jbedit command fails

Question

Hey folks, I need to expand my Quantum i500 jukebox. I have 4 drives configured which are working through networker and now I need to add four extra drives to that jukebox within networker. I zoned the drives to a storage node (SLES 11), the same storage node where the four other drives are zoned to. The storage node 'sees' the extra drives. I linked the drive names from /dev/tape/by-id to /dev/tape/ . Now I execute a jbedit-command on the storage node: jbedit -a -j -f /dev/tape/ -s -E 260 which ends in this message: Changing device name from /dev/tape/ to rd= :/dev/tape . 3944:jbedit: Cannot find device `rd= :/dev/tape ' in 'unconfig device names' resource. Unfortunately, I have no clue what this means . Can someone give me a hint. Thanks, Jan

bingo.1 · Answer

I never really worked with jbedit - i think it is easier to reinstall the whole jbox. But i admit this is a personal issue.

I think the message points to the fact that the device must have been added with "Scan for devices ..." first. This makes new tape drives appear as (detected but) unconfigured. As long as they do appear here it is obvious that you cannot configure them.

Lucky85 · Answer

Why you need to rename it?? Use these names… Regards Lukas

JayJay9882 · Answer

Hi bingo, I used the 'Scan for Device' functionality in the NMC which brought up the four drives. But I need to rename them as their names are now /dev/nst0, /dev/nst1, /dev/nst4, /dev/nst5. I don't know how to do that. I think you are right, reinstalling the whole library is easier!

JayJay9882 · Answer

Nope, I wanna rename them for better understanding. Some co-workers need 'real' names .

JayJay9882 · Answer

I reconfigured the library from scratch.

While adding the drives the same error occurred:

Changing device name from /dev/tape/ to rd= :/dev/tape .

3944:jbedit: Cannot find device `rd= :/dev/tape ' in 'unconfig device names' resource.

Can anyone help me out?

JayJay9882 · Answer

1. Does the system see the lbrary and tape drives at all

Yes, the system sees everything it needs to see. There are actually some clone jobs to the library running right now.

2. Does NW see the library with "inquire". Remember to execute the command locally on the SN.

Yes, when I execute "inquire" on the SN. I see eight drives (the four new and the four older one) plus the library control.

bingo.1 · Answer

Two issues are important and mandatory:   1. Does the system see the lbrary and tape drives at all   2. Does NW see the library with 'inquire'. Remember to execute the command locally on the SN.

bingo.1 · Answer

Does the jukebox 'know' about the extra drives? - Of course the system will see it and NetWorker as well. But did you think that you mightg also need to expand the number of drives inside the jukebox?

JayJay9882 · Answer

But did you think that you mightg also need to expand the number of drives inside the jukebox?

Dude, seriously? What is this thread about?

Anyway, I did fix the issue. I needed to create a dummy device pointing to that path where the physical drives resides on. Then the jedit-command went smooth through.

NetWorker

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