Take a look into daemon.log file, if there's no different messages there, I think you should reconfigure your library if it's not painful.

I don't really like OS upgrades when Nw is installed, you never know what's going to happen

Thanks for your advise. Honestly, I've never configured the tape library before.

So, by removing the old library, and run the jbconfig -s ServerName -l, I assume this will create a new library. I have 2 questions before I start reconfigure the library:
1. where can I look for the configuration file of the old library so that I can use it as a template for answering the questions during the setup?
2. In case of something goes sour, how can I restore back the configuration? (from /nsr/res folder???)


Also, is there a way to configure it with GUI instead of using command line??? I've the Networker Administrator interface.

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Yes, just replace the /nsr/res folder with the copy you made before doing anything.

Configure the library usually is not so hard. You have to use jbconfig, and it will not ask you anything you don't know, but to prevent anything, please tell me:

1) Is this library connected to the server or storage node? How many drives does it have? All drives are connected to the same host? Are any drive shared between multiple hosts? SCSI or SAN? NDMP?

And run inquire and put the output here, you may have a communication problem that should be fixed first.

In the daemon.log file, there were a long list of messages (the log messages were generated after I upgraded the O/S).
Here are some of the messages in the log:

03/07/08 14:10:56 nsrlcpd #1: Configuring Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0'
03/07/08 14:10:57 nsrmmgd: lcpd 1 at host 78boe42.boepw.ci.la.ca.us reported error 'Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0', command operation `CONFIG', command ID 2 is not connected.
' for the command `3'.
03/07/08 14:10:57 nsrmmgd: Configuration of jukebox `DELL@2.0.0' failed with the following error: 'Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0', command operation `CONFIG', command ID 2 is not connected.

03/07/08 14:11:59 nsrlcpd #1: Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0' is exiting. The jukebox is no longer managed by nsrlcpd.
03/07/08 14:12:01 nsrlcpd #1: Creating Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0'
03/07/08 14:12:03 nsrlcpd #1: Configuring Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0'
03/07/08 14:12:03 nsrmmgd: lcpd 1 at host 78boe42.boepw.ci.la.ca.us reported error 'Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0', command operation `CONFIG', command ID 2 is not connected.
' for the command `3'.
03/07/08 14:12:03 nsrmmgd: Configuration of jukebox `DELL@2.0.0' failed with the following error: 'Jukebox `DELL@2.0.0', command operation `CONFIG', command ID 2 is not connected.

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Is there another way for not to reconfigure the library, yet just somehow make the Jukebox to be managed by the nsrlcpd ???

Nsrlcpd is trying to manage the library, but is receiving the error message in daemon.log. Did you try to run inquire to see if the library is detected, and if so, if it's on the same address?

I would reconfigure the library:

- Stop Nw
- Make a copy of /nsr/res folder
- Start Nw
- Remove old library
- Run jbconfig

If you find any error messages, then you should test conectivity, drivers etc, as a lot of thing could have change due to the upgrade. There's no easy way, but to reconfigure the library works a lot of times

The storage node is running on the same network server, and by looking at the configuration, the library is configured under the storage node.
In fact, in the Networker Management Console, on the "Devices" tab, Under the Networker Server, there are two nodes:
Libraries
|________DELL@2.0.0

Devices

Storage Nodes
|______serverName
|__________DELL@2.0.0

Type of storage nodes: SCSI
Device sharing mode: Server default
The tape library has 2 drives: LTO Ultrium(1) and LTO Ultrium(2)
All these drives are connected to the same host. (networker server host).

(Are these data providing enough information for you? By the way, is there a command that I can run to get the information that you need?) Thanks.

Cool!! Thanks a lot. The tape is now back online. Like you said, I need to disable the "Removable Storage" on the service. I really appreciate your help.

That's a simple configuration, you won't have problems with the config steps, but of course you may find some issues along the way.

There's a command called "inquire", it's installed with Nw. Inquire sill scan your scsi connections and show you any devices connected and some info (model, type, address etc). It will be useful to indentify if you have any issues regarding communication or addresses.

Hi Guys ,

I am facing the same problme .

I have a networker installed on win Server 2003 EE

And Quantum Tape Library i500

i have delete it from Networker console and now i can't find it , i tried to reconfigure it again by using JBConfig

but it dosent work . how can i recover the TL configuration ?

Regards

if you use DD or other tape library, please remap LUN to backup master server without change anything just do it,

then scan again in NW , you can find it