On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 12:11:26PM +0100, Rodrigo Ventura wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Occasionaly I get the following errors after amdump:
> 
> *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [label ISR006 or new tape not found in rack].
> Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
> Run amflush to flush them to tape.
> The next tape Amanda expects to use is: ISR006.
> 
> which is simply not true, since
> 
> $ amtape ISR label ISR006
> amtape: scanning for tape with label ISR006
> amtape: slot 3: date 20060615 label ISR004 (wrong tape)
> amtape: slot 4: date 20060616 label ISR005 (wrong tape)
> amtape: slot 5: date 20060612 label ISR006 (exact label match)
> amtape: label ISR006 is now loaded.
> 
> works just fine.
> 
No certainty, just possibilities based on what I've observed
with my DDS3 changer and tapes:

 - failing tape that is still sort of ok
 - tape heads needing cleaning
 - changer and/or other scripts needing delays to let actions
   complete because the hardware driver sometimes returns with
   success before an action is completed


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