Ondrej Žilinec – IT Blog

I was debugging problem with SCSI tape library and I wanted to inspect data on SCSI connection. I found great utility on Symantec website. It’s kinda SCSI command sniffer.

Here you can read how to install it.

Here is manual how to use it.

I hope this works with all SCSI devices and not only those supported by Symantec 😉

Here is my best practice to re-create tape library under Symantec Backup Exec (I used version 12.5):

• Delete all tape devices from Symantec
  • You must disable Robotic Library first by unchecking “Enable”

• When it’s disabled you can “Delete” tape Drives and then Robotic Libraries

• Uninstall all Symantec drivers using tapeinst.exe
  • In Symantec installation directory look for file tapeinst.exe file and run it.
  • Choose to “Uninstall and remove all Symantec devices…” and run it.

• There shouldn’t be any tape drives and media changers in Device Manager at this time

• Reboot server

• Install Symantec drivers using tapeinst.exe
  • In Symantec installation directory look for file tapeinst.exe file and run it.
  • Choose to “Use Symantec tape drivers for all supported tape devices” and run it

• Now you should see new devices in Device Manager

• Create new tape devices using hotswap.exe
  • This is really straightforward process without need of any explanation.

And you are all done 🙂

Remarks:

• Sometimes this process doens’t work and you need to change SCSI ID if your library allows it.
• Symantec website about tapeinst.exe
• Symantec website about hotswap.exe

Thanks to Róbert Švec for refreshing my memories 🙂

Here is one reason why I don’t like ESET Antivirus:

I don’t think it needs any comments 😀

Here is official website I saw it at.

Problem

Today I was at one customer which recently installed TrendMicro Worry-Free Business Security solution. It’s firewall and anti-* product. Today I noticed there is no free space on C:\ disk. Trend Micro ate 19 GB! The biggest portion of space was located at C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Security Server\PCCSRV\Log. There were files called ofcdebug-*.log which were about 150 MB of size and there was lots of them. And there new comming and comming 🙂

Solution

Those file are debugging log files. There is really weird way to disable them. In management website you need to click on little small letter “M” in the logo:

New window appears where you can enable/disable debug logs:

This is really weird way to set logging by looking for some small letter “M” 🙂

More about it on official site.