error on make_tape_recovery

[Liu Zhimin]

Please help me! A error occurs when I want to execute make_tape_recovery. Detail message is following:
/dev/rmt/0mn: I/Oerror (error=5)

[Vihang. · Accepted solution]

Seems to be some problem with your tape drive. Are you able to write a tar archive on the tape drive?


Regards,
Vihang.

[Liu Zhimin]

I'm not able to tar. And the error message is same as make_tape_recovery. How I do continue? Please help me.

[Jeeshan]

this is not seems that details error.

check the log files
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/recovery.log
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/flist
/var/opt/ignite/local/install.log


Recovery log -- inputs what was on the screen when tape ws created
Flist log -- inputs what was backed on the tape
Install log --inputs what happened when system was restored.

[Jeeshan]

what is your below output result?

#ioscan -fnC tape

[Vihang.]

Hi Liu,

I suggest you should try using new media cartridge & if it still gives you IO error then you might need to replace your tape drive. IO error suggests issue with the tape drive normally.

Regards,
Vihang.

[Liu Zhimin]

Hi everyone,
My problem have been solved. After I turned off my server and tape drive and restart them, then I execute make_tape_recovery -Av. That's OK!
Thank you for your help very much! I love you everyone!

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi Liu,

is your aim to create a bootable tape by make_tape_recovery including vg00?
Consider that the option -A on make_tape_recovery doens't have the same goal which had the obsolete make_recovery. The related option on make_tape_recovery is -x inc_entire=vg00.

Definitely what was

make_recovery -Av

now corresponds exactly to

make_tape_recovery -v -x inc_entire=vg00

HTH.

Best regards,
Fabio