Hello,
Thanks for the quick response. It's always been a habit of write
protecting the tapes we have that are full, plus we have tapes that go
offsite.
You are correct as this causes havoc in networker.. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Davina Treiber [mailto:Davina.Treiber AT PeeVRo.co DOT uk]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:26 AM
To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Chester Martin
Subject: Re: [Networker] Write Protected Tapes
Chester Martin wrote:
> When our recyclable tapes are put back into the system sometimes
> unintentionally the write protect is being left on the tapes.
> Unfortunately when this happens all of the tapes that are put back in
> have the write protect still on so we'll end up with a lot of tapes
that
> are "unusable" by networker until the write protect is turned off.
>
>
>
> When networker tries to use the tape it comes up with this error:
>
> "Write open error: command completed successfully (drive status is
> DRIVE_STATUS_WRITE_PROTECT)"
>
>
>
> I know the bigger issue is the tapes are being put back into the
library
> with write protect on, but is there some type of command that can be
run
> against the tapes in the library that will check to see if the write
> protect is on as a precaution?
No there isn't. You only know about this when you try to write to the
tape, which is typically during the backups and when there is no-one
around to fix it. This can cause havoc with NetWorker.
The question is, why are you write-protecting your tapes, ever? There is
no real need to do this on a regular basis. If you are a bit paranoid,
it might be prudent to write-protect a tape when you deposit it for the
purpose of a restore, but the rest of the time, why bother?
Perhaps consider modifying your tape-handling procedures.
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