Mihai,

Have you got a tape management system managing the volume for you?
If so check that the tape is available for use.

Thanks,

Kuli.

Kulbinder Toora
01384 296191 x3498
e-mail - Kulbinder.toora AT meb.co DOT uk
Midlands Electricity

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iancu Mihai [SMTP:iap AT TAROM.LOGICNET DOT RO]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 2:59 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: backup db error
>
> Thank you for your answer but when I want to do an incremental backup on
> the
> same tape, it does not work. It says the tape is already  in use.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mihai Iancu
>
>
> Christo_Heuer_ wrote:
>
> > Hi Mihai,
> >
> > You can not use the same volume twice as a database backup -
> > it goes against ADSM's principles. Say you backup the DB as
> > type full the first time and then do five incrementals the rest of
> > the week to the same tape - and on the Sunday you loose the
> > tape - it does happen... You would have then lost a whole week
> > of data from an ADMS point of view.
> >
> > Regards
> > Christo Heuer
> > ABSA Bank
> > Johannesburg
> > South Africa
> >
> > >Hello all,
> > >
> > >Here is my situation:
> > >
> > >- labeled a volume dbbk1
> > >- put the ibm 3590 in manual mode
> > >- configure a devclass for manual operation
> > >- issues backup db type=full devclass..... scratch=no volumenames=dbbk1
> > >
> > >Everything works fine until I issues another backup db on the same
> > >volume, both types full and/or incremental.
> > >
> > >The server tells me that the volume is already in use.... and asks for
> a
> > >scratch volume or is cancelling the process.
> > >
> > >What do I do wrong?
> > >
> > >Thank you
> > >
> > >
> > >Mihai Iancu
>
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