IBM LTO - Jobs Abending

Asset ID:	1-72-1013258.1
Update Date:	2017-08-07
Keywords:

Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure

Solution 1013258.1 : IBM LTO - Jobs Abending

Applies to:

IBM LTO2 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
IBM LTO3 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
IBM LTO4 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

Jobs aborting
Jobs abending
Job times out

Changes

{CHANGE}

Cause

Down level patches.

Solution

Additional Information
Solaris 8
Solaris 9
IBM LTO
IBM LTO
Gen-1
Gen-2
The IBM LTO Ultrium SCSI Reference Manual specifies that the read/write command timeout value is 18 minutes for both Gen-1 and Gen-2 drives. Adding drive specific entries to the st.conf will change the system timeout value to 2 minutes. If a command has not completed within the timeout window the host system will then send an abort which causes the job to abend.

Resolution
Install the latest st patch for Solaris to ensure IBM LTO native support. Remove or comment out any drive specific entries in the st.conf file.

Attachments

This solution has no attachment