (SCSA" |awk '{print $1}'))
mv /kernel/drv/sg.conf /kernel/drv/sg.conf.old
/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/driver/sg.install