Ignite Backup giving error

[Yogesh Yadav]

Hi

When i am taking ignite backup its giving below error .

* Archiving contents of ggnbkp21 via tar image to local device /dev/rmt/24mn.
pax: /dev/rmt/24mn : Device busy
WARNING: The pax command returned a non-zero exit status (exit status 1).
ERROR: The find_files command failed (exit status 141).

ERROR: The make_sys_image command failed. The system recovery archive will
not be created.


======= 04/23/09 02:59:11 IST make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully


Please suggest me what should i do ??

i tried with new media , on same tape drive i taken three server bakup before this server..

[Shardha]

Dear Yogesh,

It seems some how the system thinks that some process is alrady running and using the drive. Please check if there is any process running. You may also reboot the system, if possible. Also you may try
#ioscan
#infe -e

shardha

[R.K. #]

Hello Yogesh,

Issue is not with the media but with tape drive being busy.

Try checking the status of the tape:
# /usr/bin/mt /dev/rmt/24mn status

Also try as suggested:
# insf -eC tape

If any process (or earlier ignite command) is running related to tape drive, then kill it.

Regds,
R.K.

[Bijeesh]

hi
check is there any procees is running related to the tape drive.
#ps -ef | grep /dev/rmt/
if any process
is running,kill them and issue the the ignite command.

[sujit kumar singh]

HI Yogesh,


could you please provide the following


mt -t /dev/rmt/24mn status
ioscan -fnCtape
ps -ef | grep -i /dev/rmt/24mn
the OS version, HW model of Tape version of ignite -UX

[G V R Shankar]

Hi,

If you have lsof, use the following

lsof |grep -i dev|grep -i rmt|grep 24m

check the process and kill it.

mt -t /dev/rmt/24mn rewind
mt -t /dev/rmt/24mn status

start the ignite backup.

Cheers,
Ravi.

[vaishakh k]

Dear Yadav,

connect the tape drive to another scsi port on the server and do,

# insf -e
#ioscan -funC tape (check tape detection)
Check any process related to this are running by top -s2 command

Then kill that process.then
#mt -f /dev/rmt/24mn rew

then start ignite "make_tape_recovery -AV -a /dev/rmt/24mn"

Hope this will work for you.

[Avinash20]

pax: Device Busy

Its an issue with Tape which needs to cleaned or replaced

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1259080

[subodhbagade]

Hi,

(1) Insert a new tape
#ioscan -fnC tape
# insf -e

(2)
mt -f /dev/rmt/xmn status check the status

mt -f /dev/rmt/xmn rew Rewind the tape

(if possible stop any application running on server and then )

(3) check with ignite software you are using, try with new software

install latest one from

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=IGNITEUXB


(4) use this command with interactive mode.
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/xmn


Regards,
Subodh