IBM03584L32, ULTRIUM_TD6,Tape LTO6 can't be writed?

[seeker]

Library:IBM 03584L32
Driver:ULTRIUM_TD6
Tape:LTO6
can not be writed?
I used the date translator tool to test this.
The Error:
               Warning:Used block(0) does not match file need (160192.000000).
First time,I use tar cvf /dev/st0 *** ,It's OK,tar tvf /dev/st0, it's OK! But,after I uesd the test tool to test Library
,It's Error:
[root@50T1 ~]# tar cvf /dev/st0 anaconda-ks.cfg
anaconda-ks.cfg
tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
why?

can you help me ?

[Mark Harvey]

Can I ask for some details on the 'translator tool' you used to test ?

Can you supply the syslog (typically /var/log/messages) from the time you performed the test.

[seeker]

Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283413) (delay 200805): 1a 00 10 00 1c 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: spc_mode_sense(): MODE SENSE 6 (3283413) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283414) (delay 2405): 15 10 00 00 1c 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_mode_select(): MODE SELECT 6 (3283414) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_mode_select():  Save Pages: 0, Page Format: 1
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_mode_select():  Save pages bit not set. Ignoring page data
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283415) (delay 11605): 2b 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_locate(): LOCATE 10 (3283415) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283416) (delay 2405): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283416) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 9
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283417) (delay 3605): 11 01 00 00 02 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_space(): SPACE (3283417) ** forward 2 filemarks
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283418) (delay 6405): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283418) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 16
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283419) (delay 805): 11 03 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_space(): SPACE (3283419) ** to End-of-data
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283420) (delay 805): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283420) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 17
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283421) (delay 1205): 2b 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_locate(): LOCATE 10 (3283421) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283422) (delay 1205): 1a 00 10 00 1c 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: spc_mode_sense(): MODE SENSE 6 (3283422) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283423) (delay 805): 08 01 00 00 01 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_6(): READ_6 (3283423) : "Fixed block read"  1 blocks of 32768 size
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283424) (delay 1205): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283424) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 17
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283425) (delay 1205): 2b 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_locate(): LOCATE 10 (3283425) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283426) (delay 1205): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283426) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 9
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283427) (delay 805): 11 01 00 00 02 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_space(): SPACE (3283427) ** forward 2 filemarks
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283428) (delay 805): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283428) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 16
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283429) (delay 1205): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283429) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 16
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283430) (delay 2405): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283430) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 16
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: CDB (3283431) (delay 5605): 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): Read Position (3283431) **
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: ssc_read_position(): service_action: 0
Aug 30 14:51:36 localhost vtltape[10233]: resp_read_position(): Positioned at block 16
Aug 30 14:51:37 localhost vtllibrary[10291]: CDB (3283432) (delay 89205): 00 00 00 00 00 00
Aug 30 14:51:37 localhost vtllibrary[10291]: spc_tur(): ** Test Unit Ready : Returning =>  (3283432) Online **
Aug 30 14:51:37 localhost vtllibrary[10291]: CDB (3283433) (delay 3605): 1a 08 1d 00 18 00
Aug 30 14:51:37 localhost vtllibrary[10291]: spc_mode_sense(): MODE SENSE 6 (3283433) **

[Mark Harvey]

Nothing in the syslog regarding any WRITE_6..

A couple of READs, and lots of positioning/seeking.

Are you positive this is the snippet of syslog while the reported error occurred ?

Can you provide "the date translator tool to test this. " so I can attempt to reproduce the error ?

Also have you tried the latest version (1.4-9) which was released yesterday ?
Can you provide a "dump_tape -f <barcode>" on the tape which the error occurred ? (It looks like there are only 17 blocks of data on there, so the output should not be large.

[seeker]

Thank you Mark!
I solved this problem.There is a different value with the block.Now,It's OK.
And I have an another question.
Normally,How about the write speed of MHVTL?
I did a test. 20MB/s. is it right?