Tape library compatibility.

Hi I have no Solaris expertise. I work at Dell in support, and I have a customer that is trying to use a Power Vault 124T (Tape Library). I know that Dell has not verified the system with Solaris 10. I am trying to find a compatibility list from Sun, or proof that it is/is not supported. Could anyone help me out there? :)

Thanks very much. That was all I needed. I was able to find the driver I needed throgh that page as well.

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Regards
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http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/secure-backup/pdf/Tape_Devices10.2.pdf
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Hi!
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release channel sbt1;
+}+
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channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090621
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channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090619
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I have several questions regarding the Tape Library behavior.
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i read this thread
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bf5115d4-a050-4aca-9759-8180c415d415/how-can-i-change-tape-expiry?forum=dpmtapebackuprecovery and Mike wrote
•Expiry dates for valid datasets that are already written to tape are changed when the retention range is changed during a protection group modification.
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Hi,
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and not under external dpm tapes tree, so you may want test that and see if there are other recover options for restoring from once expired tapes.
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Mike J. [MSFT]
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Tape Library Concern - Eject & Reinsertion after each backup

Here is what I am currently using.
System overview:
-HP Proliant DL380p Gen 8
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-Quantum Scalar i40
(2) HP LTO-5 tape heads
(25) Licensed slots
Tape library is configured as one partition
Windows 2012 R2 - fully patched
DPM 2012 R2 Data Center Edition with 7/2014 Update Rollup 3
I have used DPM for about 6 years since 2007 version but I have always used stand alone LTO-3 & LTO-5 tape drives. I
have used tape libraries before that time but with a different product.
Here is the scenario I am seeing. Any tapes jobs that are scheduled at the same time will
pull a tape into each tape drive and backups are performed. All is working normal from that perspective. The problem I see is that after each backup is completed the tape is removed from the drive, placed back in the slot, removed again from the
slot and then re-inserted back into the drive to continue with the next backup job that was scheduled at the same time as the previous one.
This seems highly inefficient and time consuming not to mention a lot of extra wear & tear
on the library & tapes. Is this behavior normal? If so, can it be changed? or is it is bug?
I would expect the tape to remain in the tape drive until all backups are completed assuming they
had available capacity and were not off-site ready. It appears if multiple servers are in the same protection group the tape is not removed between these backups. The issue appears to be when the next separate protection group is backed up.
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Integration of RMAN with virtual tape library

OS: Oracle Linux 5.5 UEK (Virtualbox)
Oracle: 11gR2 11.2.0.1 Enterprise + ASM (Virtualbox)
Hello,
I would like to test something about RMAN and writing directly to tape. For this I installed mhvtl, a virtual tape library. The installation was pretty easy. http://sites.google.com/site/linuxvtl2/
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Any ideas? Thanks!
rpm -ivh mhvtl-0.18-13.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh mhvtl-0.18-13.src.rpm
cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
tar zxvf ../SOURCES/mhvtl-2011-01-11.tgz
cd mhvtl-0.18/kernel
make
make install
/etc/init.d/mhvtl start
yum install mtx
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Storage Changer /dev/changer:4 Drives, 43 Slots ( 4 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = E03001L4
etc.
# mtx load 1
Drive 0 Full (Storage Element 1 loaded)
# tar cf /dev/ntape ./
# tar tvf /dev/ntape
Edited by: Dude on Jan 20, 2011 5:22 PM

