Networker

[Networker] Drive unable to unload

2005-02-07 09:31:10
Subject: [Networker] Drive unable to unload
From: Somen Chanda <schanda AT NETJETS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:30:45 -0500
Hi,

We moved from Sun to Linux and facing a lot of problems. This is one of
them. We get this error very frequently.

 media info: failed unloading drive `rd=backup1:/dev/nst1' to slot '12',
error '25'

Then the drives will be disabled by legato unless we notice and run mt
command to unload the tape manually. I use

# mt -f /dev/nst0 unlock
# mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
# mt -f /dev/nst0 offline
# mt -f /dev/nst0 eject

We have a ADIC Scalar100 with IBM Ultrium 3580 drives in them. Our backups
are failing because of these errors and the tapes are bound to get stuck in
the drives every night.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

Somen Chanda

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