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[Veritas-bu] media write error 84

2004-01-20 13:00:43
Subject: [Veritas-bu] media write error 84
From: dbase77 AT yahoo DOT com (Feroz F. Basir)
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:00:43 +0000 (GMT)
Hi,

Thank you for replying. Doesnt it make any difference
if I put 1 instead of zero?

regards,
Feroz

 --- "Corbett, Nancy" <nancy.corbett AT attws DOT com> wrote:
> You can tell NetBackup to freeze a tape after one
> error.
> 
> To freeze a tape after one error, create a file
> /usr/openv/netbackup/MEDIA_ERROR_THRESHOLD. Enter
> the number of
> allowable errors before Netbackup will freeze a
> tape. If you enter the
> number zero then it will FREEZE the tape on the
> first media error. 
> 
> Nancy
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On
> Behalf Of Feroz F.
> Basir
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:30 AM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] media write error 84
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I received "media tape error 84" few times now.
> System
> log file showed it was media error not hardware. I
> dont understand why it failed on new tape media.
> Anyway, I have backup windows for 5 hours and
> attempt
> option set to 2 times per hour. When first attempt
> failed, it will retry later on. My problem is,
> netbackup use the same tape again and again. So it
> will fail throughtout backup windows. Is there a way
> to set netbackup to use different tape after first
> try
> failed? This is schedule backup.
> 
> Another thing is, If my backup windows is from
> Tuesday
> 20/01/04 22:00:00 and end Wednesday 21/01/04
> 02:00:00,
> it will only run successful backup once right? It
> wont
> run twice, first for tuesday and second for
> wednesday.
> Anybody can clarify this issue for me, please?
> 
> OS: solaris 8 sparc
> tape: 2 x LTO
> tape library : L25
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> regards,
> feroz
> 
> 
>
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