Hi, tape390 does not work if shared on LPAR but only on VM. Use UTS Global driver
Regards, Julia Tyler Koyl wrote: > I finally have the kernel able to properly insert the tape390 module under > SuSE 2.2.19 (LPAR on MP3000). I have also created the necessary tape > devices under /dev . > > However, > > No devices are listed in /proc/tapedevices and they are clearly listed in > the /var/log/boot.msg > > The tape devices are channel attached but unfortunately they are shared > CHIPIDS, and currently online across three LPARS. I vary offline the tape > devices from the other LPARS before I run modprobe on the tape390 module, > but I am not sure if the CHIPIDS have to be varied offline as well. Of > course, reading through the documentation there are plenty of warnings > about not sharing devices but nothing stating that it won't work. This > would be sooooo much easier if we had VM. Unfortunately I have to justify > linux before we can bring VM back. > > Any ideas would be great > > Thanks, > > Tyler Koyl > Software Support Programmer > Saskatchewan Wheat Pool > Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
