Further tape drive problems...

From: Andrew Raine <Andrew.Raine_at_mrc-dunn.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:36:33 +0100

Dear Managers,

With help from this list I have been moving forward on my
DLT/SDLT/changer problems. I have a new question now though...

My SDLT drive seems to be generating binary error log events,
coincident with me not being able to get the devices on that bus to
respond. Can anyone suggest, from the information below, what sort of
problem I might be having? Hardware/software?

PS: Bus/Targ/Lun 2/1/0 is the SDLT1 drive itself....

Many thanks,
    
Andrew

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======================= Binary Error Log event =======================
EVM event name: sys.unix.binlog.hw.scsi
    Binary error log events are posted through the binlogd daemon, and
    stored in the binary error log file, /var/adm/binary.errlog.  This
    event is used to report all SCSI device errors, including disk,
    tape, HSZ raid events, and adapter errors.
======================================================================
    
Formatted Message:
    SCSI event
    
Event Data Items:
    Event Name        : sys.unix.binlog.hw.scsi
    Priority          : 700
    PID               : 524709
    PPID              : 524289
    Event Id          : 2442
    Member Id         : 1
    Timestamp         : 21-Oct-2002 10:06:30
    Host IP address   : 193.60.81.187
    Cluster IP address: 193.60.81.188
    Host Name         : beta
    Cluster Name      : cluster
    User Name         : root 
    Format            : SCSI event
    Reference         : cat:evmexp.cat:300
Variable Items:
    subid_class (INT32) = 199
    subid_num (INT32) = 2
    subid_unit_num (INT32) = 136
    subid_type (INT32) = 34
    binlog_event (OPAQUE) = [OPAQUE VALUE: 344 bytes]
    
============================ Translation =============================
Sequence number of error: 753665068
Time of error entry: 21-Oct-2002 10:06:30
Host name: beta
    
SCSI CAM ERROR PACKET
Controller type: DISK
SCSI device class: DEC SIM
Bus Number: 2
Target number: 1
Lun Number: 0
    
Name of routine that logged the event: ss_abort_done
Event information: SCSI abort has been performed
======================================================================

Received on Mon Oct 21 2002 - 09:37:03 NZDT