There is an issue documented in the 5.3 readme that you cannot use the windows 2k3 FC storport driver with the TSM device driver to access tape devices. Could this be your problem?
This has bitten me because I have disk that needs the storport driver and only a single FC Card plus an FC Attached tape library. I'd really prefer to use the TSM device driver, so if anyone can suggest a way around this issue, I would be most appreciative. Thanks Steve Steve Harris TSM Admin Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 13/01/2005 23:57:42 >>> Hello *SMers, I'm having trouble with operating Dell 110T LTO2 drives in a PowerVault 132T library. Environment: - W2k3, HBA Qlogic 2340, FC attached Dell Powervault 132T library with 2 Dell 110T LTO2 drives - TSM device driver for library (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&uid=swg21177112) and IBM device drivers for the drives (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=110T&uid=swg21082581&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en) I am able to define both drives and library, as well as paths, in TSM sucessfully, but I'm having problems with write operations to the drive. F.e., when I try to label volumes in the library, the tape gets mounted in a drive, but no label is ever written and the process never ends (or at least not within 20 mins). Tape stays mounted in a drive and never gets dismounted. I've tried dozens of combinations of device drivers for the drives, but never succeeded. I see no error in the TSM Actlog or Windows Event log. When I define library as RSM type (using native Dell device drivers for both library and tape drives) and use RSM for media handling, everything works fine. I can easily label volumes, perform backups and so on. Again, when I reconfigure the library and drive back to SCSI type and try to perform f.e. a backup of TSM database using media labelled in previous step (via RSM), the procedure repeats with the same result - robotics mount the tape in a drive and nothing happens. TSM server is still waiting for mount of a scratch media, eventhough the volume is already mounted. I've tried to install TSM 5.2 even, but the result is the same. It seems to me, that there must be a problem with device drivers, but maybe I'm missing something. Any ideas ? -- S pozdravem / Best Regards, Martin Trcka, IT Consultant Tech. Support Department GC System a.s., Spitalka 41, 60200 Brno, Czech Rep. mob: +420 602 452 361 fax: +420 543 537 333 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. ***********************************************************************************
