Tape drive and pci-x card with Solaris 10 on VMWare environment

I have a Sun X4170 server (x84_64) running VMWare ESXi 4.0. On it I have two VM guests- my production file server running Solaris 10 U7 and a test file server running Solaris 10 U9.
The X4170 has a PCI-X LSI Logic dual external U320 parallel scsi card. I have a tape drive + auto loader cabled to the X4170. It is a Quantum branded autoloader but I believe the tape drive itself is HP. The autoloader+tape drive share a single SCSI ID (6) but have separate LUNS.
I have two choices for making this system accessible to the OS:
- Virtualize the tape drive and loader individually.
- In VMWare, enable the scsi card as a pass through device. The SCSI card is then added as PCI device to the virtual machine (actually two devices since it is a dual scsi card.)
I had virtualized a single-drive tape drives with Vmware in the past.
However, when I tried I virtualize tape drive and loader, Solaris complained about the scsi id’s being invalid. I don’t think it likes two devices with a single scsi ID. Also, I think I need the backup software to see the REAL tape drive and autoloader (for inventory, changing tapes etc)
On the Solaris 10 U9 “Test” machine:
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
c1 scsi-bus connected configured unknown
c1::dsk/c1t0d0 disk connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi scsi-bus connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi::rmt/0 tape connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi::scsi/changer/c2t6d med-changer connected configured unknown
mpt2:scsi scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
cfgadm: Configuration administration not supported: Error: hotplug service is pr
obably not running, please use 'svcadm enable hotplug' to enable the service. Se
e cfgadm_shp(1M) for more details.
bash-3.00# mt status
/dev/rmt/0n: no tape loaded or drive offline
bash-3.00#
# svcadm enable hotplug
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
c1 scsi-bus connected configured unknown
c1::dsk/c1t0d0 disk connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi scsi-bus connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi::rmt/0 tape connected configured unknown
mpt1:scsi::scsi/changer/c2t6d med-changer connected configured unknown
mpt2:scsi scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
pcie160 scsi/hp connected configured ok
pcie161 unknown empty unconfigured unknown
pcie162 unknown empty unconfigured unknown
On the Solaris 10 U7 “Production” machine:
The hotplug service did not exist until I installed the following patches
142934-02 SunOS 5.10_x86: failsafe patch
142910-17 SunOS 5.10_x86: kernel patch
144489-02 SunOS 5.10_x86: kernel patch
# svcadm enable hotplug
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
c1 scsi-bus connected configured unknown
c1::dsk/c1t0d0 disk connected configured unknown
c1::scsi/direct/c1t0d0 disk connected configured unknown
c4 scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
c5 scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
pcie160 scsi/hp connected configured ok
Running “devfsadm –v “ does not change anything
Any ideas? Maybe a need to update the MPT driver or is that dangerous?
Thanks

Actually, updating the kernel patches (and enabling hot plug service) did solve the problem. At some point during between testing the system before and after patching, the tape drive got turned off. Since the system patching was being done remotely it was not immediately obvious that the tape drive was off.

Similar Messages

I want to remove all of my photos out of iPhoto there are approximately 35000 some imported from an old hard drive and a SD Card from my Nikon D500 how do I do this

I want to remove all of my photos out of iPhoto there are approximately 35000 some imported from an old hard drive and a SD Card from my Nikon D500 how do I do this?
I have iPhoto version 9.1.5 (615)
Mac OS X version 10.6.8
I want to do this because when I imported from my old hard drive there was an error message stating that 12 photos were not imported as the programm did not recognise the format even though they were jpegs like the other photos in that particular album. The dates of the photo folders are wrong I have multiple copies of photos and every time I start iPhoto I get the following message 12 photos have been found in the iPhoto library that were not imported would you like to import them No or Yes
if you press Yes the same message comes back again and if you press Yes again the program flicks to last import for 2 seconds and then opens events.
if you press No the message The photos have been placed in the folder/user/judith/pictures/iphoto Library recovered photos then if you press OK the original message 12 photos have been found.............
if you press No at this point the message The photos have been placed in the folder/user /judith/pictures/iphoto Library recovered photos_11 the end number goes up by 1 every time you go through this process
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Did you import an iPhoto Library from the old Hard Drive? Do you still have that old Library?
The way to clear out a Library is to Export the photos - Apps like iPhoto2Disk or PhotoShare will help you export to a Folder tree matching your Events.
For the annoying start-up message:
Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
Start iPhoto. Does that help?
If it does then look inside that folder on your desktop. Does it contain anything you want? If not you can trash the folder.

