Hi.

If your backup window allows it, you can turn on auto media verify for the pool 
(manage pools, edit pool, preference tab, auto media verify = yes).
It's useful if you want to verify tapes but also if you got new tapedrives and 
want to make sure they're ok (yes I've experienced problems with mint drives).
As noted below cloning also does the trick.
 
/Anders

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Från: EMC NetWorker discussion genom Stan Horwitz
Skickat: to 2006-10-12 05:55
Till: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Ämne: Re: [Networker] Damaged tapes



On Oct 11, 2006, at 11:31 PM, Lunsford, Damien wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I have a case where Legato has been reporting errors related to 
> writing
> to a tape.
>
> I want to verify that the tapes are indeed faulty/damaged.
>
> Does anybody know of anything that runs on solaris that can scan a LTO
> tape and verify that its faulty.

Your best bet is to clone the suspect tapes.

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