I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

I have just found out if i am trying to check the number of  partition it is also showing 0 but the tape is definitely partitioned, then why it is showing 0

Here is the code snippet which i have used to check the partitions

This code as well executed without throwing any compile or run time error and showed 0

DWORD getTapePartitions(HANDLE hTape) {    TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mediaParams = { 0 };    DWORD bytesReturned;    if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMS, NULL, 0, &mediaParams, sizeof(mediaParams), &bytesReturned, NULL)) {        DWORD error = GetLastError();        printErrorMessage(error);        throw std::runtime_error("Error getting tape media parameters.");    }    else {        std::cout << "Partition Count: " << mediaParams.PartitionCount << std::endl;        return mediaParams.PartitionCount;    }}

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@sher cheeta I will defer to Mayra about device driver comments. I speak at the SCSI layer. However, I can tell you that the Volume Statistics Log Page, log page 17h, has some counters that can help you confirm the sizes of the partitions on tape. These counters are in log parameter 0202h, Approximate native capacity of partition(s). If you know how to query those, then you can double check the partitioning. There are a lot of interesting statistics in there. See the LTO SCSI Reference at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

I have just found out if i am trying to check the number of  partition it is also showing 0 but the tape is definitely partitioned, then why it is showing 0

Here is the code snippet which i have used to check the partitions

This code as well executed without throwing any compile or run time error and showed 0

DWORD getTapePartitions(HANDLE hTape) {    TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mediaParams = { 0 };    DWORD bytesReturned;    if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMS, NULL, 0, &mediaParams, sizeof(mediaParams), &bytesReturned, NULL)) {        DWORD error = GetLastError();        printErrorMessage(error);        throw std::runtime_error("Error getting tape media parameters.");    }    else {        std::cout << "Partition Count: " << mediaParams.PartitionCount << std::endl;        return mediaParams.PartitionCount;    }}

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

but how this Volume statistics log page , will help me to change the partition of tape?

@sher cheeta I will defer to Mayra about device driver comments. I speak at the SCSI layer. However, I can tell you that the Volume Statistics Log Page, log page 17h, has some counters that can help you confirm the sizes of the partitions on tape. These counters are in log parameter 0202h, Approximate native capacity of partition(s). If you know how to query those, then you can double check the partitioning. There are a lot of interesting statistics in there. See the LTO SCSI Reference at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

I have just found out if i am trying to check the number of  partition it is also showing 0 but the tape is definitely partitioned, then why it is showing 0

Here is the code snippet which i have used to check the partitions

This code as well executed without throwing any compile or run time error and showed 0

DWORD getTapePartitions(HANDLE hTape) {    TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mediaParams = { 0 };    DWORD bytesReturned;    if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMS, NULL, 0, &mediaParams, sizeof(mediaParams), &bytesReturned, NULL)) {        DWORD error = GetLastError();        printErrorMessage(error);        throw std::runtime_error("Error getting tape media parameters.");    }    else {        std::cout << "Partition Count: " << mediaParams.PartitionCount << std::endl;        return mediaParams.PartitionCount;    }}

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

It will not help change the partition. It will just confirm that the mounted tape is partitioned.

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 18, 2024 02:10 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

but how this Volume statistics log page , will help me to change the partition of tape?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 18, 2024 12:56 AM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta I will defer to Mayra about device driver comments. I speak at the SCSI layer. However, I can tell you that the Volume Statistics Log Page, log page 17h, has some counters that can help you confirm the sizes of the partitions on tape. These counters are in log parameter 0202h, Approximate native capacity of partition(s). If you know how to query those, then you can double check the partitioning. There are a lot of interesting statistics in there. See the LTO SCSI Reference at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Wed July 17, 2024 10:20 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I have just found out if i am trying to check the number of  partition it is also showing 0 but the tape is definitely partitioned, then why it is showing 0

Here is the code snippet which i have used to check the partitions

This code as well executed without throwing any compile or run time error and showed 0

DWORD getTapePartitions(HANDLE hTape) {    TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mediaParams = { 0 };    DWORD bytesReturned;    if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMS, NULL, 0, &mediaParams, sizeof(mediaParams), &bytesReturned, NULL)) {        DWORD error = GetLastError();        printErrorMessage(error);        throw std::runtime_error("Error getting tape media parameters.");    }    else {        std::cout << "Partition Count: " << mediaParams.PartitionCount << std::endl;        return mediaParams.PartitionCount;    }}

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 10:23 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

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Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

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sher cheeta
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Okay here is the thing How exactly ITDT's change partition work ??

how it changes the partition???

