You can try with W2K8 SP2. It seems to work better. But a certain number of files are still not restored (iis config, ...).
To be continued !!
I assume there is a problem between Networker and VSS.
You can try with mapping path (ex: \\servername\c$) ant it works.
Hi,
Sorry for my late response.
Microsoft has published an article about my problem (Article ID : 842411).
The solution is to disable TEST UNIT READY request for tape devices.
Now it works.
Thanks a lot for your help.
I've just found the reason of the problem. The W2K3 Server on which Networker 7.2 is installed sends messages (??) to the tapes and causes the errors on tapes.
When i turn off the W2k3 server, I can label tapes and backup servers.
When i turn on the server during a backup, errors are present...
I have tested different things :
- a new Emulex card (sale model) => NOK
- Downgrade the FW 1.35.105 => NOK
- Upgrading NW 6.1.4 to 7.2.1 => NOK
There are 2 possibilities (because a 7.2.1 NW server connected to the SAN and the 2 tapes is working fine) :
- the fiber link,
- the...
Hi,
I've just tried the tapeexer on a scratch tape. On the both drives, I have the same error :
BasicTest: test begin
rewinding `\\.\Tape1'
ReadTapefile: ReadFile error unknown error 21 (0x15)
write 0 failed, errno 5, Input/output error
EotTest: test begin
\\.\Tape1: open failed, unknown error...
There are 2 servers but they are both on a SAN using the same drives and the same tapes (FC 9840A). Of course, when a server is on, the other if off (no DDS or something else...).
I tried to erase the tape (mt -f \\.\Tape0 erase) and label it. No success...
I don't have the read_a_block command (Windows and NW 6.1.4) and no other utility...
the scanner -nv gives the following result :
scanner: \\.\Tape0: opened for reading
scanner: \\.\Tape0: rewinding
scanner: Cannot set \\.\Tape0 block size: unknown error 21 (0x15)
scanner: error, cannot set record size: block size ioctl failed
scanner: scanning for valid records...
scanner...
Sorry, i have forgotten something :
I have used the tapes on a Networker 7.2.1 server (Windows 2003). The drives were the same. I wanted to test this "new" version. I have labelled all the tapes (10) and i backed up servers succesfully. Then i stooped the 7.2.1 server and re used the tapes on...
hi,
Since a couple of days, it's impossible to label 9840 Tape on a Networker 6.1.4 server (windows 2000). We have the following error :
"label write, unknown error 32"
or "cannot set record size : block size ioctl failed"
Sometimes a tape can be labelled. When i use it for a backup, it...
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