LSI Logic on-board controller & Netware

Question

Hello, I have a PowerEdge 1600sc (5P3TC21) running Netware 6 SP5. The onboard LSI scsi controller is connected to a DLT tape drive. When using Novell's SBCON to backup the server an error message appears. 'SMSDI unable to write to media. TSA Error code: fffcffce' Everything is fully patched including Bios, tape drivers, firmware, and the latest TSA update from novell. The solution to date has been to add a pci Adaptec 29160n card to the server and backup from that which works fine. We've had to do this on 3 production servers. Is there an incompatiblity between the LSI component and Netware that I am not aware of or is there anyway to make this work. Thanks for any help you can provide.

RobL77 · Answer

I didn't mention it but the Disks are on their own Controller (Perc3sc). Just the tape drive with the on-board lsi controller.

pcmeiners · Answer

If you have any disks on a raid channel  never place a tape unit on it.  It may work, but >80% of the time it does not. If you enjoy playing Russian Roulette with data or need a career change, avoid the recommendation.

warwizard55 · Answer

RobL77,     If the onboard LSI is set to RAID in the BIOS, that could be causing the problem. warwizard DCSP

PowerEdge HDD/SCSI/RAID

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