Please Insert Overwritable Media error.

[disintegration]

My first post here, I hope to be an active member of the community. So, hello.

I've poured over the archives involving this error, but I can't seem to find a good solution to it, or at least one that solves my problem. Likewise with the Veritas forums.

Anyhow, suddenly, my backup started failing. It seems to backup most of the data and then stops, throwing an error to insert overwritable media. It's roughly a 43GB backup. The tapes are 40GB/80GB compressed... so, with the hardware compression it should accomodate the backup just fine.

Any ideas about this? I've tried recreating the media sets.. overwrite protection is set to None. My media is in Scratch media and ready to be used. I've relabeled it... even tried reformatting.

The boggling part is that it worked perfectly for 8 months or so. I'm stumped. Your help is appreciated.

Daniel.

 

[stevet3]

Backup Exec is working correctly. Your tapes are rated 40/80 . 80gb meaning a compressed text file. So if it gets over the 40 gig mark then compression is working. It all depends on what type of data you backing up. If you backing up images, database files, etc they are already compressed. If you look at your job history you will probably notice that you total backup size had been increasing as your company data grows. As long as the job is set to overwrite then everything is working, place another tape in the drive and it will continue.

 

[SQLBill]

overwrite protection is set to None

But what is your APPEND setting at?

You could be appending your backups and running out of space.

If there is any part of the current backup on the tape, then BE can't overwrite the tape. As far as BE is concerned, the tape is not a loop. If any part of the backup is on the end of the tape, it needs a new tape to continue.

-SQLBill

Posting advice: FAQ481-4875

 

[bazzert]

I've had exactly the same problem over the last 2 weeks and could not backup as the prompt was always to insert a tape that was capable of being over written.

Answer? too much data for the tape.

I too thought the compression would help to store more than native size, but it doesn't seem to work, once I reduced amount of data to be written hey presto it worked. In my case one of my IT teachers had added some 8 gigs of data to his directory so that total backup was 3 gigs over native tape size.

As to why compression is not working I can't say. Not going to be a problem for long for me as new file server at Easter with 200gig tape backup.

 

[disintegration]

Thanks for your help, guys. It really helps to get input from others instead of just spinning your wheels, wondering if you're crazy.

I'm doing some house cleaning and thinking of ways to clear some space on the network (i.e. exchange retention policy, educating users, alternate file serving setups, etc.)

Happy Easter, bazzert--is that an SDLT drive on there?

 

[bazzert]

Its a LTO Ultrium Drive 200-400GB Back Up drive