Networker

Re: [Networker] Backup error

2008-10-21 09:44:10
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backup error
From: Stan Horwitz <stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:41:07 -0400
> From: kurianv <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
> Reply-To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:54:11 -0400
> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: [Networker] Backup error
> 
> Hi,
> We have a server named as qafac configured also as a storage node with a
> single tape drive HP SDLT connected residing at an offsite  from here and the
> backup server sqasmbkp is here onsite where the backup is initiated from.
> We always have an error  when backing up showing media verification failure .
> The logs showing error in messages.log is given below:
> 
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (warning) rd=qafac:\\.\Tape1
> writing: The device is not connected., at file 4 record 8480
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (notice) sdlt320 tape Clone 1A on
> rd=qafac:\\.\Tape1 is full
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (notice) sdlt320 tape Clone 1A used
> 5279 MB of 160 GB capacity
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (warning) verification of volume
> "Clone 1A", volid 3254109763 failed, read open error: drive status is Drive
> reports no error - but state is unknown
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (notice) verification of volume
> "Clone 1A", volid 3254109763 failed, volume is being marked as full.
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (notice) Save set (3153446552)
> qafac:D:\ volume Clone 1A on rd=qafac:\\.\Tape1 is being terminated because:
> Media verification failed
> Oct 15 14:04:29 sqasmbkp: NetWorker media: (notice) Save set (3170223757)
> qafac:C:\ volume Clone 1A on rd=qafac:\\.\Tape1 is being terminated because:
> Media verification failed
> 
> Please can you help me on this? I tried cleaning and also with brand new
> tapes. But still the error is there.

You didn't provide enough information. How is the tape drive connected tot
the storage node and which OS is running on that storage node? What
NetWorker server and storage node versions are you using? I suspect there's
either a hardware problem, or more likely a configuration issue at the OS
level.

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