I'm just going through about the same problem today in one
of my DLT libraries.

Due to the volume of data on a DLT cartridge (40GB+), I'm throwing out
the tape after the first error.  I wouldn't want to have compounding
tape recovery problems during a server recovery....



Bob Booth - CSO wrote:
>
> I need some advice from anyone with experience with DLT drives, and ADSM..  My
> experiences with 8MM, and 4MM have been very disapointing, so we decided to
> go with the latest technology DLT.  I purchased 6 brand new 2000XT drives, and
> each came with its brand new tape.  I installed the drives and started
> using them.
>
> To my surprise, one drive began getting errors on the first tape that it used.
>
> I would like to know, from the errors I am getting, if I should suspect the
> tape or the drive.  The tape that has already been marked 'readonly' has
> only been used in one drive.
>
> Here are the errors:
>
> ANR8302E I/O error on drive DLTTAPE3 (/dev/mt5) (OP=WRITE,
>                           CC=306, KEY=03, ASC=0C, ASCQ=00).
>
> I cleaned the drive, and reset the tape to 'readwrite' status, and later on
> it received another error:
>
> ANR8302E I/O error on drive DLTTAPE3 (/dev/mt5) (OP=FSR,
>                           CC=403, KEY=03, ASC=14, ASCQ=00).
>
> This morning, I ran an audit on the tape in question and found that 16 of
> the files out of 556 were 'damaged'.  The errors reported by the audit were
> of the following variety:
>
> ANR8302E I/O error on drive DLTTAPE3 (/dev/mt5) (OP=FSR,
>                           CC=403, KEY=03, ASC=14, ASCQ=00).
>
> or
>
> ANR8302E I/O error on drive DLTTAPE3 (/dev/mt5) (OP=READ,
>                           CC=403, KEY=03, ASC=14, ASCQ=00).
>
> Is this typical of a tape drive problem, or faulty media?
>
> Any comments or suggestions would be helpful!
>
> Bob