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I have a problem with a recently installed Sony AIT (SDX-400) Tape backup
system on a Dell Poweredge 1400SC Server. The tape drive has been installed
and detected by the kernel ok. I can access it with 'mt' to control the drive,
[root@(protected) root]# mt -f /dev/st0 status
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x30 (AIT-1 or MLR3).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (41010000):
BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
I can rewind and retension etc without any problems. However, If I try to tar
a file to the drive the system can do one of two things (using the command
below)
[root@(protected) U2]# tar -c -v -f /dev/st0 U2-One.mp3
U2-One.mp3
and then they system hangs about 20 minutes later requiring a reboot. When the
system is rebooted, the directory structure on the tape can be seen but the
files cannot - It normally reads the first file and then issues an Input/Output
error.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I could be going wrong?
System Information :
Server : DELL Poweredge 1400SC , 1.3Ghz P3, 3 x 60GB IDE HD
Redhat 7.2 Linux (2.4.10 Kernel)
Electrocatalysis Research Fellow,
Combinatorial Surface Science Group,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Southampton,
Southampton, Hampshire.
SO17 1BJ. United Kingdom.
Tel : +44 (02380) 598327, 593107
Fax : +44 (02380) 598326
www : http://www.soton.ac.uk/~surface
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a problem with a recently installed Sony
AIT
(SDX-400) Tape backup system on a Dell Poweredge 1400SC Server. The tape
drive has been installed and detected by the kernel ok. I can access it
with 'mt' to control the drive, </FONT></DIV>
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size=2>
<DIV><STRONG>[root@(protected) root]# mt -f /dev/st0 status </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>SCSI 2 tape drive: </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x30 (AIT-1 or MLR3).
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Soft error count since last status=0 </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>General status bits on (41010000): </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>
<P>I can rewind and retension etc without any problems. However, If I try
to tar a file to the drive the system can do one of two things (using the
command below)</P><FONT size=2></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>[root@(protected) U2]# tar -c -v -f /dev/st0 U2-One.mp3
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>U2-One.mp3 </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>
<P>and then they system hangs about 20 minutes later requiring a reboot.
When the system is rebooted, the directory structure on the tape can be seen
but
the files cannot - It normally reads the first file and then issues an
Input/Output error.</P>
<P>Does anyone have any suggestions where I could be going wrong?</P>
<P> </P></DIV>
<DIV>System Information :</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Server : DELL Poweredge 1400SC , 1.3Ghz P3, 3 x 60GB IDE
HD</DIV>
<DIV>
Redhat
7.2 Linux (2.4.10 Kernel)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
<P></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Electrocatalysis Research Fellow,<BR>Combinatorial Surface Science
Group,<BR>Department of Chemistry,<BR>University of
Southampton,<BR>Southampton, Hampshire.<BR>SO17 1BJ. United
Kingdom.</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tel : +44 (02380) 598327, 593107<BR>Fax :
+44
(02380) 598326<BR>www : <A
href="http://www.soton.ac.uk/~surface">http://www.soton.ac.uk/~surface</A><BR><
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