Can't eject tape...drive locked

[Ito2233]

I'm using an HP DAT 24x6 tape drive. When I try to eject the tapes, I get a message on the LED saying that the tape can't be ejected. I must go into Backup Exec, click on the drive, and select UNLOCK. Why must I do this? Is there a way to automate this??
Thanks

 

[dmain1970]

I started having to unlock the tape drive when we purchased a Sony AIT-3 tape library - I think this is device specific, as I never had to do this when we used single DAT drives on each server. As far as I am aware, there is no way round this - you need to select Unlock each time in your backup software.

 

[kfowler]

not to my knowledge. i have to manually lock and unlock when taking tapes out too.

 

[sgtbaker]

Remember that with a library, the last you want to have happen is have the inventory corrupted by removing tapes without letting the library know it.

By "Unlocking", and subsequently "Locking" the library, you've notified Backup Exec that you've changed the Inventory, and it now needs to see what's changed. If a barcode reader is installed in the library, this takes a matter of seconds.

Besides, locking your library prevents any "Unauthorized Access" to ALL of your valuable data on those tapes.

 

[dooza]

yes ,it is so .because when you install veritas software with using veritas drivers for all tape drivers.so the tape is specified to be used by veritas.so when veritas software is working.it lockes the tape driver.

it is also works on tape library.