Thanks for the tip!
I installed Oracle Secure Backup Express and spend all afternoon with this strange product, mainly to troubleshoot the installation and setup. I'm not really sure everything works - it's quite a piece of software, as usual.
I ran into a couple of issues that were not mentioned in the installation documentation:
- install sg3_utils
- use obtool to register the server as mediaserver
# sg_map -i -x
/dev/sg9 3 0 1 0 1 /dev/nst0 IBM ULT3580-TD5 550V
/dev/sg10 3 0 2 0 1 /dev/nst1 IBM ULT3580-TD5 550V
/dev/sg11 3 0 3 0 1 /dev/nst2 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg12 3 0 4 0 1 /dev/nst3 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
/dev/sg13 3 0 9 0 1 /dev/nst4 IBM ULT3580-TD4 550V
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RMAN was not happy with it:
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27023: skgfqsbi: media manager protocol error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
sbt__rpc_connect: Internal error - could not connect to obproxyd (Oracle Secure Backup error: 'bad port name specified (OB SBT proxy manager)').
# cat /usr/tmp/obproxyd.log
2011/01/23.02:11:10 [5431] can't set root privileges; continuing anyway - program isn't stamped setuid-root (OB utilities)
2011/01/23.02:11:10 [5431] can't listen for connections - Operation not permitted
Document ID 396046.1 solution outlines to correct the hostname or mediaserver name. However, this was not the problem. I finally figured that /etc/obproxyd is a symlink to a .wrapper script which points to the actual proxy application. The fix was:
#chmod +s /usr/local/oracle/backup/.etc.linux86_64obproxyd
After this the error changed:
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel at 01/23/2011 02:43:36
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ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
sbt__rpc_cat_query: Query for piece 3cm2q2an_1_1 failed.
(Oracle Secure Backup error: 'no preauth config found for OS user (OB tools) oracle').
The fix for this error:
https://10.0.0.6, login as 'admin'
Configure->Users->Select Admin->Edit->Preauthorized Access->Add user 'Oracle' (select host and rman)
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using channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1
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channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
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input datafile file number=00002 name=/scratch/oradata/test/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00003 name=/scratch/oradata/test/undotbs01.dbf
input datafile file number=00005 name=/scratch/oradata/test/users02.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/scratch/oradata/test/users01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
Now it just sits there forever and the log just keeps adding the following lines:
# cat obproxyd.log
2011/01/23.03:00:31 [5662] handle_qsp_msg: received get job state request
2011/01/23.03:00:31 [5662] job id 'admin/5.1'
Strange, backup to tape with 'mtx' and 'tar' works, so the problem might be OSB.
Edited by: Dude on Jan 22, 2011 8:32 PM
I finally got it running. I deleted the current library and drive configuration and used the webtool to configure the other library at /dev/sg17. it was also necessary to use the webtool to load a volume into the drive. Unfortunately I did not note down the steps in details. Maybe next time.
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 23-JAN-11
piece handle=3im2qc42_1_1 tag=TAG20110123T053042 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 10.2.0.3
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:03:26
Finished backup at 23-JAN-11
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 23-JAN-11
piece handle=c-2036659790-20110123-00 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 10.2.0.3
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Quantum P2000 tape library showing NOBARCODE on tape drive

Hi all,
We are having a tape library of ATL quantum P2000 which is having 4 tape drives.
In which we used to daily backup.
When ever we are keeping any new cartridges into the library we will run an inventory , During this time if their is any kind of cartridge in the tape drive their wont be any issue with that particular tape drive .
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I will use new words to repeat my first reply:
You have broken hardware.
Broken hardware doesn't work when you expect it to work.
For example:
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How to setup and Configure the SCDPM 2012 R2 on Hyper- v VM to take the Backup in Tape Library

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I have to configured a SCDPM 202 R2 on one Hyper-V VM to take the Backup in Tape.
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Currently, Windows Hyper-v does not support tape libraries on the Vfc - this is covered in the following TechNet article.
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Tape library support
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Consequently, DPM cannot support something that Windows does not support, so we have documented that Fvc tape is not supported in a VM
Preparing for installation in a virtual environment
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Good news is both the Windows and DPM teams are working with tape library vendors to get their tape libraries certified to work in a Hyper-V VM using Vfc - expect more news about that in a future release of DPM.
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Mike J. [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Solaris 10, ISALogic SCSI interface and ARCVault tape library

I put an ISALogic SCSI interface card into a SunBlade 2000, installed
Solaris 10_u4 on it and attached an ARCVault tape library. The system
see the tape but fails to see the library and the robot. The robot and the
tape are on the same scsi bus.
I followed the instructions on how to do a scsi passthrough and did a probe-scsi-all
at the ok prompt of the system.
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STK L 700 tape library robot holding the media.

Hello All,
I have an STK L700 tape library, which has 4 HP LTO3 FC tape drives and 2 IBM LTO4 FC tape drives, the robot is FC connected.
I have an issue,The hand assembly picks the media from tape drives after backup and then goes to a slot and holds the media for a long time, then after we eject the media. then i can see a message, initialization failed.
This issue is intermitent.
I checked the FSC logs and I could find 3 FSC logs with reach alert.
&&309D
&&3087
&&3087
I have checked the physical library status, it is working normally, after we take out the media and re initialize it.
I dont think this could be due to hardware failure, anyone could you kindly help me out to isolate the issue?

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