Undocumented Error code in fbackup?

[Frederic Bourbeau_1]

Hello,

We are getting the following error after fbackup runs on our machine:

fbackup(1004): session begins on Tue Mar 12 23:45:01 2002
fbackup(3203): volume 1 has been used 100 time(s)
fbackup(3204): volume used more than maximum, do you want to use this volume anyway?
fbackup(3004): writer aborting
fbackup(1002): Backup did not complete : Reader or Writer process exit

I do not seem to be able to find any information on the error: fbackup(3204). Since I jsut took over this machine and that the previous admin left very *very* little behind him, can anyone lend me a hand on this one?

Thanks!

[Helen French · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Check this out:

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c32855cd095ada6bd3/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000048727954

HTH,
Shiju

[Mark Vollmers]

Frederic-

That might just be a warning that the tape has been used a lot. I don't think that it should kick you out, unless if you are running this through SAM or cron. In that case, it is exiting because it doesn't wait for the prompt (y/n). It will do this if it is looking for a second tape as well. Try putting in a new tape. I don't know what the usage life is for tapes, but evidently 100x might be it.

Mark