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sher cheeta
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 18, 2024 01:42 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

It will not help change the partition. It will just confirm that the mounted tape is partitioned.

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Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 18, 2024 02:10 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

but how this Volume statistics log page , will help me to change the partition of tape?

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 18, 2024 12:56 AM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta I will defer to Mayra about device driver comments. I speak at the SCSI layer. However, I can tell you that the Volume Statistics Log Page, log page 17h, has some counters that can help you confirm the sizes of the partitions on tape. These counters are in log parameter 0202h, Approximate native capacity of partition(s). If you know how to query those, then you can double check the partitioning. There are a lot of interesting statistics in there. See the LTO SCSI Reference at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

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Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Wed July 17, 2024 10:20 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I have just found out if i am trying to check the number of  partition it is also showing 0 but the tape is definitely partitioned, then why it is showing 0

Here is the code snippet which i have used to check the partitions

This code as well executed without throwing any compile or run time error and showed 0

DWORD getTapePartitions(HANDLE hTape) {    TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS mediaParams = { 0 };    DWORD bytesReturned;    if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMS, NULL, 0, &mediaParams, sizeof(mediaParams), &bytesReturned, NULL)) {        DWORD error = GetLastError();        printErrorMessage(error);        throw std::runtime_error("Error getting tape media parameters.");    }    else {        std::cout << "Partition Count: " << mediaParams.PartitionCount << std::endl;        return mediaParams.PartitionCount;    }}

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 10:23 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Again the thing is that then how ITDT is able to change the partition, if i am not able to change the partition, on the same machine , with same Tape connected with same configuration everything is same .

Then why that function is not working while i am manually doing it but ITDT can do the same without any issue??

How exactly ITDT's change partition works then?

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

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MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

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MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

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sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

------------------------------
sher cheeta
------------------------------

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

@sher cheeta Here some links:

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported):

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=wtmcdd-installation-configuration-instructions

Windows IBMTape programming reference for partitioning ioctls:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-query-partition

If you are not using IBM Tape driver (or supported Windows Server versions) another option I can think of is build your own passthrough ioctls:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/ntddscsi/ni-ntddscsi-ioctl_scsi_pass_through

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

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MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 06:15 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 11:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 07:34 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 21, 2024 11:04 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

------------------------------
sher cheeta
------------------------------

@MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

okay let me ask you this again as you suggested that 

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported): then if i want to change the partition on windows machine how can i do that, because again ITDT is doing the same thing then why windows api setActivePartition is not changing its partition but can traverse in the current partition because i can set offset low and high accordingly but when i set partition it simply execute it without giving any error.

if anyone can give me a complete example that would be appreciated. 

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 11:14 AM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta Here some links:

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported):

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=wtmcdd-installation-configuration-instructions

Windows IBMTape programming reference for partitioning ioctls:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-query-partition

If you are not using IBM Tape driver (or supported Windows Server versions) another option I can think of is build your own passthrough ioctls:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/ntddscsi/ni-ntddscsi-ioctl_scsi_pass_through

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 06:15 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 11:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 07:34 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 21, 2024 11:04 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

------------------------------
sher cheeta
------------------------------

@MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

okay let me ask you this again as you suggested that 

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported): then if i want to change the partition on windows machine how can i do that, because again ITDT is doing the same thing then why windows api setActivePartition is not changing its partition but can traverse in the current partition because i can set offset low and high accordingly but when i set partition it simply execute it without giving any error.

if anyone can give me a complete example that would be appreciated. 

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 11:14 AM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta Here some links:

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported):

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=wtmcdd-installation-configuration-instructions

Windows IBMTape programming reference for partitioning ioctls:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-query-partition

If you are not using IBM Tape driver (or supported Windows Server versions) another option I can think of is build your own passthrough ioctls:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/ntddscsi/ni-ntddscsi-ioctl_scsi_pass_through

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 06:15 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 11:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 07:34 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 21, 2024 11:04 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

------------------------------
sher cheeta
------------------------------

ITDT has two options:
(1) use IBMtape device driver ioctls, as defined in IBM Programming Reference:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=interface-vendor-specific-device-ioctls-deviceiocontrol
(2) use native (MS embedded) device driver calls (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=edition-generic-operating-system-driver-itdt-se)

If ITDT program is run with option for (1) use IBMtape driver, the same ioctls are utilized as defined in IBM Programming Reference:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=interface-vendor-specific-device-ioctls-deviceiocontrol

If option (2), this will utilize MS defined tape controls.  These are NOT documented by IBM, as this interface is owned by Microsoft.