Tape Drive and Library Compatibility Matrix - Oracle Secure Backup Express

Does Oracle Secure Backup Express support IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library with two Tape Drives?
Regards
Rado

That library is listed on the support matrix which applies to both OSB-XE and OSB:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/secure-backup/pdf/Tape_Devices10.2.pdf
Keep in mind that OSB-XE licensing restricts usage to one server direct attached to one tape drive. Per your post, your library has 2 tape drives which cannot be used with OSB-XE but certainly could with OSB.

Is there example code for using Ni488 and PCI-GPIB card in non controller mode?

Is there example code for using Ni488 and PCI-GPIB card in non controller mode?

cymrieg,
Your code looks good to me. What is the problem? What happens when it fails? What is the IBSTA value on the controller, and at what point in the code does it stop? What is the IBSTA value on the slave, and at what point does it stop?
One thing is that you might not want to call IBCLR() in a loop on the device. At the beginning of the program is fine...This will send a clear command to the device and will clear out any LACS and TACS bits that might be set. Also your IBDEV call shouldn't be in a loop.
Hope this helps, but let me know if you need more information.
Scott B.
GPIB Software
National Instruments

HT1349 Hello, how to move the iTunes master file from C drive to an external drive and them iTunes stick with the external drive after on an on going basic?

My desktop C drive is full HD of 1 TB, I would like to move the current iTunes master file to an external 4TB drive and then iTunes stick with the external drive
Could this be done, if yes how to do it?
Thank you for your help
Henri

If it's the same as with a PC, the procedure would be to:
(a) Plug in the new external drive,
(b) Set your iTunes preferences such that the iTunes Music Folder is on the new drive,
(c) Use the iTunes "Consolidate Library" utility to copy your library to the new location.
(d) When the transfer is complete, check "Get Info" on some songs to verify their location.
The original files will remain on the old drive, so you'll have a way to recover should there be a problem. You may need to manually copy any iPhone/Touch Apps to the new drive since I'm not sure those are transferred with the Consolidate utility.

We are using CS 5.5. If I update to OS 10.9 can I download the latest version of Adobe Drive and have it work with CS 5.5?

We are using CS 5.5. If I update to OS 10.9 can I download the latest version of Adobe Drive and have it work with CS 5.5?

For older Macs that aren't supported in Firefox 4.0, try TenFourFox for PowerPC's running Mac 10.4.11 & 10.5.8 . <br />
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
Or you can revert to 3.6.16. <br />
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

Mac pro and motu PCIe audio card with a 2408mkIII

mac pro and motu PCIe
i recently upgraded to the mac pro from a G5 and now my motu 2408 mkIII sound card does not work.
i installed the motu PCIe 424 pci card from motu and installed the latest UB drivers, followed the instructions to the letter, repeated numerous times in every pci e slot with only temporary luck. it worked briefly and then when the computer slept i lost the connection with the interface and have not been able to regain it.. yes i re-installed to the letter again. the pcie card is seen by the computer but it cannot seen the external rack mounted 2408 via the audiowire that connects it. yes i tried other cables. the unit worked fine on my G5.
i have heard of others with the same problem after updating the firmware to SMC 1.7. my mac pro came with the latest firmware.
Message was edited by: tara ntula

another user forum wrote this on 8 august 2007 in regards to their mac pro.
To my surprise I had five software updates waiting for me. Among them Pro App update, two of them, and this SMC update. After I updated my MOTU PCI-424 audio interface no longer works. Tried installing MOTU drivers again, still nothing. It can't communicate with its audio interfaces. So right now, this amazing update from Apple stopped me from working, and I am on a pretty tight deadline. I hope I'll find a solution ASAP

Problem with KTV3 and PCI USB card extension from QTEC type 13068

Hello all,
I have been trying to make work a PCI USB card extension from QTEC type 13068. This card allows to give 4 USB ports more.
My problem is that oinly 2 ports are working and WINXP SP1 is saying that there are not enough ressources for all the PCI functions. However there is enough free IRQ. Even using this card alone on the mainboard give the same error.
I am using a KTV3 (MS-6712 VER:1.0A) and I have no idear why this is happening. Could it be a bad interaction between the BIOS and the card? wall Or WIN XP? angryfire
All comments and ideas to try are welcome especially from those who have this QTEC card.
Regards.

What operating system are you using? The card requires SP1 for XP and SP4 for 2000. If you have these, try to uninstal the cardl and let Windows reinstall the card on start-up.

How can I use the Intelligent Instrumentation PCI 20001C card with DIAdem 6

I need to update my DIAdem Version 4.00 to 6.02. But there is no driver for my measuring card Intelligent Instrumentation PC20001C that i used with DIAdem 4.00.
What do I need to do?

