First things first, what does the bptm log say?  And what does the syslog 
say?

Can you perform a verify on the data?

Have you ever been able to restore?

What kind of drives?  OS? NBU Version?  Tape driver version?

What block size are you using?

-Tim


On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Tayde, Umesh (GE Transportation, Non GE) wrote:

> Hi Gurus,
> I am getting the below error whenever I try to restore form the tape...
> I tried to restore from 2/3 tapes, but getting the same error...
> 
> "Error bptm (pid=14319) cannot  read image from media id AQG301, drive   
> index 1, Input/output error "
> 
> Surprisingly, I am not getting any errors while backing the data on the same 
> tapes...
> 
> Looking for the solution.... ASAP..
> 
> 
> Thanx & Regards
> -Umesh Tayade
> Patni, Consultant
> GE Structured Services
> 14000 Horizon Way,
> Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
> 856-802-4791
> 
> 
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