Stephen,

disabled ndmpd

Ok, so 'ndmpd status' returns "OFF"; and no sessions are active? I've had to 'ndmpd kill <session number>' occasionally, to free up the tape device after a (Veritas Net)backup problem. Rebooting the filer will also clear hung ndmpd sessions.

Also, this sounds trivial, but bad scsi termination will cause write errors. mt will return good status (and even fsf & rewoffl) but dump won't be able to write to the tape device.

switched the jukebox with another unit

If #2 was working under budtool, maybe its termination is good. Might try a different scsi cable as well? Another trivial point: the set-up @ork is an F740 with a dlt 7000 in a 9710 tape library. I've noticed that power-cycling the dlt or changing the connection to the filer seems to require rebooting the 740, before the dlt is useable. Sun boxes, on the other hand, can 'hot-swap' a scsi dlt without problems.

-- Dave Toal unix resource thomson & thomson

-----Original Message----- From: Darragh, Stephen J To: 'toasters@mathworks.com' Sent: 12/13/01 9:01 AM Subject: dump to overland jukebox dlt7000 w lvd scsi card problem

Hello,

I have a Overland mini library xpress 15 slot single dlt7000 that I attached to a f740 filer sysconfig -m and sysconfig -t report what appears to be the correct information and the lvd card is the correct rev and in the right slot.

I even switched the jukebox with another unit that I use for BudTool NDMP backups of that filer. mt -f rst3a status shows write enabled and dlt7000 correctly.

When I go to use the dump command, I get an error that it can't open the device for write, and asks for retry (which also fails)

I disabled ndmpd before I tried to dump to rst3a

I have an open case with NetApp, but am hoping someone else has already run into this

Thanks

Stephen Darragh UNIX Sys Admin BAE Systems