I am not sure about version 6.02, but your card seems to be supported in version 8.
Check here for a list of supported hardware:
http://www.gfs-ac.de/english/index.htm
Click on 'Supported hardware" on the left in the 'Products - DIAdem" section and then choose your manufacturer on the right side. For II, it shows support for the PCI 20.001C-1 and -2 in version 8.
Let me know if you have any additional questions.
Otmar
Otmar D. Foehner
Business Development Manager
DIAdem and Test Data Management
National Instruments
Austin, TX - USA
"For an optimist the glass is half full, for a pessimist it's half empty, and for an engineer is twice bigger than necessary."

2 tape drives and arcserve 11?

I acknowledge this is perhaps not the place to ask the question, but
Novell's forums are far more useful than CA's!
Basically, we've added another U320 SCSI card into our NW6.5 HP Server, and
connected a second Ultrium 2 tape drive.
Can Arcserve drive 2 tape drives, for the purposes of backing up 2 seperate
areas, to seperate tapes?
Cheers, Alan

On 24/05/2011 15:49, Alan Thompson wrote:
> I acknowledge this is perhaps not the place to ask the question, but
> Novell's forums are far more useful than CA's!
>
> Basically, we've added another U320 SCSI card into our NW6.5 HP Server, and
> connected a second Ultrium 2 tape drive.
>
> Can Arcserve drive 2 tape drives, for the purposes of backing up 2 seperate
> areas, to seperate tapes?
Answered in the (OES) NetWare (6.x) Server Backup support forum @
http://forums.novell.com/novell/nove...erve-11-a.html
Simon
Novell Knowledge Partner (NKP)
Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school?
If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology
Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See novell.com/ttp for more details.

K9A2 Platinum Cannot Use RAID and PCI IDE card [SOLVED]

Hello,
I am trying to do the following set-up on my K9A2 Platinum, using a Phenom 9600 processor:
- 2xSATA2 250GB Seagate drives on Promise T3 SATA controller (to be used as RAID 1 devices)
- 1xSATA DVD-RW on Sb600
- 2xIDE DVD-RW on onboard IDE
- One PCI HiPoint RocketRAID ATA100 card (operating in IDE mode) on PCI slot 2 with 1xIDE 40GB hard disk (my Linux partition)
On the BIOS I have enabled the Extra RAID function, in order to enable Promise to work as RAID.
The system POSTs as follows:
- Initial detection (CPU, RAM e.tc)
- RocketRAID gets initialized and detects the IDE disk attached (40GB)
- Promise RAID tries to detect the disks (the RAID array) and the whole system hangs.
I've tried to relocate the two SATA hard disks to the SB600 controller (SATA 1&2 ports), but the same thing happens (after changing the BIOS to disable extra RAID function and enable RAID mode on onboard SATA SB600). The only way to POST the machine, is to remove the RocketRAID PCI card, but this way I can no longer boot my Linux disk.
Using BIOS 1.2 and 1.3beta 2 (sent to me by MSI support).
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the replies.
Now, I'm going to surprise you: I managed to make both cards (the Promise and HighPoint) work together! Read how...
Somehow, I got the impression that the problems I had were either caused by the BIOS or the hard disks (the SATA ones). I flashed the motherboard back to the official 1.2, doing a complete BIOS reset (removed the battery) and tried again without the RocketRAID card installed. This time, the Promise BIOS (which btw is an earlier version from the one the 1.3b2 BIOS had) reported that the one SATA drive was malfunctioning (and it was a sealed brand-new Seagate). Removed the drive, installed it on SB600 and SeaTools indeed reported that it was failing (it didn't manage to pass even the quick test...).
Now I was curious: could it be that this - together with the beta BIOS - was the cause of my problems? I installed the other SATA disk to Promise T3 (the red socket) and the controller detected it, but all I could do is to set it up as a RAID 0 array (which pretty much does nothing). Next, I installed the RocketRAID also together with the IDE Linux disk and the system detected both disks; I can boot Linux fine and enter both the RocketRAID BIOS and Promise T3 BIOS. I can delete and recreate the array in Promise T3 as I please, but due to the fact that I only have one SATA disk now, I get limited options (RAID 0 and JBOD).
Is it safe to assume that since the Promise BIOS is working with the RocketRAID installed, that my SATA RAID controller is working?
Tomorrow, I shall return the SATA drive to the store I bought it and get a replacement, so that I can set up my RAID 1.
The plan is to have Linux boot from the IDE (I've never managed to set up a Linux disk to boot from RAID) where Windows Server 2003 will boot from RAID.
Will keep you posted about the progress I make.
BTW Bas, I'm sorry I couldn't make out much of your brainstorming
Regarding the Promise controller: the board has a Promise chip right above the SATA ports, which has the number 42819 on it. I can also verify that both SB600 RAID and Promise T3 RAID have EXACTLY the same BIOS menu interface (the only differences are the texts "ATi SB600" and "Promise T3" on the menus, plus that the SB600 has also an option to securely erase the drives which Promise does not have). Are you suggesting that the SB600 RAID is actually the Promise T3? I do not know if it would be possible to have BOTH RAID controllers (SB600 and T3) working at the same time (I do not have enough disks to try...).

