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Re: [Veritas-bu] scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3

2007-09-14 10:03:52
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
From: Len Boyle <Len.Boyle AT sas DOT com>
To: Vladimir Taleiko <taleiko AT jet.msk DOT su>, "veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu" <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:44:47 -0400
Hello Vladimir,

A long time ago, we had a problem with timeouts and IBM gave us a sample 
st.conf file with different timeout values for the lto tape drives. It was a 
long time ago, so I do not know if the error messages match. But you might want 
to look at the st.conf file entries for IBM lto-2's. If you are not using sun 
hba cards you might also look at the firmware for the hba cards.

len


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Taleiko
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3

Hi, all

I have Solaris 9 server with latest microcode/patches installed
NetBackup 6.0 MP4
L180 (IBM LTO2 - 5AT0)
Brocade 3800 (v3.2.1b, dual fabric)

c4                             fc-fabric    connected    configured
unknown
c4::500104f0006e4931,0         med-changer  connected    configured
unknown
c4::5005076300615978,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c4::500507630061605e,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c5                             fc-fabric    connected    configured
unknown
c5::5005076300615b41,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c5::5005076300615d9b,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c8                             fc-fabric    connected    configured
unknown
c8::500507630061556a,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c8::5005076300615aaa,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c9                             fc-fabric    connected    configured
unknown
c9::5005076300615937,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown
c9::5005076300615ba3,0         tape         connected    configured
unknown

and the following errors:

Jul 28 03:13:04 ni5nrp2 bptm[26639]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 28 07:11:25 ni5nrp2 bptm[27999]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 28 07:13:32 ni5nrp2 bptm[27983]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 28 08:42:36 ni5nrp2 bptm[15693]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 29 09:21:34 ni5nrp2 bptm[18406]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 29 10:51:12 ni5nrp2 bptm[5955]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 30 00:42:07 ni5nrp2 bptm[27613]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 30 00:52:03 ni5nrp2 bptm[27614]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3
Jul 30 01:11:55 ni5nrp2 bptm[27620]: [ID 832037 daemon.error] scsi
command failed, may be timeout, scsi_pkt.us_reason = 3

bptm logs doesn't show any issues.

I've opened two cases in Sun and Symantec.
Sun guys said "There is no errors from scsi layer, call Symantec"
Symantec support said "these errors are being received by the bptm
process, and not being generated by it, please involve SUN"

I'm slightly confused. What is the cause of this errors?

--
  Vladimir
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