Can not find tape drive ID using using 'mtx -f /dev/sg4 status' command
Issue
- Can not find tape drive ID using using
mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
command. -
mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
command shows errorIllegal Request
$ mtx -f /dev/sg4 status mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current) mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 20 mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00 mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7
- Tape devices, medium changer
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