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

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

IGNITE command was

#make_tape_recovery -Av

bydefault its taken /dev/rmt/0mn

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

ok , make sense,

so while choosing you backup device via sam under the Scanning system hardware for backup devices... are you choosing /dev/rmt/0mn ..?

0/1/1/0.3.0 which is pointing to /dev/rmt/0mn

Thanks,
Johnson

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

I tried with with both /dev/rmt/0mn & /dev/rmt/c2t3d0BEST, but getting same error every time.

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

/var/sam/log/br_log for details

would mind posting that out-put

Thanks,
Johnson

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

Plz find the output attacvhed

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

by going through the attachements looks to be me the logs show's some of your mount_points you are backing up using the /dev/rmt/1mn which no found in ioscan.?
meaninf NO_HW found ....

You , need fix that

Full backup started on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 22:26:00 IST 2008 (Scheduled Backup)
{ fbackup -0 -u -v -g /var/sam/graphTCAa03637 -I /var/sam/log/br_index.full -c /etc/sam/br/fbackup_config -d /var/adm/fbackupfiles
/dates -f /dev/rmt/1m } 2>&1
Full backup failed on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 22:26:13 IST 2008 .
Exit code = 2

Full backup started on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 23:06:24 IST 2008 (Scheduled Backup)
{ fbackup -0 -u -v -g /var/sam/graphTCAa14470 -I /var/sam/log/br_index.full -c /etc/sam/br/fbackup_config -d /var/adm/fbackupfiles
/dates -f /dev/rmt/1mn } 2>&1
Full backup failed on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 23:06:42 IST 2008 .
Exit code = 2

Full backup started on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 23:09:00 IST 2008 (Scheduled Backup)
{ fbackup -0 -u -v -g /var/sam/graphUDAa14470 -I /var/sam/log/br_index.full -c /etc/sam/br/fbackup_config -d /var/adm/fbackupfiles
/dates -f /dev/rmt/1mnb } 2>&1
Full backup failed on rangerfm : Wed Dec 10 23:09:15 IST 2008 .
Exit code = 2

Thanks,
Johnson

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

i have cahnged the SCSI cable...but priblkem is still there.

[Mahesh Mongare]

try with below options.

1. Try Uninstall drivers and again install it.

2. Install latest patch of STAP and karnel.

3. Try With HP LTO-3 to take backup

[ASIFKHAN]

Assalam-Alai-Kum Farhan,

Before jumping to any conclusion plz cross verify the basic things like:

1-Check the write protected button over the tape that might be preventing the tapedrive to write anything over the tape.

2- Use insf -eH h/wpath (sometimes it is beneficial to make device specialfiles using the H/W of the specific device instead for all the devices.

3-mt -f /dev/rmt/0mn stat (check status of the tape whether it is ok or not)

4- If it is external tape drive then plz check for Port Terminator is connected properly.Sometimes it also causes problem.

And at last but not least please try out with command line instead of using the SAM.

#fbackup -f /dev/rmt/0mn -v -u0g -I indexfile

I have used this command once for testing whether this command is able to take the backup of multiple partition or not,we got success at that time.And since we used this command thru command line.
But we are usually taking backups using DataProtector.


--
Asif Khan

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Thanks...for support, I tried with HP LTO drive and problem resolved