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| Title: | + OpenVMS Clusters - The best clusters in the world! + | 
| Notice: | This conference is COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. See #1.3 | 
| Moderator: | PROXY::MOORE | 
|  | 
| Created: | Fri Aug 26 1988 | 
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 5320 | 
| Total number of notes: | 23384 | 
5250.0. "cannot access tape drive by remote" by HGOSPS::MASCOTTANG () Tue Mar 11 1997 23:31
    My customer has seven VAX systems which locates at two different
    sites. One site has five VAX systems which are formed CI cluster. 
    The other site has two VAX system which also forms CI cluster.
    Customer also form NI cluster for seven VAX systems. There is
    a FDDI ring to connect two sites. Customer mention that he can
    access tape drive (TK70) at siteB, but he cannot access the tape
    drive (TA91) at siteB. I checked sysgen parameters in all systems.
    Would anyone have an idea on it ? Any advice should be appreciated.
                                           FDDI ring
    Site A                             +----------+      Site B
                                       |          |
   --+------+-----+-----+------+-------+          +--+-------+-------
     |      |     |     |      |       +----------+  |       |
   VAX1   VAX5   VAX5  VAX6  VAX3---TK70            VAX2    VAX4
     |      |     |     |      |                     |       |
     +------+-----+-----+------+                     +---+---+
                  |                                      |
                  |                                      |
           +------+------+                          +----+----+    
           |      |      |                          |         |
         2*HSC90  |     2*HSJ40                  2*HSC70    1*HSC95
                  |                                 |
                1*HSC95                             |
                                                  4*TA91
 (firmware version for HSC70, HSC90 and HSC95 is V820)
 (firmware version for HSJ40 is V27J)
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR6
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       0          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     233          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR5
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       0          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     233          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR3
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       0          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     233          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR1
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       0          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     233          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR4
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           3          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       1          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     255          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR2
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           2          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       1          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     255          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node VAXPR7
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       0          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                     233          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       1          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
CHECK_CLUSTER                   0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
%SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node MTLCM3
Parameters in use: Active
Parameter Name            Current    Default     Min.     Max.     Unit 
Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------  -------   ---- 
VAXCLUSTER                      2          1         0         2 Coded-valu
EXPECTED_VOTES                 11          1         1       127 Votes     
VOTES                           1          1         0       127 Votes     
RECNXINTERVAL                 300         20         1     32767 Seconds   
DISK_QUORUM     "                "    "    "    "    "    "ZZZZ" Ascii     
QDSKVOTES                       1          1         0       127 Votes     
QDSKINTERVAL                   10         10         1     32767 Seconds   
ALLOCLASS                       0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
LOCKDIRWT                       0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_CONV_BOOT                 0          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_LOAD_PEA0                 1          0         0         1 Boolean   
NISCS_PORT_SERV                 0          0         0         3 Bit-encode
MSCP_LOAD                       1          0         0     16384 Coded-valu
TMSCP_LOAD                      1          0         0         3 Coded-valu
MSCP_SERVE_ALL                  1          0         0         2 Coded-valu
TMSCP_SERVE_ALL                 0          0         0         3 Coded-valu
MSCP_BUFFER                  1000        128        16        -1 Coded-valu
MSCP_CREDITS                    8          8         2       128 Coded-valu
TAPE_ALLOCLASS                  0          0         0       255 Pure-numbe
NISCS_MAX_PKTSZ              4468       1498      1080      8192 Bytes     
NISCS_LAN_OVRHD                18         18         0       256 Bytes     
    
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| 5250.1 | need to set TAPE_ALLOCLASS | HAN::HALLE | Volker Halle MCS @HAO DTN 863-5216 | Wed Mar 12 1997 03:34 | 13 | 
|  |     
    Looks like you need to set the TAPE_ALLOCLASS parameter on nodes VAXPR2
    and VAXPR4 at site b, so that those systems can MSCP-serve the CI tape
    (TA91) to the rest of the cluster via FDDI.
    
    Device connected to the CI (or DSSI) will only be MSCP-served, if the
    SAME ALLOCATION CLASS is used on the controller (HSC or HSD) and on the
    system MSCP-serving this device.
    
    You need to set the TAPE_ALLOCLASS to the SAME VALUE as the HSC's TAPE
    ALLOCATION CLASS parameter.
    
    Volker.
 | 
| 5250.2 | Ugh | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Wed Mar 12 1997 09:45 | 3 | 
|  | 
    Please tell us when cross-posting -- this was also asked and answered
    over in VAXAXP::VMSNOTES.
 |