Does NI DAQmx driver support PCI 6527 Card

In my application i am using PCI 6527 Isolated DIO Card. In the examples from LabVIEW 7.0, i refered the following VIs
1. Write Dig Chan.vi
2. Write Dig Port.vi
using DAQ 7 Driver.
There it gives a list of devices that can run these examples. The list does not contains PCI 6527.
Can I use DAQmx Example VIs with PCI 6527 Card?
Please suggest me what driver to use with 6527 Card (Traditional DAQ or DAQmx).

Hello partners,
I'm using NI DAQmx 9.7 in a machine hosting a Windows 7, but always when I tried to run the application I got this error.:
CAN'T LOCATE THE DRIVER ERROR 10240
Does you have any idea why could I'm facing this problem ? Previously I was using the original driver NI DAQ 7.4.4 (Legacy) in a machine hosting a Windows XP.
Other point perhaps here isn't the best place to start this new post, but I couldn't find how to post a new topic on the site.. My apologies, i'm waiting for any solution or advice
Best Regards
Josias Junior

10.4.3 and PCI USB Cards

I have been using a Macally 5 USB port PCI card with my PM G5. It has never given me problems connecting to USB peripherals, but like many others, it did not allow the computer to sleep properly.
When 10.4.3 came out, I noticed things changed a little. Now the computer will go into deep sleep on its own after the time I set in Energy Saver, which it never used to do. That is good, but it also now locks up when I put it to sleep or sometimes won't wake up. These problems don't happen evertime, but usually every other day or so.
I have read somewhere that the Sonnett cards work well and don't interfere with the G5's ability to sleep with 10.4.3 installed. I am ready to get rid of my Macally card (already pulled it out), and replace it. Can anyone confirm the report I read about about the Sonnett cards or recommend another one that works well?
Thanks for the help.

Bob, I have a Sonnet Allegro USB II card in my G5. If I let the computer go to sleep on it's own it sometimes will not wake up forcing a hard restart. If I log out and then put the computer to sleep all is well. That little work around is a bit much for some, but for me it's fine as I don't leave my computer logged on when I'm not at my desk.
I'm not aware after reading many posts here that there is a card that doesn't have some issue with G5's.
Hope this helps.....

Connecting Parker's AR-08AE driver to PCI 7350 card

I have an Aries AR-08AE servo driver (by Parker) to drive a brushless servo motor (also by Parker). I have been unsuccessful at connecting the motor to the PCI 7350 card through a 68-pin screw terminal. I cannot get the motor to respond when i use the "interactive" section of MAX.
I have no prior experience with motion control. Can someone please explain to me the proper wiring configuration between these two devices. I've attached the pin diagram for the Drive I/O Connector of the Aries driver.
Thanks in advance
John Gillingham
Attachments:
AR-08AE_DriveIOConnector.pdf ‏481 KB

Hi John,
I don't have access to your drive or motor so I couldn't test this configuration, but it should work something like this to drive your servo motor. Make sure you double check our Manual for the 7350 Controller against the manual for the drive.
7350 Controller   Drive
Pin 6                   Pin 1
Pin 3                   Pin 21
Pin 32                Pin 14
Pin 31                Pin 15
Encoders:
Pin 36               Pin 3
Pin 3               Pin 4
Pin 37               Pin 5
Pin 3               Pin 6
Pin 38               Pin 7
Pin 3               Pin 8
That should be all you need to get it to work. Also make sure you check the Inhibit polarity from MAX to be sure Inhibt is not enabled when you are trying to do a move.
S. Arves S.
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

Tape Drives and TAR

Hi all,
I have a two part question.
First, is there a command (probably MOUNT) in unix/linix (whatever OS X uses) to mount a SCSI LTO-4 tape drive?
Second, what is the switches in TAR to write an archive to that tape drive.
David

On 25/05/2011 12:23, Anders Gustafsson wrote:
> Thanks for the verification. I have looked over it in theory, but never
> had the luxury or owning two drives :)
I'm not the backup expert here but I can say that whilst we have the
luxury of owning two drives we also own ARCserve ... ! ;-)
Simon
Novell Knowledge Partner (NKP)
Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school?
If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology
Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See novell.com/ttp for more details.

Tape drive and pci-x card with Solaris 10 on VMWare environment

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for