unable to take backup

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi gurus,

i am unable to take backup through SAM,

erro:
Starting interactive backup...

br_backup: Invoking fbackup. See /var/sam/log/br_log for details.

fbackup(1421): no history is available for graph file /var/sam/graphTCAa00394 (below level 0)

fbackup(1004): session begins on Thu Dec 11 20:22:48 2008

fbackup(3038): output file /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST is not a valid device file for backup

fbackup(3019): would you like to enter a new output file?


kindly help...

[Dennis Handly]

What is the device file for your backups? You probably don't have a /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST.

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>output file /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST is not a valid device file for backup
<<

may be your point the wrong tape device file

ioscan -fnC tape --> output needed to make suggestion

See /var/sam/log/br_log for details --> can also post this information

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,
#
# ioscan -kfnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 1 0/1/1/0.2.0 stape NO_HW DEVICE TANDBERGTS800
/dev/rmt/1m /dev/rmt/c2t2d0BEST
/dev/rmt/1mb /dev/rmt/c2t2d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/1mn /dev/rmt/c2t2d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/1mnb /dev/rmt/c2t2d0BESTnb
tape 0 0/1/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE TANDBERGTS800
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BESTnb

[Johnson Punniyalingam · Accepted solution]

>>>tape 1 0/1/1/0.2.0 stape NO_HW DEVICE TANDBERGTS800 <<

Problem could be NO_HW DEVICE found


# insf -e (install device files)

# ioscan -fnC tape (ioscan again the tape)


Thanks,
Johnson

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi, I am able to take IGNITE & also able to do tar........facig problem in fbackup only.

i alreday tried with --------e.

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

alreday i tried with insf -e

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,

Change the cable and check.

insf -e
ioscan -fnC tape

Suraj

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Hi, I am able to take IGNITE & also able to do tar........facig problem in fbackup only.

i alreday tried with --------e.

what do you specfiy your tape path for make_tape_recovery ..?

is it /dev/rmt/0mn or /dev/rmt/1mn ..?

Thanks,
Johnson

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,
IGNITE through /dev/rmt/0mn