Power

ENV:
AIX : 7.1
VTL Device info:
srv7:/# Isdev -Cc tape
rmt0 Available C4-T1-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
smc0 Available C4-T1-01 IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)
srv7:/# chdev -I rmt0 -a block_size=512
rmt0 changed

Atape.driver:14.0.1.0 IBM AIX Enhanced Tape and Medium Changer Device Driver:

rmt0 U8286.41A.8469FAV-V3-C4-T1-W5002188924E10278-L1000000000000 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
Manufacturer................IBM
Machine Type and Model......ULT3580-TD7
Serial Number...............P0021J0005
Device Specific.(FW)........F980

Problem description.

1. Error when ran Mksysb to VTL device.

srv7:/# chdev -I rmt0 -a block_size=512
rmt0 changed
SIV7:/#

8rv7:/# mksysb -i /dev/rmt0
Creating information file (/image.data) for rootvg.
Creating tape boot image..
bosboot: Boot image is 49152 512 byte blocks.
0301-161 bosboot: dd failed to copy /dev/rmt0.1.
0301-165 bosboot: WARNING! bosboot failed - do not attempt to boot device.
0512-016 mksysb: Attempt to cr ate a bootable tape failed:
bosboot -d /dev/rmt0.1 failed with return code 48.

2. There are an errors shown in AIX system report (SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR: LABEL: SRC_TRYX).

IDENTIFIER TIMESTAMP T C RESOURCE_NAME DESCRIPTION
1BA7DF4E 0826110222 P S SRC SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR
CB4A951F 0826110222 I S SRC SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR
CB4A951F 0826110222 I S SRC SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR
1BA7DF4E 0822123722 P S SRC SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR

LABEL: SRC_TRYX
IDENTIFIER: 1BA7DF4E

Date/Time: Fri Aug 26 11:02:01 ICT 2022
Sequence Number: 355911
Machine Id: 00F969FA4C00
Node Id: srv7
Class: S
Type: PERM
WPAR: Global
Resource Name: SRC

Description
SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR

Probable Causes
APPLICATION PROGRAM

Failure Causes
SOFTWARE PROGRAM

Recommended Actions
DETERMINE WHY SUBSYSTEM CANNOT RESTART

Detail Data
SYMPTOM CODE
65280
SOFTWARE ERROR CODE
-9020
ERROR CODE
0
DETECTING MODULE
'srchevn.c'@line:'369'
FAILING MODULE
gssd

IBM L2 Cmds/Auth analysis the kernel trace.

326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.338360 Atape [0031] CLOSE ENTRY: devno 8000001600000041 (0,65) chan 0000000000000023 [478 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.338372 Atape [0031] EXIO ENTRY: rmt0 fscsi1 scsi_id 0000000000031500 lun_id 0001000000000000 bp F1000A0150670AF0 [11 usec]326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.338372 Atape [0031] COMMAND: WRITE FILEMARKS [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.338373 Atape [0031] CDB: 10 00 00 00 02 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345097 Atape [0031] EXIO EXIT: errno 0 [6724 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345100 Atape [0031] EXIO ENTRY: rmt0 fscsi1 scsi_id 0000000000031500 lun_id 0001000000000000 bp F1000A0150670AF0 [3 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345100 Atape [0031] COMMAND: SPACE(16) [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345101 Atape [0031] CDB: 91 01 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345303 Atape [0031] AUTO SENSE: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [202 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345304 Atape [0031] EXIO EXIT: errno EIO scsi status CHECK CONDITION [1 usec]
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345324 lookuppn: /var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.345340 lookuppn exit: '/var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1' = vnode F1000A02A1657C20
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.346080 lookuppn: /var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.346090 lookuppn exit: '/var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1' = vnode F1000A02A1657C20
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.346746 lookuppn: /var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.346754 lookuppn exit: '/var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1' = vnode F1000A02A1657C20
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.347659 lookuppn: /var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.347666 lookuppn exit: '/var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1' = vnode F1000A02A1657C20
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348310 Atape [0031] EXIO ENTRY: rmt0 fscsi1 scsi_id 0000000000031500 lun_id 0001000000000000 bp F1000A0150670AF0 [3006 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348310 Atape [0031] COMMAND: RELEASE UNIT [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348311 Atape [0031] CDB: 17 00 00 00 00 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348522 Atape [0031] EXIO EXIT: errno 0 [211 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348527 Atape [0031] EXIO ENTRY: rmt0 fscsi1 scsi_id 0000000000031500 lun_id 0001000000000000 bp F1000A0150670AF0 [5 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348528 Atape [0031] COMMAND: WRITE DYNAMIC RUNTIME ATTRIBUTE [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348529 Atape [0031] CDB: D2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348725 Atape [0031] BUFFER: addr F1000A0150645000 len 80 bytes 80 [197 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348726 Atape [0031] DATA: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 02 01 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348727 Atape [0031] DATA: 00 00 00 00 00 18 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 04 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 05 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348728 Atape [0031] DATA: 18 06 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 07 01 00 00 00 00 [1 usec]
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348728 Atape [0031] EXIO EXIT: errno 0 [1 usec]
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348800 lookuppn: /var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1
107 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.348809 lookuppn exit: '/var/adm/ras/Atape.rmt0.trace1' = vnode F1000A02A1657C20
326 --1- -1 50921521 -0324F380- 5.349383 Atape [0031] CLOSE EXIT: devno 8000001600000041 (0,65) errno EINVAL [654 usec]