tar error

[bumj1]

what is a "tar file write error" i seem to be getting this intermittently on a novell server. specifically it usually goes like this:

- Critical bpbrm(pid=6888) from client mcprno01: FTL - tar file write error (32)
- end writing; write time: 00:13:58
file write failed(14)

any ideas or pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated

 

[Stumpr]

In-Depth Troubleshooting Guide for Exit Status Code 14 in NetBackup Server (tm) / NetBackup Enterprise Server (tm) 5.0 / 5.1

http://support.veritas.com/docs/277558

Bob Stump
VERITAS
"Ain't it the truth? Ain't it the truth?" Bert Lahr, Wizard of Oz 1939

 

[bumj1]

To correct this issue, change the media multiplexing on the schedule to 1. Or ensure that the maintenance pack of the client is the same as the server. I realize it now that this issue probably coincides with the upgrade to mp7 on version 5.0.

A similar issue is discussed in the following technote:

http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/286255.htm

Can someone explain the difference and significance of media multiplexing on the schedule vs. the setting on the storage unit?

Thanks!

 

[wileywombat]

Netbackup uses the lowest value between the STU and the schedule to determine the MPX to use during backups.

This way you can lower the MPX for a specific schedule.