SCSI vs Tape Changer, Episode II

From: Dave Belfer-Shevett (shevett@stonekeep.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 11:54:50 EDT


When we last left our hero, he was sitting with egg on his face for using
the wrong type of SCSI controller to drive his tape changers. Sun X6541A
controllers are Differential, and the Overland changer and Sony DLT drives
are LVD/SE.

Well, I've replaced the controller (thanks memoryx.com!) with a Sun X6758A
controller, and, following some helpful hints on the sunmanagers archives
about disabling auto-boot b efore doing a probe-scsi to avoid bus faults,
I get this from the ok prompt:

{0} ok probe-scsi-all
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1
Target 1
  Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST173404LW 0004

/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3
Target 0
  Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST39102LCSUN9.0G0828
Target 6
  Unit 0 Removable Read Only device TOSHIBA XM6201TASUN32XCD1103

/pci@1f,4000/pci@2/scsi@5
Target 3
  Unit 0 Removable Medium changer OVERLANDLIBRARYPRO 0420
Target 4
  Unit 0 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 8 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 10 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 18 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101

/pci@1f,4000/pci@2/scsi@4
Target 5
  Unit 0 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 8 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 10 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101
  Unit 18 Removable Tape SONY SDX-700C 0101

Yippee! That looks right, yes? (although why tapes are showing up as 4
different devices, I'm not sure. Different density selections)?

Now comes the bad news. I can't get the kernel to recognize it. I'll
attach the boot -r log (long), but /dev/rmt remains unpopulated.

I've dug on Sun's site looking for drivers or the like, but they don't
seem to exist... the implication is that Solaris 8 -should- have native
drivers for this card.

Our backups are hingeing on getting these drives running again. So far
sunmanagers has been a godsend. Help me sun-managers, you're my only
hope!

