hpux 10.20 error while running backups

[Tommy Beam]

I keep getting the following error while trying to run my backups. (tapes 2mm 4g)


starting interactive backup...
br_backup: Invoking fbackup. See /var/sam/log/br_log for details.
fbackup(1421): no history is available for graph file /etc/sam/br/graphZBAa03139
(below level 1)
fbackup(1004): session begins on Tue Mar 11 02:24:12 2003
fbackup(3205): unable to read a volume header
fbackup(3024): writing volume 1 to the output file /dev/rmt/2m
fbackup(3125): write error on an FSM in the ANSII label
fbackup(3025): write error at the beginning of the volume
tape hardware path 52.3.0.0: WARNING - non terminated volume (verify ANSI compli
ance of media).
fbackup(3316): enter 'yes' when volume 1 is ready on /dev/rmt/2m,
or 'no' to discontinue:

[melvyn burnard]

looks like you r etrying to use an unsupported type of tape drive. What is it?

[Tommy Beam]

we are using an
hp SureStore Dat8 which is the which hasn't changed in over a year.

[Michael Tully]

try to first clean the drive, then use another tape.

Also you could try and use another tape that was used previously and try to read it.

[Tommy Beam]

I have already tried using one of our old tapes and I have cleaned the drive after every attempt at backing up the system.
Thank You!

[melvyn burnard]

looks like it is time to get it swapped out then.

[melvyn burnard]

Other tests to try, have you tried to use tar to write to the tape? or dd?
if these also fail, then you have a definite hardware/media problem

[Jos de Ruiter]

Hoi,

I have seen this more.
I try te make een backup by hand, en after words i read the tape back, ever seems to be OK. This is also a DDS streamer, when i see this more i replace the hardware.

Groetjes,
Jos.

[Sanjiv Sharma_1]

Hi Tommy,

It seems like the media or the Drive problem.

Have you tried with another new media. If the backup fails with the same error then the drive is faulty.

Please check this link too:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=178938