You maybe running a buggy version of NetWorker especially if you are hotfix
7.6.1.5, maybe you will need to update to a later hotfix.

These can be downloaded from ftp.legato.com/pub/NetWorker/CumulativeHotfix/7.6/

Check the readme out for the latest set of bugfixes.

Thanks,

Mark.

On 11 June 2011 14:36, bingo <networker-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> wrote:

> "Each week when I fill the jukebox, I have to label the new tapes with the
> backup date."
>
> This reminds me about a very old issue which might still exist:
> If NW labels a bunch of new (never used) tapes, it will actually run in a
> problem after the 20th tape on the same drive - this is due to the 'Max.
> consecutive errors' value for a device. This issue has probably never been
> addressed. You may want to check Auto Media Management (for the jukebox, not
> for the device). In this case, NW will label media when it is needed but
> never consecutively. This will avoid the problem - if it still exists.
>
> Besides that, you can still use internal utilities like tape_exer(cise) to
> check a device individually.
>
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