NMC see only one drive from networker server and nothing from the storage node

Hi,

Can you see the tape drives and libraries under "Devices" tab of the NW server?

Regards

Hello Polska

as mentioned in my initial question, we have nor problems to use all 4 drives in the two libraries.

The networker server has physically connected 2 FC-drives and the storage node also. Alls drives are visible and usable from the networker server.

But only one drive seen by the Networker Management Console...

was this configured with jbconfig rather than using NMC gui? if so i have heard of issues with NMC and Solaris 10 discovering drives in NMC.

Then you would not see them in devices tab.

And also I assume the Storage node is same Networker level.

Hello ottov

using the NMC:

Deleted 2nd device, deleting the library, Rescanning and reconfiguring library and the 2 devices...

The NMC Report Device utilisation shows the first device, no once more...

But after "Rescanning" a 2nd time for libraries and devices, there are warnings - see here, in my messages:

Sep 29 11:39:28 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Searching for new backup devices...

Sep 29 11:39:28 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Searching for NetWorker SCSI devices on 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:39:28 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Starting dvdetect process on host 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:39:29 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Could not find NSR device resource for /dev/rmt/2cbn

Sep 29 11:39:29 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Found new LTO Ultrium-4 device /dev/rmt/2cbn on host . ( )

Sep 29 11:39:29 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) No configured libraries detected on storage node networkerserver.

Sep 29 11:39:35 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Found new Standard SCSI Jukebox IBM@1.1.1 on host . ( )

Sep 29 11:39:35 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Ending dvdetect process on host 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:39:37 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Finished searching for new backup devices.

Sep 29 11:41:03 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Jukebox IBM@1.1.1 is now disabled.

Sep 29 11:41:18 networkerserver last message repeated 1 time

Sep 29 11:41:51 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Jukebox networkerserver is now enabled.

Sep 29 11:42:52 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Jukebox `networkerserver' Hardware status of jukebox 'networkerserver' is 'ready'

Sep 29 11:45:12 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) WORM tape present for device /dev/rmt/2cbn has been set

Sep 29 11:45:33 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) WORM tape present for device /dev/rmt/2cbn has been cleared

Sep 29 11:50:43 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Searching for new backup devices...

Sep 29 11:50:43 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Searching for NetWorker SCSI devices on 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:50:44 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Starting dvdetect process on host 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:50:45 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (warning) The scsidev@1.1.1 is either skipped as requested (due to hardware problem) or no longer connected to the storage node.

Sep 29 11:50:45 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (warning) Please remove scsidev@1.1.1 from NetWorker if it is permanently disconnected.

Sep 29 11:50:45 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Ending dvdetect process on host 'networkerserver'...

Sep 29 11:50:46 networkerserver root: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] NetWorker media: (info) Finished searching for new backup devices.

I've tried a few other things - confusing me.

The IBM 3576-MTL (LTO4-FC) is listed in the compatibilty matrix with Sparc Solaris 10.

So here are the results of a few cli commands:

# sjirdp 1.1.1

1.1.1: No such device

# sjirjc 1.1.1

1.1.1: No such device

inquire -clp -s

-l flag found: searching all LUNs, which may take over 10 minutes per adapter

        for some fibre channel adapters.  Please be patient.

(using name lookup)

scsidev@0.0.0:HITACHI H106030SDSUN300GA3D0|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2

scsidev@0.1.0:HITACHI H106030SDSUN300GA3D0|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2

scsidev@0.3.0: Device busy

scsidev@1.0.0:IBM     ULT3580-TD4     C7QH|Tape, /dev/rmt/2cbn

scsidev@1.1.1: Device busy

scsidev@1.3.0:IBM     ULT3580-TD4     C7QH|Tape, /dev/rmt/1cbn

scsidev@7.0.0:SUN     LCSM100_F       0784|Disk, /dev/rdsk/c7t60080E5000367F8C00000A675152B159d0s2

why is this device (1.1.1) "busy"?

Hello Ottov

thanks for your hints - I will give you the feedback, that the changes won't seen in a few days, but after a few weeks...

This can be a behaviour while we are not using the networker workflows, all of our savings are manual client triggered...

so, actual, I can see all 4 devices.