cfgmgr run reporting error for devices.scsi

[mitchymartell]

I am having trouble adding a tape drive to my E30, AIX v 4.1

Although the tape drive appears as defined/available with the lsdev -Cc tape, it will not respond to tar commands. I eventually deleted all refereces to the device (rmt0, rmt1 etc.) and deleted them from the permanent database as well ( no definition of them remaining) and ran configuration manager so the system would automatically pick up what it needs for the tape drive.

cfgmgr returns with the following error but defined rmt0, rmt1 and rmt2 anyway. I still cannot perform tape operations on the drive just as before.

Does anyone know whats' going on here ?

thanks very much, mitchy martell ( famous french race car driver)

 

[bjverzal]

What do you mean "defined/available"? Under AIX, those are 2 separate conditions. Defined = Yellow/Red light. Available = Green Light. (Racing terms).

Post the output of "lsdev -Cc adapter" and "lsdev -Cc tape".

Bill.

 

[aixqueen]

If it is defined you will never be able to run tar...it has to be available...

as bjversal said...lsdev -Cc adapter and lsdev -Cc tape...and lsdev -Cs scsi

What type of tape drive, what level of AIX...some of the tape drives required
4.1.5 plus apars.......................

 

[mitchymartell]

thanks for your response !

The tape drive is available ( not just defined)
The tape drive is ibm 12/24/gb, F/C 6159
AIX 4.1 is my OS version

Here is output from the system:
/xalocal/config/debug> lsdev -Cc tape
rmt0 Available 04-C0-00-5,0 SCSI 4mm Tape Drive
rmt1 Available 04-06-00-0,0 4.0 GB 4mm Tape Drive
rmt2 Available 04-06-00-2,0 4.0 GB 4mm Tape Drive

/xalocal/config/debug> lsdev -Cc adapter
fda0 Available 01-A0 Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
ppa0 Available 01-B0 Standard I/O Parallel Port Adapter
sa0 Available 01-C0 Standard I/O Serial Port 1
sa1 Available 01-D0 Standard I/O Serial Port 2
sioka0 Available 01-E0 Keyboard Adapter
sioma0 Available 01-F0 Mouse Adapter
supp0 Available 01-G0 Support Processor
scsi0 Available 04-C0 Wide SCSI I/O Controller
scsi1 Available 04-03 Wide SCSI I/O Controller
ent0 Available 04-04 IBM PCI Ethernet Adapter (22100020)
ent1 Available 04-05 IBM PCI Ethernet Adapter (22100020)
scsi2 Available 04-01 Wide SCSI I/O Controller
scsi3 Available 04-02 Wide SCSI I/O Controller
scsi4 Available 04-06 Wide SCSI I/O Controller

 

[bjverzal]

OK - so far, so good. Run a tar command to the tape drive in question and post the screen output.

Bill.

 

[aixqueen]

Tape drive requires...........................
IBM 12/24 4mm Internal Tape Drive
& External 7206-110
AIX 4.1.5 + IX69941 devices.scsi.tape.rte 4.1.5.3
AIX 4.2.x.x + IX69950 devices.scsi.tape.rte 4.2.1.1
AIX 4.3

 

[aixqueen]

there was also a microcode issue on some of the tape drives
Microcode info: See Retain HSF171833 for serial range GS02SF9-GS0DFHS 743B 7500