[2488] in SIPB-AFS-requests
Re: DLT drive
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Hudson)
Fri Sep 27 17:16:29 1996
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 17:13:02 -0400
From: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
To: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>, sipb-afsreq@MIT.EDU, mycroft@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: "[2482] in SIPB-AFS-requests"
> Yes. The initial error was caused by a stray SCSI reset during a
> backup; this could look to the drive like a reboot and could have
> caused it to get confused. I think we might want to ask them how
> this failure is fixed, as it may not be avoidable in the case of
> hardware or power failure.
I called him back today. He said that if this happens again, we need
to take the drive out of the enclosure and pull up a "plastic piece
around the spooler." We can call them for assistance if necessary.
