In general I will let tape expire through reclamation or do
a "move data". Then note the tape number and see if it happens
again, if not I say o.k.. If I have continual problems with a tape,
then I chunk it. (Or actually in most cases, get a replacement from
IBM.)
David B. Longo
System Administrator
Health First, Inc.
3300 Fiske Blvd.
Rockledge, FL 32955-4305
PH 321.434.5536
Pager 321.634.8230
Fax: 321.434.5509
david.longo AT health-first DOT org
>>> Adam.J.Boyer AT FRB DOT GOV 04/21/03 09:56AM >>>
Greetings all,
We're currently using a 3494 with 3590E drives, and
I have accumulated several tape volumes with write errors = 1, and one
with
write errors > 1. Just wondering how I should determine if a tape
is
truly dead or "mostly-dead", and when a given error is ignorable or
workable? Is the number of write errors a good indication?
(I've noticed that the errors are distributed across drives, so as not
to
point to a single drive. Also, all drives have been recently upgraded
to
new microcode.)
Thanks much,
adam
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