I just remember reading an article or post about this. It is actually settings or software configuration that enables the fibre card to try and maintain persistent "definitions". I do remember that they mentioned QLogic and the configuration utility that comes with the cards. I can't for the life of me remember where I read this...too many mailing lists...newletters...SPAM!. Or it could be an approaching "senior moment."
This wasn't a function of Win2k, but of the Qlogic (and another card) fibre card configuration. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Zlatko Krastev/ACIT Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Win2K, Fiber and I/O problem Disable the Windows device driver for tapes. ADSMSCSI driver is run before native Windows driver and is grabbing the drives. Windows driver is run when plug-n-pray detects a change. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant "Cowperthwaite, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16.10.2002 02:44 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Win2K, Fiber and I/O problem I have an interesting problem. One of my TSM servers is running on Win2K Server. The server is connected to a Brocade FC switch and the FC switch is connected to an FC-SCSI bridge. The library is an HP SureStore 6/60 with DLT8000 drives. Every once in a while I get I/O error on a tape drive and the server resets the drive. When it does the drive renames from the TSM Driver name to the NT Driver name (i.e. from mtx.x.x.x to \\..\tape0 <\\..\tape0> ). Has anyone else had this sort of problem and what did you do to resolve it? Thanks, Eric W. Cowperthwaite EDS Operations Solutions Desk - 916-636-1929 Cell - 916-919-6271 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
