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From: Tony Lawrence <tony@aplawrence.com>
Subject: Re: hp NetRAID and SCSI Tape References: <beoT7.1494$GW5.158042@NewsReader>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 17:24:50 GMT

Chris Tate wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and a hp NetServer LC2000 U3 server.  The hard
> disks run off the server RAID controller (amird)
> 
> I am trying to get the tape to work, it is attached to the embedded scsi
> (slha) but when I mkdev tape and reboot, the system doesnt see it at startup
> or work when i try to send a command to it...
> 
> Has anyone come accross this before...

Run "sconf -v" (only on 5.0.5 and better) and be sure that the
parameters seen (bus, id, lun) match up with what's in
/etc/conf/cf.d/mscsi

If not, edit mscsi, relink and reboot.

--
Tony Lawrence
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