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September 13th, 2005 15:00
LSI Logic on-board controller & Netware
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.
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.
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RobL77
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September 13th, 2005 17:00
pcmeiners
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September 13th, 2005 17:00
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
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September 13th, 2005 21:00
RobL77,
If the onboard LSI is set to RAID in the BIOS, that could be causing the problem.
warwizard DCSP