Thanks for the info.
Based on that, it appears I've got a faulty unit.
Actually, it could be 2 faulty units - pending testing of the second one.
At 05:54 PM 2010-01-28, Hawkins, Jim (ESS TCE Q&W) wrote:
>Gilles,
>
>Earliest of DATs (gen 1) did have internal eject dip switches but
>this all was replaced by the ability to set these in software. I
>don't recall these in any later autoloader devices. Then again,
>IIRC these things always "just worked" for me, so I never had to dig
>very deeply.
>
>http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00070624/c00070624.pdf
>
>Autoloader modes
>HP StorageWorks DAT autoloaders may be operated in either stacker or
>random mode.
>Mode is initially determined by what happens after you insert a magazine:
>* If the host sends a command to move a cartridge from the magazine
>to the drive, the
>autoloader goes into random mode
>* If you select a cartridge by pressing the Select button and then
>load it by pressing the Load
>Cartridge button, the autoloader goes into stacker mode
>See the electronic User's Guide on the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM
>for more information
>about autoloader modes
>
>There is nothing in standard MPE that "sends a command to move a
>cartridge." So you should ALWAYS be in "stacker mode." I would
>re-recommend the "eject" setting on Devctrl. If that isn't working
>then maybe something is actually broken.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Gilles Schipper
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:26 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] dat72 autoloader
>
>I've tried that, but unable to coax the drive to go online.
>
>The only way I can put the drive online is by pressing various
>buttons on the front panel of the unit.
>
>Kinda makes the "autoloader" part of this unit pretty useless.
>
>I'm thinking there must be a dip switch setting that needs to be changed.
>
>
>At 05:05 PM 2010-01-28, John Pitman wrote:
> >No experience of that make/model, but -
> >
> >We have a HP dat 40x6 autoloader (8 tape magazine), and its
> >configured like this in sysgen:-
> >LDEV: 777 DEVNAME: OUTDEV: 0 MODE: R
> > ID: DDSAUTO RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: TAPE
> > PATH: 0/0/1/0.5.0 MPETYPE: 24 MPESUBTYPE: 7
> >CLASS: TAPE
> >
> >AND we do this in sysstart:-
> >
> >devctrl 777,enable,enable
> >
> >The parms available are compress, eject, and load - we have not
> >specified load in the above - check help devctrl for options.
> >It always loads next tape on end of a backup, EVEN though SHOWDEV
> >does not show a tape at ready - maybe because we are not setting
> >Load to online? Its showing two leds (ready) now after last nights
> >backup , but showdev gives AVAIL.
> >
> >If a tape gives an error I think it moves on to the next one. In
> >this mode (eject=enable), I cant get my programmatic bring on line to work.
> >
> >We also have a dds 3 single drive on the traditional ldev 7. We set
> >this to Eject= disable, as this allows for doing a store, and
> >programmatically putting the tape back on line remotely - avoids
> >having to be on site to do backup & restore.
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >John Pitman
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> >Behalf Of Gilles Schipper
> >Sent: Friday, 29 January 2010 8:35 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: [HP3000-L] dat72 autoloader
> >
> >I have a Certance DAT72 autoloader, model no. CDL 432 configured on
> >an HP3000 and have no problems reading from and writing to the unit.
> >
> >What I am having difficulty with is trying to automatically load the
> >next tape from the 6-slot magazine.
> >
> >Trying the DEVCTRL.MPEXL.TELESUP command with varying parameter
> >values has not been fruitful. (Specifically, DEVCTRL.MPEXL.TELESUP 8
> >EJECT=ENABLE LOAD=ONLINE)
> >
> >Also, looking at the dip switches available do not appear to offer
> >any obvious solutions there (I don't see a switch associated with the
> >stacker or random mode operation).
> >
> >Does anyone have any experience with this model of autoloader or any
> >suggestions as to how I can configure it so I can issue a command to
> >load the next tape in the magazine ?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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