Fbackup error

[ramesh_4]

when i run fbackup sometimes it comes up with the following error message:

fbackup(3014): WRITE ERROR: could not write to the output file
fbackup(3004): writer aborting
fbackup(1002): Backup did not complete : Reader or Writer process exit

Can anyone pls tell me what this error indicates? whether its a problem with the tape?etc....

[Patrick Wallek]

Yes, that souds a lot like a problem with the tape or the tape drive.

Some things to check:

Replace the tape. If the tape has been used a lot, you could just need a new tape.

Make sure the tape is not write-protected.

Clean the tape drive regularly and make sure you keep track of the number of uses of the cleaning cartridge.

Check /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log for an related error messages. Look for SCSI errors or anything that may have occurred at the time your backup was attempting to run.

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

See http://www.dutchworks.nl/htbin/hpsysadmin?h=3&dn=46396&q=fbackup%283014&fh

[boley janowski]

if this is not a tape problem (such as write protected or just a bad tape) then maybe you have the wrong the wrong device specified.

ioscan -funCtape

if this is still not it, run a cleaning tape through it a couple of times and try again.