smtape

cbaertsch09 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:36:18 GMT

Hello

I'm just trying out smtape for a SAS-attached tape library Quantum Scalar i40, but don't seem to get any further with the commands. This is what I entered:

FILER02> sysconfig -t

Tape drive (0a.00.210) Hewlett-Packard LTO-6

rst0l - rewind device, format is: LTO-4/5 Native Density

nrst0l - no rewind device, format is: LTO-4/5 Native Density

urst0l - unload/reload device, format is: LTO-4/5 Native Density

rst0m - rewind device, format is: LTO-4/5 Compressed

nrst0m - no rewind device, format is: LTO-4/5 Compressed

urst0m - unload/reload device, format is: LTO-4/5 Compressed

rst0h - rewind device, format is: LTO-6 2.5TB

nrst0h - no rewind device, format is: LTO-6 2.5TB

urst0h - unload/reload device, format is: LTO-6 2.5TB

rst0a - rewind device, format is: LTO-6 6.25TB Compressed

nrst0a - no rewind device, format is: LTO-6 6.25TB Compressed

urst0a - unload/reload device, format is: LTO-6 6.25TB Compressed

FILER02> smtape backup /vol/sm_cifs_daily rst0h

Job 18 started.

FILER02> Mon May 12 17:45:36 CEST [FILER02:smtape.backup.err:error]: Backup of '/vol/sm_cifs_daily' to 'rst0h' failed: smtape: Invalid tape drive rst0h in tape argument list.

FILER02>

I tried all the listed device names, even the alias "st0". Does anybody have an idea what could be going wrong?

Cheers

Chris

Re: smtape

scottgelb — Tue, 13 May 2014 16:39:25 GMT

does it work if you use rst0a ? The cli examples show the higher compression device name.

Re: smtape

cbaertsch09 — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:58:59 GMT

didn't work

Re: smtape

cbaertsch09 — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:16:40 GMT

I got it working after I changed the SAS cable where the Quantum was attached from port 0a to the port 0b on my NetApp 2220.

https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_download_file/ECMP1140990

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