ChrisCosta AT TDWaterhouse DOT com wrote:

>Is this a sudden error you are getting or is this a new environment?
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>Chris
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Whitt [mailto:ianw AT fjserv DOT net] 
>Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:39 AM
>To: ChrisCosta AT TDWaterhouse DOT com; veritas-bu
>Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] media write error 84
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>Chris,
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>I've checked and do not have a  SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS file.
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>I'm using 2 x IBM Ultrium LTO drives in a DELL autoloader.
>Can you change the block size within Netbackup ?
>
>Rgds,
>Ian
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>ChrisCosta AT TDWaterhouse DOT com wrote:
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>>Do you have a SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS file that is equal to 65536? If so remove
>>the file, the default is 64k anyway and it might throttle down to 61440. If
>>not then you need to check how to increase the ma block size of the drive.
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>>What type of tape drives are you using?
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>>Chris
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Whitt [mailto:ianw AT fjserv DOT net] 
>>Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:11 AM
>>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>>Subject: [Veritas-bu] media write error 84
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>>All,
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>>I'm getting the following error when trying to run a backup on my 
>>Windows 2000 server
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>>Running NB 4.5 mp6
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>>"the tape device at index -1 has a maximum block size of 61440 bytes, a 
>>buffer size of 65536 cannot be used"
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>>Any ideas ?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Ian
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Chris,

This is a new enviroment, trying to back the servers up to create IDR 
point before they go into live service

Rgds,
Ian