EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> wrote on 
12/14/2007 12:34:09 PM:

> On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 12:13:01PM -0500, MIchael Leone wrote:
> > Worked for one tape, did not work for the other. I was able to label 
one 
> > tape with the proper label, but the 2nd continued to give that error, 
even 
> > after deleting the volume from the media db.
> 
> Eliminate Networker from the equation.
> 
> Can you access the tape directly with 'dd' or something?

This being a Win2003 server, no, I can't. :-)

> Can you read the first block of the tape?
> 
> dd if=/dev/rmt/0cbn bs=64k count=1 | od -c

Don't think there is a Windows equivalent of 'dd'. Or if there is, I 
haven't installed it.

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