initializing the HP-UX device name ,but failing

[Former Member]

I have scan HP-UX tape drive and trying to put the name of the tape drive.

Command :

#ioscan -fnC tape

 
Then ran the following command with is corresponding name :

  Press continue

  When i press continue it is always saying Winding tape volume in device/dev/rmt/0mn failed

  Where that i have always have to press the c to continue,but i think it is looping and saying Winding tape volume in device/dev/rmt/0mn failed.

  I only have to name that tape device.

  Why it is failing?

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Please any one can reply for this....It will be helpful for me..

Thanks in advance

[ps0907 · Accepted solution]

Shouldn't the 'tape_address' parameter in the initPRD.sap file be set to '/dev/rmt/2mn'?  The results of the ioscan command indicate that the tape device is /dev/rmt/2mn.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Is that volume name should be the name which i have given for tape PRD_tape1,PRD_tape2 like this..

in my init<SID>.sap is

volume_archive = (PRDA01, PRDA02, PRDA03, PRDA04, PRDA05,

                  PRDA06, PRDA07, PRDA08, PRDA09, PRDA10,

                  PRDA11, PRDA12, PRDA13, PRDA14, PRDA15,

                  PRDA16, PRDA17, PRDA18, PRDA19, PRDA20,

                  PRDA21, PRDA22, PRDA23, PRDA24, PRDA25,

                  PRDA26, PRDA27, PRDA28, PRDA29, PRDA30)

# volumes for brbackup

# [<volume_name> | (<volume_name_list>) | SCRATCH]

# no default

volume_backup = (PRDB01, PRDB02, PRDB03, PRDB04, PRDB05,

                 PRDB06, PRDB07, PRDB08, PRDB09, PRDB10,

                 PRDB11, PRDB12, PRDB13, PRDB14, PRDB15,

                 PRDB16, PRDB17, PRDB18, PRDB19, PRDB20,

                 PRDB21, PRDB22, PRDB23, PRDB24, PRDB25,

                 PRDB26, PRDB27, PRDB28, PRDB29, PRDB30)