If you still desire to utilize ioctls, please review the following sections that contain sample code:
Obtain Partition Information > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-query-partition
Set Active Partition > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

If you have the option to utilize ITDT scripting function, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=edition-standard-tapeutil-scripting-commands.

If the above does not help, please contact support with a drive dump and device driver trace.

@MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

okay let me ask you this again as you suggested that 

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported): then if i want to change the partition on windows machine how can i do that, because again ITDT is doing the same thing then why windows api setActivePartition is not changing its partition but can traverse in the current partition because i can set offset low and high accordingly but when i set partition it simply execute it without giving any error.

if anyone can give me a complete example that would be appreciated. 

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 11:14 AM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta Here some links:

IBMTape Windows driver installation (only Windows Server is supported):

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=wtmcdd-installation-configuration-instructions

Windows IBMTape programming reference for partitioning ioctls:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-query-partition

If you are not using IBM Tape driver (or supported Windows Server versions) another option I can think of is build your own passthrough ioctls:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/ntddscsi/ni-ntddscsi-ioctl_scsi_pass_through

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490249

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 23, 2024 06:15 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 11:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt

it is not doing anything still stuck at the same scenario ,

can you provide me a full code snippet to change the active partition?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 22, 2024 07:34 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Sher,

For the IBM Device Driver you can go to Fix Central -> https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Select the product tab (not the default search tab)

In the "Product Group" select "System Storage"

In the "System Storage" select "Tape Systems"

In the "Tape Systems" select "Tape drivers and Software"

In the "Tape drives and Software" select "Tape device driver"

In "Platform" select your specific platform. There are a few selections for various Windows systems.

Click "Continue".

You will be taken to a screen that contains the current Tape Device Driver and an archive of previous drivers, as well as some links to documentation.

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 21, 2024 11:04 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

and as you say it is about driver can you help me to find out which is the suitable driver for the device TS-2280 ULT3580-HH8

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 02:20 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

ITDT can work with Microsoft native driver or IBMTape driver.

The ioctl-set-active-partition and ioctl-query-active-partition only works with IBMTape driver

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Tue July 16, 2024 01:27 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

Hello 

Let me explain you the whole scenario i am not able to change the active partition on windows and as you suggested, that Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition 

first of all this is also not working and secondly if i am not able to change the partition then How ITDT(IBM Tape Diagnostic tool) is able to change the partition on same on and same drivers because i have not installed any other thing.

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon July 15, 2024 12:17 PM
From: MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta if you are using Windows IBM Tape driver: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=deviceiocontrol-ioctl-set-active-partition

------------------------------
MAYRA PADILLA DUARTE

Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 14, 2024 10:21 PM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@Kevin Butt but i am using windows OS and from where should i get sys/Atape.h header file ?

------------------------------
sher cheeta

Original Message:
Sent: Fri July 12, 2024 12:50 PM
From: Kevin Butt
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

@sher cheeta To change partition use SET_ACTIVE_PARTITION (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4300-tape-library?topic=overview-set-active-partition

------------------------------
Kevin Butt
IBM, Tape Development Ecosystem
Tape SCSI Architect, T10 Representative

Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 11, 2024 06:18 AM
From: sher cheeta
Subject: unable to change active partition in lto8

I am using ts2280 IBM Ultrium LTO 8 and i have created two partition i.e.  Partition 0 and Partition 1 both are 3T.B each with wrap wise partitioning  and i am using this code in order to switch between those partitions

i am using SetTapePosition function to change the active partition of a LTO tape drive but unable to do so it compiled without any error but didn't change the partition as well, On the other hand i and able to set the dwOffsetLow and it is working completely fine but the partition is not changing.

DWORD bytesReturned;

DWORD partition = 2;

TAPE_SET_POSITION tapePosition{};

tapePosition.Method = TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION;

tapePosition.Partition = partition;

tapePosition.Offset.LowPart = 0;

tapePosition.Offset.HighPart = 0;

tapePosition.Immediate = FALSE;

if (!DeviceIoControl(hTape, IOCTL_TAPE_SET_POSITION, &tapePosition, sizeof(tapePosition), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL)) {

return GetLastError();

}

only able to set the offsetlowPart but unable to change the partition.

kindly let me know how to resolve this issue.

and i have already included the header files

------------------------------
sher cheeta
------------------------------