        -dbs

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Short boot -r, on console:
Configuring /dev and /devices
Configuring the /dev directory (compatibility devices)
The system is coming up. Please wait.
etc etc
-------
Actual messages file content:
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 540533 kern.notice] ^MSunOS
Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-15 64-bit
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 913631 kern.notice]
Copyright 1983-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 678236 kern.info] Ethernet
address = 8:0:20:b0:49:c8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com unix: [ID 389951 kern.info] mem =
1048576K (0x40000000)
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com unix: [ID 930857 kern.info] avail mem =
1025368064
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com rootnex: [ID 466748 kern.info] root
nexus = Sun (TM) Enterprise 250 (2 X UltraSPARC-II 296MHz)
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] pcipsy0
at root: UPA 0x1f 0x4000
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pcipsy0
is /pci@1f,4000
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] pcipsy1
at root: UPA 0x1f 0x2000
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pcipsy1
is /pci@1f,2000
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com Rev. 5 Symbios 53c875 found.
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target1-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target2-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target3-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target4-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target5-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com target6-scsi-options=0x5f8
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: scsi@3, glm0
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] glm0 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1 (glm1):
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com Rev. 5 Symbios 53c875 found.
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: scsi@3,1, glm1
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] glm1 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd0 at glm0:
target 0 lun 0
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd0 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] <SUN9.0G
cyl 4924 alt 2 hd 27 sec 133>
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd16 at
glm1: target 1 lun 0
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd16 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1/sd@1,0
Jun 2 11:45:13 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
<SEAGATE-ST173404LW-0004 cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
Jun 2 11:45:14 tub.ma.intuit.com scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd6 at glm0:
target 6 lun 0
Jun 2 11:45:14 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd6 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@6,0
Jun 2 11:45:17 tub.ma.intuit.com swapgeneric: [ID 308332 kern.info] root
on /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@0,0:b fstype ufs
Jun 2 11:45:17 tub.ma.intuit.com obpsym: [ID 871840 kern.notice] obpsym:
symbolic debugging is available.
Jun 2 11:45:17 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: ebus@1, ebus0
Jun 2 11:45:17 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] envctrltwo0
at ebus0: offset 14,600000
Jun 2 11:45:17 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info]
envctrltwo0 is /pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/SUNW,envctrltwo@14,600000
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] su0 at
ebus0: offset 14,3083f8
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] su0 is
/pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3083f8
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] su1 at
ebus0: offset 14,3062f8
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] su1 is
/pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3062f8
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] se0 at
ebus0: offset 14,400000
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] se0 is
/pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/se@14,400000
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] se1 at
ebus0: offset 14,200000
Jun 2 11:45:18 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] se1 is
/pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/se@14,200000
Jun 2 11:45:19 tub.ma.intuit.com unix: [ID 987524 kern.info] cpu0:
SUNW,UltraSPARC-II (upaid 0 impl 0x11 ver 0x20 clock 296 MHz)
Jun 2 11:45:19 tub.ma.intuit.com unix: [ID 987524 kern.info] cpu1:
SUNW,UltraSPARC-II (upaid 1 impl 0x11 ver 0x20 clock 296 MHz)
Jun 2 11:45:19 tub.ma.intuit.com unix: [ID 721127 kern.info] cpu 1
initialization complete - online
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 :
PCI IO 2.0 (Rev Id = c1) Found
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: network@1,1, hme0
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] hme0 is
/pci@1f,4000/network@1,1
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme1 :
PCI IO 2.0 (Rev Id = c1) Found
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme1 :
Local Ethernet address = 8:0:20:ae:70:a0
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme1 :
Using local MAC address
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: SUNW,hme@4,1, hme1
Jun 2 11:45:21 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] hme1 is
/pci@1f,4000/SUNW,hme@4,1
Jun 2 11:45:22 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 454863 kern.info] dump on
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 size 2049 MB
Jun 2 11:45:24 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 :
Internal Transceiver Selected.
Jun 2 11:45:24 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme0 :
100 Mbps Full-Duplex Link Up
Jun 2 11:45:24 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme1 :
Internal Transceiver Selected.
Jun 2 11:45:24 tub.ma.intuit.com hme: [ID 517527 kern.info] SUNW,hme1 :
100 Mbps Half-Duplex Link Up
Jun 2 11:45:26 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: devinfo0
Jun 2 11:45:26 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] devinfo0
is /pseudo/devinfo@0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: fssnap0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fssnap0
is /pseudo/fssnap@0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: winlock0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] winlock0
is /pseudo/winlock@0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: fcode0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcode0 is
/pseudo/fcode@0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: lockstat0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lockstat0
is /pseudo/lockstat@0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: vol0
Jun 2 11:45:39 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] vol0 is
/pseudo/vol@0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: llc10
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] llc10 is
/pseudo/llc1@0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pcipsy: [ID 370704 kern.info]
PCI-device: pci@2, pci_pci0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pci_pci0
is /pci@1f,4000/pci@2
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: pm0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is
/pseudo/pm@0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: tod0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] tod0 is
/pseudo/tod@0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: lofi0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lofi0 is
/pseudo/lofi@0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: fcp0
Jun 2 11:45:40 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 is
/pseudo/fcp@0
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: rsm0
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rsm0 is
/pseudo/rsm@0
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com ebus: [ID 521012 kern.info] ecpp0 at
ebus0: offset 14,3043bc
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ecpp0 is
/pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/ecpp@14,3043bc
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd0
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd0 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@0
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd1
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd1 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@1
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd2
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd2 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@2
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd3
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd3 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@3
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd4
Jun 2 11:45:50 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd4 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@4
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd5
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd5 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@5
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd6
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd6 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@6
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd7
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd7 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@7
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd8
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd8 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@8
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd9
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd9 is
/pseudo/wrsmd@9
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd10
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd10
is /pseudo/wrsmd@10
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd11
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd11
is /pseudo/wrsmd@11
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd12
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd12
is /pseudo/wrsmd@12
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd13
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd13
is /pseudo/wrsmd@13
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd14
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd14
is /pseudo/wrsmd@14
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info]
pseudo-device: wrsmd15
Jun 2 11:45:51 tub.ma.intuit.com genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] wrsmd15
is /pseudo/wrsmd@15
Jun 2 11:45:58 tub.ma.intuit.com /usr/lib/nfs/lockd[167]: [ID 599441
daemon.info] Number of servers not specified. Using default of
 20.
Jun 2 11:46:00 tub.ma.intuit.com xntpd[194]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice]
xntpd 3-5.93e Mon Sep 20 15:47:11 PDT 1999 (1)
Jun 2 11:46:01 tub.ma.intuit.com xntpd[194]: [ID 301315 daemon.notice]
tickadj = 5, tick = 10000, tvu_maxslew = 495, est. hz = 100
Jun 2 11:46:01 tub.ma.intuit.com xntpd[194]: [ID 182907 daemon.info]
precision = 21 usec
Jun 2 11:46:01 tub.ma.intuit.com xntpd[194]: [ID 798731 daemon.notice]
using kernel phase-lock loop 0041
Jun 2 11:46:01 tub.ma.intuit.com xntpd[194]: [ID 988144 daemon.debug]
signal_no_reset: signal 18 had flags 20000

[etc etc etc]

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