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Re: [Networker] Trouble reading DLT8000 on SDLT320 drive

2003-01-27 16:21:01
Subject: Re: [Networker] Trouble reading DLT8000 on SDLT320 drive
From: Robert Maiello <robert.maiello AT MEDEC DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:20:52 -0500
I don't have anything to add other then we have no trouble reading DLT7000
tapes on SDLT220?

The "not enough space" sure sounds like a block size thing.  I would
definitely involve Quantum/ATL..maybe they know of a firmware type issue?


Robert Maiello
Thomson Healthcare

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:17:48 -0600, Garcia, Jose <Jose_Garcia AT BMC DOT COM> 
wrote:

>This is interesting, I'm doing the same thing and also having some trouble.
>What kind of error messages are you getting? I'm testing some DR procedures
>recovering some bootstrap tapes of one of our other locations to one of our
>test servers. Mmrecov will run ok and recover all the res files but when
>restoring the media database I'll get "Networker media: (warning)
>/dev/rmt/0cbn reading: Not enough space".
>
>Mrecov will say it completed as usual but the media database doesn't seem to
>be complete. Nsrck -L7 will fail complaining it can't find the volume
>needed.
>
>I've just opened a call with Legato to see what they have to say. I've
>double-checked st.conf and can actually recover from DLT7000 media just
>fine.
>
>Networker 6.1.2
>Solaris 7, with all recommended patches
>1 Standalone SDLT 320
>Sun 280
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Jose Garcia
>BMC Software
>713.918.1861
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig, Albert [mailto:ACraig AT ANAPHARM DOT COM]
>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:58 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: [Networker] Trouble reading DLT8000 on SDLT320 drive
>
>
>Hello folks,
>
>I am having a heck of a time reading DLT8000 on SDLT320 drives that we just
>installed. I suspect a hardware problem but I am still troubleshooting. Can
>this be done? I have to move the DLT8000 drives to a library at another site
>and setup a storage so I really need backward compatability for restoring
>from DLT8000 drives.
>
>
>Runing: Legato Networker 6.1.2 on Win2K SP2
>Storagetek L40
>2 Quantum DLT8000 drives and
>2 Quantum SDLT320 drives.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Albert Craig
>Project Coordinator
>Information Technology Service
>Anapharm Inc.
>http://www.anapharm.com
>(418)527-3067  Ext. 4296
>
>
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