Hi, we are using one tsm server 5.1.1.6 on w2k and one storage client 5.1.1.6, both with the tsm device driver 5.1.1.6 to directly attach one 3590 drive (autoloader with 10 tapes). There are qlogic 2200 fc-adapters in both machines to attach the 3590 drive and some ESS disks
library definition: Library Name: LB1.1.0.4 Library Type: SCSI ACS Id: Private Category: Scratch Category: External Manager: RSM Media Type: Shared: Yes LanFree: ObeyMountRetention: Primary Library Manager: WWN: Serial Number: Last Update by (administrator): Last Update Date/Time: 11/19/2002 15:36:19 drive definition: Library Name: LB1.1.0.4 Drive Name: MT1.0.0.4 Device Type: 3590 On-Line: Yes Element: 16 Drive State: LOADED Allocated to: KT-SER01_SERVER1 WWN: Serial Number: Last Update by (administrator): Last Update Date/Time: 11/20/2002 15:13:48 Cleaning Frequency (Gigabytes/ASNEEDED/NONE): NONE path definitions: q path Source Name: KT-SER01_SERVER1 Source Type: SERVER Destination Name: LB1.1.0.4 Destination Type: LIBRARY Library: Node Name: Device: lb1.1.0.4 External Manager: LUN: Initiator: 0 Directory: On-Line: Yes Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN Last Update Date/Time: 07/29/2002 17:20:42 Source Name: KT-SER01_SERVER1 Source Type: SERVER Destination Name: MT1.0.0.4 Destination Type: DRIVE Library: LB1.1.0.4 Node Name: Device: mt1.0.0.4 External Manager: LUN: Initiator: 0 Directory: On-Line: Yes Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN Last Update Date/Time: 07/29/2002 17:22:11 Source Name: SAN-KT-IPH50 Source Type: SERVER Destination Name: MT1.0.0.4 Destination Type: DRIVE Library: LB1.1.0.4 Node Name: Device: mt1.0.0.2 (tsmdlst on san agent) External Manager: LUN: Initiator: 0 Directory: On-Line: Yes Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN Last Update Date/Time: 11/19/2002 16:25:16 After installing and configuring the san client, the first lanfree backup works well (105 GB in 7 hours, 500.000. files), but then there are messages in tsm server like.. 11/20/2002 13:30:30 ANR8939E The adapter for tape drive MT1.0.0.4 (mt1.0.0.4) cannot handle the block size needed to use the volume. 11/20/2002 13:31:10 ANR8468I 3590 volume TSM005 dismounted from drive MT1.0.0.4 (mt1.0.0.4) in library LB1.1.0.4. 11/20/2002 13:31:10 ANR9790W Request to mount volume TSM005 for library client SAN-KT-IPH50 failed. 11/20/2002 13:32:41 ANR9779E (Session: 504, Origin: SAN-KT-IPH50) Unable to acquire a drive for volume TSM005 from the library manager. 11/20/2002 13:32:41 ANR1401W (Session: 504, Origin: SAN-KT-IPH50) Mount request denied for volume TSM005 - mount failed. ... and the lanfree backup did not work anymore. In case of restore (now over lan because lanfree did not work) there are these failure messages in tsm server actlog: ANR0542W Retrieve or restore failed for session session number for node node name (client platform) - storage media inaccessible. 11/20/2002 ANR8939E The adapter for tape drive MT1.0.0.4 (mt1.0.0.4) cannot handle the block size needed to use the volume. and all files saved lanfree are not accessible. any ideas ot this problem ? Frame Size on both qlogic adapters is 2048. with best regards Stefan Savoric [EMAIL PROTECTED]