Unable to Complete Ignite Backup

[sysad_boy]

Hi,

I am unable to complete my Ignite backup and it seems to have stopped progressing already at this line:

NOTE: File: /var/tmp/tmp_cfg_file is not world-readable, this may cause clients to fail to read it during an installation.
NOTE: File: /var/tmp/tmp_cfg_file is not world-readable, this may cause clients to fail to read it during an installation.
* Writing boot LIF to tape
* Complete writing boot LIF onto tape.
* /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image -c n -d /dev/rmt/4mn -t n -s local -n 2009-08-12,15:10 -m t -w
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2009-08-12,15:10/recovery.log -u -R -g /var/opt/ignite/recovery/2009-08-12,15:10/flist -a 17909000

* Preparing to create a system archive.

* Archiving contents of CCBPRO4 via tar image to local device /dev/rmt/4mn.
pax: stand/vmunix.mgr : I/O error
pax: stand/vmunix.mgr : An unexpected end-of-file has occurred.



What is causing this error? I have tried almost everything. Cleaned the drive, replaced the media and even replacing the drive.

Please advise.

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[George_Dodds]

Take a look at the following thread.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1250063804119+28353475&threadId=974697

[Stephan.]

Hi,
Check that your tape device can be accessed both reading and writting to /dev/rmt/4mn.

1. Run mt -t /dev/rmt/4mn
2. /dev/rmt/4mn status
3. try and tar a file to /dev/rmt/4mn
4. check syslog for any IO / LVM Errors

Possible reasons could be a failed tape, broken drive or just a bad disk.

hth

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Most of the problem I experienced was that bad media or dirty driver as far. So, first try to clean driver and try a new tape.