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Re: [Networker] Tapes being marked as full with hardly any data

2005-01-16 21:15:22
Subject: Re: [Networker] Tapes being marked as full with hardly any data
From: Lee Stecklov <stecklov AT SYMPATICO DOT CA>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:56:39 -0500
Ray, sounds like one of those drive needs cleaning or scsi problems. I've also seen a similar situation where one batch of media was just bad. Have you added any other devices to the bus recently ? Any firmware changes to the drive/scsi adapter ?

Lee


Ray Pengelly wrote:

I'm running networker 7 which controls a Sun L25 SDLT320 autoloader. I have
been using it for more than a year now without problems. I recently have had
a problem with my tapes getting marked as full after only 2-5GB had been
written to them. I noticed errors had been logged about the tape device.
Here is the output:





01/12/05 23:07:53 nsrd: media warning: /dev/rmt/0cbn writing: I/O error, at
file

60 record 1788

01/12/05 23:07:53 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape FTY310S1 on /dev/rmt/0cbn
is
full

01/12/05 23:07:53 nsrd: media notice: sdlt320 tape FTY310S1 used 5625 MB of
160
GB capacity

01/12/05 23:12:36 nsrd: media notice: Volume "FTY310S1" on device
"/dev/rmt/0cbn

": Cannot decode block. Verify the device configuration. Tape positioning by
rec

ord is disabled.



Is this a tape drive problem? Anyone now how to debug this or have nay
suggestions?



Any help is appreciated.



Ray





Ray Pengelly

Computing Technologist

CIHR Group In Sensory-Motor Systems

Queen's University

613-533-6000 x74139

ray AT biomed.queensu DOT ca



"Wouldn't it be great if life were like windows where you could hit
ctrl-alt-delete and start over when things go wrong?" - Anonymous



"How about life being like Unix where they don't mess up in the first place"
- Ray




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