bring up tape drive

[Phillip Qin]

Dell tech support told me to unplug the data cable, power down the system
and then power up the server, hold eject button. I think it is ridiculous
because it is a web server, how can you expect any down time?

If software solution is not feasible, I might have to bring down the server.

Thx Len,


PQ

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Subject: Re: [TLUG]: bring up tape drive

On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:27:30AM -0500, Phillip Qin wrote:
> I have a scsi tape drive forced offline due to the jammed tape (maybe a
> dysfunctional tape drive). Without powering down the server, is there a
> Linux command that can bring up the tape drive so that I can use mt to
eject
> the tape? I am running Debian Woody.

The eject button doesn't work?

If the tape is really jammed, perhaps it isn't possible to eject.
Perhaps the drive has to be opened by someone that knows what they are
doing to remove the tape from it.

I don't think you can do anything in software to force it back online.

Len Sorensen
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