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  1. lakbossa

    after swapping tapes - they dont get recognized!

    brightstor - 11.5 sp2 windows 2003 Dell 122T - sdlt loader Everytime i swap tapes, i have to turn off the tape engine then resart. This is the only way that the tapes are seen by the tape library. Any suggestions?
  2. lakbossa

    restore backup but dates are incorrect

    brighstor 11.1 build 3100 sever - windows 2003 thanks! also, ive noticed some folder have the correct restore or modified dates and some dont....go figure.
  3. lakbossa

    restore backup but dates are incorrect

    im running a restore but not to the original location. the dates on the folders are reflecting the restore date and not the original folder creation dates. how can i get the original dates back? do i need to restore to the original location? ive checked options but i couldnt find anything...
  4. lakbossa

    trying to use file system device - brighstor 11.0

    hi - i just bought a buffalo external network drive. i would like to back up to it using the "backup to file system device" option. when i go to add the network path from a mapped or non mapped drive, the tape engine fails to start after i run device congifuration. i end up deleting the file...
  5. lakbossa

    Problem with Brighstor 11.5 SAN Configuration

    My setup is very simple...i have two servers running 2003. My primary backup server runs great by itself. When i try to add a Distributed Server, i have a problem with the tapes, they hang when i run an inventory. It seems like a communications problem with the tape library. When i remove...
  6. lakbossa

    GFS Brighstor 11.5 Problem

    We just upgraded to 11.5, however on my first full backup instead of getting a F- for full in the prefix, i get A- Anyone else see this problem? i should mention that i imported my backup jobs from version 9.
  7. lakbossa

    imported jobs - now brighstor crashes

    thanks chumpy, i was able to delete the jobs from the database. If anyone wants to know how, post a reply.
  8. lakbossa

    imported jobs - now brighstor crashes

    brighstor 9 build 2040 windows 2003 we had to rebuild a server and reinstall brighstor, i had some saved old saved jobs as the asx format. now, when i try to modify the job, brighstor crashes out and disappears. i cant delete the job because i cant highlight the job without it crashing...
  9. lakbossa

    SAN Configuration messed up!

    this is fixed, we have two servers fighting to be the primary. i ended up zeroing out the database then running device configuration again. on a side note...why are my tapes marked with the prefix A- it used to be I - incremental W - weekly M - monthly
  10. lakbossa

    SAN Configuration messed up!

    help, i cant assign the primary and distributed servers,,, well, i can, but it doesnt hold. Should i replace the database with a new one? any services that i can stop or start to fix this problem? we are running BS 9 build 2100 on windows 2003. thanks
  11. lakbossa

    W3884 W3885 - unable to position media

    software - brighstor 9 build 2100 on windows 2003 hardware - Dell T136 LTO2 Library having problems running a restore from different backups. the error messages im getting are : W3884- Unable to position media catalog file W3885- Unable to position media it then defaults to a sequential...
  12. lakbossa

    W3855 W3844 - Unable to position media

    software - brighstor 9 build 2100 on windows 2003 hardware - Dell T136 LTO2 Library having problems running a restore from different backups. the error messages im getting are : W3884- Unable to position media catalog file W3885- Unable to position media it then defaults to a sequential...
  13. lakbossa

    Merge Problem from LTO Tapes

    as it turns out, some of the tapes were mislabled and missing from the backup set. Once we found the missing tapes , we were able to merge the set. It would have been nice if brighstor sent a message to insert the next tape. oh well.
  14. lakbossa

    Merge Problem from LTO Tapes

    im having a problem merging LTO Tapes, we have Dell 136T LTO2 Library. I can merge LTO2 Tapes with no problems. Its just the older tapes. some work some dont. The merge job runs until it gets to session 2 on the tape and then it just hangs with no error messages. We are running Brighstor 9...
  15. lakbossa

    upgraded to version 11...san configuration problem

    i think we are headed back down to version 9, too many problems with 11. i have one more question, in san configuration , we can see all three of our servers, but we cant add more than one Distributed server. A--(primary) ---B ---C this is what we want but B will not work with C , however...
  16. lakbossa

    how do i clean the database in brightstor 11?

    i guess what i mean is , i want to zero out the database and free up disk space. i can run the prune job but ive noticed in the past it really doesnt do anything to free up disk space. i think rotech has it right...thanks for your help
  17. lakbossa

    how do i clean the database in brightstor 11?

    can someone clue me in? thanks!
  18. lakbossa

    error 3820 invalid file header signature

    one more thing...i can run merges with no problems..
  19. lakbossa

    error 3820 invalid file header signature

    need help with this one.. when i try to run restores, i get this error 3820 on two seperate servers connected to the same library. im running Brighstor 11. things ive noticed: this only happens when more than one tape is involved with the restore. so is it a spanning issue? i have another...

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