What type of tape device are you using? I get that alot with the
SUN 4700 7 slot library drives. Have you tried nsrjb -H to reset
the device?

-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Horwitz [mailto:stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 2:43 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Problem with labeling tapes, solstice backup


On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Mei Qing wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>I have a backup server running Solstice 5.1 and Solaris 2.6. Recently, I
>keep on encoutering the labeling problem. There is no problem to invetory
>the tape at all, but whenever I try to label the tape, it gives me the
>error message" Bad file Number". Then the server will start to check the
>index on one of the backup client. After several times attempt, it gives
>me another error "Read, Open I/O error". I have to recyle the power of the
>autochanger and restart again. The strange thing is that I am still able
>to label few tapes, one out of ten.
>
>Does anyone knows why this happen and how to solve it?

Perhaps the media database has developed corruption. Try using
"nsrim -X" to see if that clears up the problem.

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