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Ryan Melander <[log in to unmask]>
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Ryan Melander <[log in to unmask]>
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Could it be he went from SE drives to DF (f/w) disk and left them on the se  
bus.... 56/52?  Im just looking at his subject line...

Ryan C. Melander

-----Original message-----
From: Mark Landin <[log in to unmask]>
To:           [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Replacement of SE Scsi to DF Scsi Storage.

Because he REMOVED the internal drives and hooked up external ones!!
So yes, there was no longer a device at the original primary boot
path.

On 2/23/11, Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Not only by default.
>
> Under ALL circumstances, the INSTALL installs to the disk identified
> by the primary path.
>
> So, yes, it's curious that path 56/52.5 is identified as the disk
> that can't be accessed.
>
> Something is wrong with the picture being painted.
>
> The INSTALL attempt identifies 56/52.5 as the target disk (LDEV 1).
>
> Yet the search command identifies disks at 56/36.5 and 56/36.6 - and
> no device at 56/52.5.
>
> So, according to what is being shown here, the primary path needs to
> be changed to either 56/36.5 or 56/36.6.
>
> The question is - why does the primary path point to a non-existent  
device?
>
> Is it because it has somehow changed since last successful INSTALL -
> or is the device at that address completely non-functional such that
> it will even identify itself?
>
>
>
> At 07:21 PM 2011-02-23, Ryan C. Melander wrote:
>>I thought by default the install would go to the PRI path.  Thus the
>>56/52.5 error
>>
>>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
>>mailto:[log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>>Behalf Of Mark Landin
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 3:26 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Replacement of SE Scsi to DF Scsi Storage.
>>
>>No guys, look: his path for his NEW disk is 56/36.5. His pri path is
>>set to 56/52.6. INSTALL can't find the primary path to install
>>anything on! he has to set his PRI path to 56/36.5.
>>
>>On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Ryan C. Melander
>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>> > If your disk are the same address as the old ones.  .5 and .6 and the
>> > system
>> > reports:  > Can't access disk at 56/52.5.0 ....  your primary boot
>> > path is
>> > 56/52.5  (normally it should be 56/52.60 but that's ok)  I would say
>> > you either have another bad disk at 56/52.5 or your SCSI address
>> > jumpers are wrong.
>> >
>> > Ryan
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> > Behalf  Of Paul Edwards
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:59 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Replacement of SE Scsi to DF Scsi Storage.
>> >
>> > Did you set the SCSI address correctly on the new drive?
>> >
>> > ***************************************************************
>> >  CDR Paul Edwards USNR Ret.       HP 3000 Certified Consultant
>> >  Paul Edwards & Associates
>> >  1506 Estates Way                 Phone: (972) 242-6660
>> >  Carrollton TX 75006              Cel  : (214) 384-8728
>> >  Email: [log in to unmask]          Web  : www.peassoc.com
>> > ***************************************************************
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> > Behalf Of Harpreet SINGH
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:48 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Replacement of SE Scsi to DF Scsi Storage.
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > But I am replacing the disk one to one.
>> >
>> > With Warm Regards
>> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>> > Harpreet Singh Chana
>> >
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>> >             Mark Landin
>> >             <marklandin@GMAIL
>> >             .COM>
>> > To
>> >             Sent by: HP-3000          [log in to unmask]
>> >             Systems
>> > cc
>> >             Discussion
>> >             <[log in to unmask]
>> > Subject
>> >             TC.EDU <http://tc.edu/>>                   Re: [HP3000-L]
>> > Replacement of SE
>> >                                       Scsi to DF Scsi Storage.
>> >
>> >             02/24/2011 06:11
>> >             AM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >             Please respond to
>> >                Mark Landin
>> >             <marklandin@GMAIL
>> >                   .COM>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > When you replaced the disk drives, notice how their hardware path
>> > changed.
>> >
>> > Now check what your PRI boot path is. that's where the CSLT will try
>> > to install things. You will need to change your PRI boot path to the
>> > hardware path of one of the new disks you put in. This will become LDEV
>> > 1.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Harpreet SINGH <
>> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I have managed to verify the CSLT Tape on working server and found
>> > > no errors.
>> > >
>> > > I have taken out this working Tape drive from the working server in
>> > > Replaced with the suspected faulty Tape drive.
>> > >
>> > > -- On server Side I have inserted two Disk in the disk enclosure.
>> > > -- Restart the Server
>> > > -- Search for the Hardware
>> > > -- I found 3 devices
>> > > i.e.
>> > > -- P0   56/36.5         DISK
>> > > --P1    56/36.6         DISK
>> > > --P2    56/52/0         TAPE
>> > >
>> > > So I boot the server with bo p2
>> > > Interact with IPL = N
>> > >
>> > > ISL > Install
>> > >
>> > > I got the messages
>> > >
>> > > Can't access disk at 56/52.5.0 ....
>> > > System Abort 55 from Syb System 146
>> > > Sec Status: info -31281, Subsystem = 213 System Halt 7, $0037
>> > > --
>> > > "He's old enough to know what's right and young enough not to choose
>> > > it.
>> > > He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." -
>> > > Neal Peart
>> > >
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