RHEL5.5 the mtx (mag. tape/changer) command doesn't recognize new LTO-5 drives in library
Issue
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two HP LTO-5 drives installed into an existing Quantum Scalar i2000 library which already had 11 of LTO-4 drives
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mtx command is not recognizing the addition of the two new drives.
- tapes have /dev/sg* associated devices
- loaderinfo command shows the correct number of elements
# mtx -f /dev/changer status
Storage Changer /dev/changer:11 Drives, 90 Slots ( 18 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 2 Loaded):VolumeTag = 104132L4
Data Transfer Element 1:Empty
Data Transfer Element 2:Empty
Data Transfer Element 3:Empty
Data Transfer Element 4:Empty
Data Transfer Element 5:Empty
Data Transfer Element 6:Full (Storage Element 4 Loaded):VolumeTag = 104018L4
Data Transfer Element 7:Empty
Data Transfer Element 8:Empty
Data Transfer Element 9:Empty
Data Transfer Element 10:Empty
Storage Element 1:Empty:VolumeTag=
Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag=
Storage Element 3:Empty:VolumeTag=
Storage Element 4:Empty:VolumeTag=
# loaderinfo -f /dev/changer
Product Type: Medium Changer
Vendor ID: 'ADIC '
Product ID: 'Scalar i2000 '
Revision: '607A'
Attached Changer: No
Bar Code Reader: Yes
EAAP: Yes
Number of Medium Transport Elements: 1
Number of Storage Elements: 72
Number of Import/Export Element Elements: 18
Number of Data Transfer Elements: 13
Transport Geometry Descriptor Page: Yes
Invertable: No
Device Configuration Page: Yes
Can Transfer: Yes
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
- Quantum Tape Library
- mtx-1.2.18-?
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