On Sunday 17 March 2013 10:04:25 jeronimo wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> What does it mean when I get these four notifications at the same time:
> 
> - backupserv's tape mount request
> - Saveset marked suspect
> - Volume marked full
> - Verify Label failed on unload
> 
> All four contain:
> NetWorker media: (alert) waiting for LTO Ultrium-4 tape xxx on server
> 
> This notification was issued this morning yet the tape now still is in the 
> drive (shown as 100% appendable) and backup doesn't really proceed.
> 
> It was in there before these notifications, and it's in there still after:
> 
> ...
> 71659 03/17/13 05:31:07  0 0 2 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd xxx done 
> saving to pool 'p' (XL0334L4) 39 GB
> 70896 03/17/13 05:31:07  0 0 2 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd xxx saving 
> to pool 'p' (XL0334L4)
> 71659 03/17/13 07:47:15  0 0 2 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd 
> backupserv:index:x done saving to pool 'p' (XL0334L4) 4948 MB
> 42502 03/17/13 09:05:30  2 0 0 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd media info 
> event: LTO Ultrium-4 tape XL0334L4 will be needed
> 42502 03/17/13 09:05:30  2 0 0 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd media 
> waiting event: waiting for LTO Ultrium-4 tape XL0334L4 on backupserv
> 42502 03/17/13 09:20:30  2 0 0 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd media 
> critical event: waiting for LTO Ultrium-4 tape XL0334L4 on backupserv
> 42502 03/17/13 09:30:30  2 0 0 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd media alert 
> event: waiting for LTO Ultrium-4 tape XL0334L4 on backupserv
> 70896 03/17/13 12:04:37  0 0 2 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd xxx saving 
> to pool 'p' (XL0334L4)
> 71659 03/17/13 12:35:06  0 0 2 4149614320 8967 0 backupserv nsrd xxx done 
> saving to pool 'p' (XL0334L4) 392 MB
> ...
> 
> What's going on?

Hi!

Reread the original and don't think this is a tape rewind. 
Would look for I/O errors in /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog.

Best
Dag