problem mounting tape in a tape drive?? 4

[nandkumar4aix]

hi,
i am using sony 160m, 7gb data cartridge for taking the backup . when i am trying to insert the tape into the tape drive it immd. throws it out. i hav tryind with three brand new tapes but it gives same problem on three diff. rs600 machines. so is it something wrong with tape or there is somesetting for new tape .

any ideas.
thanks
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[MikeLacey]

nan -- have you tried the cleaning tape?
Mike
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[nandkumar4aix]

yes , i hav tried it .
itr accepts cleaning tape and thros it out after some time.
but in case of normal tape it thros out immde.

nan aix sys admin
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[MikeLacey]

nan -- is this the same tape drive that you're maoving between three machines or three different tape drives?
Mike
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[nandkumar4aix]

no i hav diff tape drives for diff machines.
is it possible that it can be a problem becoz of new tape ,

how does the new tape comes ...i mean its fully rewinded ??
coz i can see some link between transperent media and nontransperent media(brown ) on tape drive when i opened its
mouth shutter.

i hav tried with the three diff tapes of same kind.
it gives same problem.

nan

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[yfrankel]

160m tapes are for 7GB tape drives.
If your tape drive is 5GB 8mm tape drive
you have to cover corner hall on side oppozit
off protertor.

 

[teddy74]

Hi Nandakumar !

I also feel the same , u r using a tape which is not supported by the tapedrive , check the capacity of the tapedrive and what tapecartridges it supports.
Hope this helps,
Rajesh rajeshrcmc@hotmail.com
"Better to ask a question once and be thought a fool once, than never to ask and remain a fool forever"

 

[nandkumar4aix]

hi
thanks for ur suggetions.
it was due to diffrent capacity tapes.
112m is 5 gb which is supported by my tape drives and 160m is 7 gb which is not supported.
when i covered the notch it recognised the tape.

but i think i wont be able to utilize the full 7gb capacity of my tape....is it???

thanks once again

nan aix sys admin
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[MikeLacey]

nan -- tape density is going to be different, and you might get prematurely dirty tape heads and unreliable backups, if it works at all. Use the recommended tapes I suggest.
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[nandkumar4aix]

Thanks Mike..for ur suggetion.

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