The problem might be the media. If you use a brand new tape after cleaning
do you get the same error. Other possibility may firmware (hp02 and hp03
have seen a problem) or yes hardware
I found a known problem 8606308158
Problem Text
CR# JAGae71193
problem
DDS3 tape drives log powerfail events when connected to A6829A cards.
Temporary Solution
TEXT
workaround
Try A5149A/R and A5150A/R add-on HBAs
Or, simply move DDS3 to System Core I/O SCSI Bus (free):
A-Class path 0/0/2/0 or 0/0/1/0
N-Class path 0/0/1/0
Best Regards
Cathlene Mc Rae
HP Sr response center engineer.
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