If it is a UNIX server like Solaris, the messages file may give you some
information about the drive that had the error.  There is also a error
file in netbackup/db/media that logs the drive index and tape number.

Carl

> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:44:14 -0600
> From: "Sixbury, Dan" <dsixbury AT hrblock DOT com>
> To: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] determining drive that a backup used
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> I am trying to verify if a failed backup used a particular drive.  Is
> there a way to do this?  I can determine the tape and the storage unit
> that the backup used, but not sure about the specific drive that was
> used.  This is important because I was trying to determine if the failed
> backup corresponded to one of the drives that failed or to another media
> or other backup issue.
>
> =20
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
> =20
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