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Chapter 12. Message Retrieval at the Host
How error information is obtained from the host depends on the type of device driver
being utilized. Table 12-1 provides instructions specific to your type of device driver.
Obtaining Error Information From RS/6000
The AIX
®
Tape and Media Changer Device Driver for the RS/6000 provides logging
to the system error log for a variety of errors. You can view the error log by following
this procedure.
1.
At the AIX command line, type
errpt |pg
to display a summary report, or type
errpt -a |pg
to display a detailed report. Press [
Enter
].
Note:
In most cases you will use the summary report to find the date and time of any
errors related to library devices, then use the detail report to obtain the sense
data needed to identify the cause of the error.
2.
Press [
Enter
] to scroll through the error log.
3.
Type
q
and press [
Enter
], to quit the error log at any time.
To correct a problem you noticed in the
errpt
report, determine the type of error by
using the examples that follow:
• For library errors [Resource Name =
smc
n (for example, smc0) and Resource Type
= 3577-TL]), see “SCSI Sense Data Definition” on page 12-2 and locate the SCSI
sense data.
• For drive errors [Resource Name =
rmt
n (for example, rmt0) and Resource Type =
3592], see “SCSI Sense Data Definition” on page 12-2 and locate the SCSI sense
data.
• For Fibre Channel errors (not Fibre Channel adapter errors), determine which host
adapter and device are affected, and go to Chapter 1, “Start Service,” on page 1-1.
• For Fibre Channel adapter errors (not Fibre Channel bus errors), use the
maintenance package for the host.
“Obtaining Error Information From RS/6000” on page 12-1
“Retrieving from a Sun System” on page 12-5
“Retrieving from an HP-UX System” on page 12-5
Table 12-1. Device driver types
If you are…
Then…
Using an IBM device
driver
Refer to the
IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User’s Guide
(GC27-2130) for problem determination information specific to your
host operating system. Visit
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/
to download the latest version of the manual.
Using a non-IBM
device driver
See “Using the IBM TotalStorage Diagnostic Tool (ITDT)” on
page 7-22. Visit
to download the diagnostic tool.
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