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Re: [Networker] Migrating Networker server from Linux to Windows

2009-10-01 16:14:43
Subject: Re: [Networker] Migrating Networker server from Linux to Windows
From: Davina Treiber <Davina.Treiber AT PEEVRO.CO DOT UK>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 21:09:24 +0100
broeste wrote:

> When I try to mount the tape I need, it tells me, that "No tape label found". 
> I have tried to inventory the same tape, but the result is the same!
> 
> If I shutdown the server and attach the tapelibrary to the linux server, it 
> works fine.
> 
> The scanner command does not help in this matter. I'm thinking it might have 
> some to do with blocksize but not sure. I have tried changing from default 
> handler to 64kb fixed blocksize on both Linux and Windows and then doing the 
> migration but I can still not read my tape.

It may possibly be related to block size on the Windows machine but you
haven't given enough information to say for sure. How are the tape
drives connected, SCSI or fibre? What hardware is used for this?

The other  possibility is that you have the drive order mixed up and you
could be reading the wrong tape.

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