Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 tape on RedHat
I was able to use this tape drive on RedHat 6.2 after updating the drive firmware, using an update package from Dell:
http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=R25138&sid
I considered updating to a later Adaptec driver (aic7xxx 5.1.33), later kernel
(2.2.16 or later), or RH7.1, but the firmware update (to 8130) did the trick for me. Attached is another poster's description of the problem, and his solution...
Kate Rosenbloom
RapidMoney Corp.
Santa Cruz, CA
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Quoted 6 lines · Kate Rosenbloom
Hello Frank,
While trying to setup a backup system with our Dell linux box, I ran into problems.
A web search turned up your September posting to linux-kernel. This describes our problem too. Did you ever solve it ?
Yes. Our problem was solved by upgrading the kernel to 2.2.16. We had 2.2.14 previously, which apparently has some problems.
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We are trying to use a Dell poweredge 1300 with a dds4 tape drive When we try reading from a tape, the reading process gets stuck in D state
after the last data has been read. According to ps l, the process is stuck
indown_failed. Turning hardware compression on and off, or switching to a
DDS2 tape does not solve the problem.This is the tape drive (AKA Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 Drive)
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun:
00
Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 06408-XXX Rev: 8071
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03The SCSI card is an adaptec :
SCSI Adapter: Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra2 SCSI host adapter
Ultra-2 LVD/SE Wide Controller at PCI 0/13/0The system is running stock RedHat 6.2
2.2.14-6.1.1smp (the problem also occurs with an up kernel, we still have
to switch the default boot).Is there anything we can try ?
Quoted 8 lines
Thanks in advance,
Frank Gevaerts
Formal and Knowledge Systems
Luikersteenweg 65
B-3500 Hasselt
Belgium
Subject:
Re: Did you solve your tape drive problem ?
Date:
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:53:17 +0200 (CEST)
From:
[email protected]
To:
Kate Rosenbloom <[email protected]>
Quoted 6 lines · Kate Rosenbloom
Hello Frank,
While trying to setup a backup system with our Dell linux box, I ran into problems.
A web search turned up your September posting to linux-kernel. This describes our problem too. Did you ever solve it ?
Yes. Our problem was solved by upgrading the kernel to 2.2.16. We had 2.2.14 previously, which apparently has some problems.
Frank
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Thanks in advance,
Kate Rosenbloom
RapidMoney Corp.
Santa Cruz, California-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are trying to use a Dell poweredge 1300 with a dds4 tape drive When we try reading from a tape, the reading process gets stuck in D state
after the last data has been read. According to ps l, the process is stuck
indown_failed. Turning hardware compression on and off, or switching to a
DDS2 tape does not solve the problem.This is the tape drive (AKA Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 Drive)
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun:
00
Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 06408-XXX Rev: 8071
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03The SCSI card is an adaptec :
SCSI Adapter: Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra2 SCSI host adapter
Ultra-2 LVD/SE Wide Controller at PCI 0/13/0The system is running stock RedHat 6.2
2.2.14-6.1.1smp (the problem also occurs with an up kernel, we still have
to switch the default boot).Is there anything we can try ?
Quoted 8 lines
Thanks in advance,
Frank Gevaerts
Formal and Knowledge Systems
Luikersteenweg 65
B-3500 Hasselt
Belgium
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