SL150 - Tape Drive Is Seen By SL150 But Not Detected By The Host OS Or The SAN switch. The Tape Drive LED is ON in Only One Port

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Update Date:	2017-06-14
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Solution 2115126.1 : SL150 - Tape Drive Is Seen By SL150 But Not Detected By The Host OS Or The SAN switch. The Tape Drive LED is ON in Only One Port

Applies to:

StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Tape Drive Is Seen By SL150 But Not Detected By The Host OS Or The SAN switch.

The tape drive LED is ON in only one port.

Cause

Tape drive faulty.

Tape drive GBIC(SFP) faulty.

Solution

Reboot the drive and check the status.

Check Fibre Channel cable connectivity, remove and reconnect the FC cable.

Confirm the FC cable status by connecting to a different port on the SAN switch.

If the issue is with the GBIC (SFC) or drive then replace the drive.

Swap the not working port cable with a working port cable.

References

<NOTE:1587811.1> - SL150.9022.Drive.unspecified.failure

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