Using tar to write to a VTL (B6200) via Emulex CNA (Flexfabric HBA) with a block size bigger than 256K ("-b 512") doesn't work.

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Issue

  • Using tar to write to a VTL (B6200) via Emulex CNA (Flexfabric HBA) with a block size bigger than 256K ("-b 512") doesn't work.
  • Block sizes above 256kB fail when accessing a tape behind an Emulex HBA using the lpfc driver

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6
  • Emulex HBA or CNA

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