Is this unit in a Smart Enclosure? (hotswap)? Or SE?  I would check cabling
and termination also.  I have seen on more than one occasion the connection
on the Smart Enclosure go bad for no reason.

Ryan C. Melander
Ideal Computer Services, Inc.
88 Wright Brothers Ave.
Livermore, CA 94551
Ph. 800-862-8787
Ph. 925-447-4747 x213
Fx. 925-447-4780
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Kim Borgman
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:11 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] DLT tape drive...

Acting quirky.  Put tape in, not recognizing it.  IE showdev 8 still shows
that it is available.  Do store to it, showdev 8 give it as unavailable, SYS

    8     UNAVAIL       SYS

Did an abortio 8, and it will finally release it.

HP came out and replaced.  Same symptoms.

Sometimes the tape will show mounted (last nite), but then when the store
job runs, it keeps asking to mount a tape.  Or once yesterday in testing, it
kept asking me to answer a reply that the tape was on that device...  when I
reply, keeps coming back with same request.

Anyway, HP tech thinks there is a command to force the system to recognize
the tape.  Short of reboot, any ideas out there ?

If a reboot fails, then I'm thinking we have a board problem....

Mr Kim Borgman
IT mgr, RNDC of Indiana.

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