make tape recovery is not working

[uxbeginner22]

Tape is not write protected and tar is working

mt fsf 2

tar -cvf /dev//dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn /usr/share

echo $?

0

mt report ok

mt -f /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn status
Drive: HP Ultrium 3-SCSI
Format:
Status: [41114401] BOT online compression immediate-report-mode
File: 0
Block: 0

but when i try make_tape_recovery..

make_tape_recovery -v -m pax -E -a /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn
       * Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

=======  10/13/16 16:14:21 METDST  Started make_tape_recovery. (Thu Oct 13 16:14:21 METDST 2016)
         @(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.20.450
         @(#)ignite/net_recovery (opt) Revision: /branches/IUX_RA1603/ignite/src@87265 Last Modified: 2016-02-04 
         16:13:51 +0530 (Thu, 04 Feb 2016)

       * Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive
         
       * Recovery Archive Location    = /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn
         
       * Number of Archives to Save   = 2
         
       * Pax type  = pax
         
WARNING: Filesystem /var/backup-san is not mounted.  It will be ignored.
        
        In?     dsk/vg  name                    minor#  Associated disks/mountpoints
        1       v       /dev/vg00               0x000   /dev/disk/disk2_p2 
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand  1
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol2
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol3 /       1
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol4 /home   0
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol5 /opt    0
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol6 /tmp    0
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol7 /usr    1
                                                /dev/vg00/lvol8 /var    0
                                                /dev/vg00/swap2
        ...
          

        ** 0 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Not included in the
               System Recovery Archive
        ** 1 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Partially included in the
               System Recovery Archive
        ** 2 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Fully included in the
               System Recovery Archive

       * Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR:   Write test failed!
ERROR:   Check tape device failed.

Any suggestion?

[uxbeginner22 · Accepted solution]

Oh no!

I bought a worm tape,and so is possible to write only one time

right?

[uxbeginner22]

C7973A 400/800GB Ultrium LTO3

My cartdrige is this

[Bill Hassell]

The HP tape C7973A is RW and very common.
C7973W is WORM format (write once). The tape packaging clearly says HP LTO3 Ultrium WORM and is not very common at all. Do you really have WORM tapes?