topic Re: Parity error in Operating System - OpenVMS

Parity error

Swain — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:32:02 GMT

I am getting parity erropr while taking backup of Open VMS8.2 system
$ INITIALIZE/MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACT LEV$MKA600: BAK
%INIT-F-PARITY, parity error

could someone help?
the drive is DDS2

Re: Parity error

Steven Schweda — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:48:09 GMT

"xxx-F-PARITY, parity error" is normally a
generic I/O error. Could be a bad tape, or
a drive which is bad or needs cleaning.

show error

Re: Parity error

Swain — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:59:01 GMT

had to cleanup disk

Re: Parity error

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:20:26 GMT

Cleanup disk ???? For a parity error on a tape drive ???

Wim