> >  I have been trying to get some information through the
> tapeinfo command about my tape drive, but when running, it
> returns a INQUIRY Command Failed message.
> >
> >  Is this common? Or is this a sign of a problem with my tape drive?
> >
> >  The drive we are using is an IBM 400/800GB HH LTO Gen 3
> SAS tape drive (P/N 43W8478). I have had a look for linux
> drivers for this, but not having much luck through IBM's site.
>
> - From what I've been told, it will do that while running. I
> find this to
> be unfortunate, as I'd love to run tapeinfo while my backups
> are running
> so that I can check things out. On Solaris, at least, that
> seems not to
> be possible. Perhaps someone will correct me.

 When you say running, do you mean running Bacula?

 I don't have Bacula running, and there shouldn't be any applications accessing 
the drive other than tapeinfo.

 Are there other tools I can use to confirm if anything is accessing the drive?

 Cheers,
 Dagan


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