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[Veritas-bu] Help! All Tapes From Scratch Gone - All jobs failed :(

2006-05-02 05:01:46
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Help! All Tapes From Scratch Gone - All jobs failed :(
From: bobbyrjw AT bellsouth DOT net (Bobby Williams)
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 05:01:46 -0400
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Sounds like you may have a bad tape drive.
 
I have seen this when a tape drive (or robot arm) was bad.  NB would freeze
all tapes.
 



Bobby Williams 
2205 Peterson Drive 
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37421 
423-296-8200 

 

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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of WEAVER, 
Simon
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:55 AM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Help! All Tapes From Scratch Gone - All jobs failed :(


Morning
Just come in, to find every job, bar one policy failed with status 96 - On
Friday I kicked off a full backup, which worked fine.
 
When a 2nd Policy started to run on Saturday 9:51 (which is a SAN Media
Server), it appears to have gobbled up ALL tapes in the Scratch Pool.
 
Therefore EVERY single job failed as no tapes were available.
 
Media List shows the tapes are in a frozen state. I have unfrozen them (as
none were even written to), and they are now back in the Scratch.
 
I am going to try another backup again to see what happens, but wondered if
anyone has seen this, or any advice!?!?
 
Thanks alot !
 

Regards

Simon Weaver
3rd Line Technical Support
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)
Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU

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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D562350009-02052006><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Sounds like you may have a bad tape=20
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D562350009-02052006><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I have seen this when a tape drive (or robot =
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bad.&nbsp;&nbsp;NB would freeze all tapes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080>Bobby =
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<BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 size=3D2>2205 =
Peterson=20
Drive</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial =
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size=3D2>Chattanooga, Tennessee&nbsp; 37421</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN=20
lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 =
size=3D2>423-296-8200</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> =
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[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>WEAVER,=20
Simon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:55 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-bu] =
Help! All=20
Tapes From Scratch Gone - All jobs failed :(<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff><STRONG><EM>Morning</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff>Just come in, to find every job, bar one policy failed =
with status=20
96 - On Friday I kicked off a full backup, which worked=20
fine.</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff>When a 2nd Policy started to run on Saturday 9:51 (which =
is a SAN=20
Media Server), it appears to have gobbled up ALL tapes in the Scratch=20
Pool.</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff>Therefore EVERY single job failed as no tapes were=20
available.</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff>Media List shows the tapes are in a frozen state. I have =
unfrozen=20
them (as none were even written to), and they are now back in the=20
Scratch.</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff>I=20
am going to try another backup again to see what happens, but wondered =
if anyone=20
has seen this, or any advice!?!?</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D927045205-02052006><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff>Thanks alot !</FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<P align=3Dleft><SPAN lang=3Den-gb><EM><FONT color=3D#3f6296><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Regards</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
<P align=3Dleft><SPAN lang=3Den-gb><EM><FONT color=3D#3f6296><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Simon =
Weaver</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000a0 size=3D2><STRONG>3rd Line Technical =
Support<BR>Windows=20
Domain Administrator</STRONG></FONT></EM><FONT face=3DArial> =
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=3Den-gb><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>EADS Astrium=20
Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN lang=3Den-gb><BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><EM>Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3=20
5PU</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=3Den-gb><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><EM>Email:=20
</EM></FONT><A href=3D"mailto:Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads DOT net"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2><EM>Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-eads DOT net</EM></FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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