> From: psoni <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
> Reply-To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:48:47 -0500
> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: [Networker] tape drive : service mode
> 
> I am using 4 IBM-LTO 3 tape drives and status of all the drives was set to
> enabled.
> 
> Today I saw 3 drives in the service mode. I manually changed the mode back to
> "enabled"
> 
> But it automatically went back into "service" mode.
> 
> What could be the prob ?

You didn't include enough information to give a definitive answer. Which OS
is hosting those drives? Which NetWorker version? Check the log files on the
server that hosts those tape drives to look for SCSI or other error
messages.

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