No /dev/nst0 or /dev/st0 created for tape device when server boots
Issue
- The model of the device is a dell LT0-3-060 powervault. However no devices are created under dev. The following is the output of "dmesg | grep SCSI".
SCSI subsystem initialized
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sda: 71132959 512-byte hdwr sectors (36420 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write through
SCSI device sda: 71132959 512-byte hdwr sectors (36420 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write through
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sdb: 143357184 512-byte hdwr sectors (73399 MB)
SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
SCSI device sdb: 143357184 512-byte hdwr sectors (73399 MB)
SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Vendor: PE/PV Model: 1x5 SCSI BP Rev: 1.1
Type: Processor ANSI SCSI revision: 02
scsi1 : Adaptec AIC79XX PCI-X SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 3.0
<Adaptec 39320A Ultra320 SCSI adapter>
aic7902: Ultra320 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, PCI-X 101-133Mhz, 512 SCBs
scsi2 : Adaptec AIC79XX PCI-X SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 3.0
<Adaptec 39320A Ultra320 SCSI adapter>
aic7902: Ultra320 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, PCI-X 101-133Mhz, 512 SCBs
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
- dell LT0-3-060 powervault.
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