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I had a similar problem, but it was even weirder in a way. Backups
and restores were fine, but duplication started getting positioning errors
after having worked fine for several months. The answer turneed out to be
the end of a sequence of strings in the st.conf. Ours were specific to our
drives, which are different from yours. So you need to find out the right
strings for your drives.
There was a line in st.conf for our drives which was something
like---I'm going from memory so DO NOT use this as authoritative:
. . . 2, 0x00, 0x42, 1 (The dots stand in place of the beginning of the
line)
had to be replaced with
1, 0x00
The first one said: "There are 2 densities, 0x00 and 0x42. The first is
density #0 and the second is density #1. Use density #1 as the default."
Density #1 was 0x42.
The replacement said: "There is only one density, namely 0x00."
Call Veritas and find out what the st.conf lines for your drive are.
Hope that helps! Good luck!
Mike
Michael P. Price
Systems Analyst
Dantis, Inc.
mprice AT dantis DOT com
(312) 601-2954
-----Original Message-----
From: Sonny Chee [mailto:schee AT winstar DOT com]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:21 PM
To: Veritas Netbackup Email list (E-mail)
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Status Code 86: Media Position Error
We are using a media server (Solaris 7) running Netbackup 3.2,
we keep getting status code 86 on the tape drives. We are using
Sun L280 stackers and L1800 tape library and we also tried the
tape drives on a STK 9710 and got the same error on one of the
tape drives. It seems to be Solaris related and can't pinpoint
where the problem is. Does anyone had the problem before and any
solutions to the problems? Thanks.
Sonny Chee
Winstar Communications
_______________________________________________
Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
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<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>I had a =
similar problem, but it was even weirder in a way. Backups and =
restores were fine, but duplication started getting positioning errors =
after having worked fine for several months. The answer turneed =
out to be the end of a sequence of strings in the st.conf. Ours =
were specific to our drives, which are different from yours. So =
you need to find out the right strings for your drives.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>There was =
a line in st.conf for our drives which was something like---I'm going =
from memory so DO NOT use this as authoritative:</FONT></P>
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0x00</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The first one said: "There are 2 densities, 0x00 =
and 0x42. The first is density #0 and the second is density =
#1. Use density #1 as the default." Density #1 was =
0x42.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The replacement said: "There is only one =
density, namely 0x00."</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Call =
Veritas and find out what the st.conf lines for your drive are. =
Hope that helps! Good luck! </FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3D2>Mike</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Michael P. Price</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Systems Analyst</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dantis, Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>mprice AT dantis DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(312) 601-2954</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Sonny Chee [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:schee AT winstar DOT com">mailto:schee AT winstar DOT
com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:21 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: Veritas Netbackup Email list (E-mail)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [Veritas-bu] Status Code 86: Media Position =
Error</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We are using a media server (Solaris 7) running =
Netbackup 3.2,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>we keep getting status code 86 on the tape drives. =
We are using</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sun L280 stackers and L1800 tape library and we also =
tried the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>tape drives on a STK 9710 and got the same error on =
one of the</FONT>
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can't pinpoint</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>where the problem is. Does anyone had the problem =
before and any</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>solutions to the problems? Thanks.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sonny Chee</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Winstar Communications</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> </FONT>
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