Topic: Load Tape Notification Problem 2

[Graham]

Hi, can anyone help please ?

I had tape backups working fine, an got the nice "success" email to my chosen address. A month later had a client access / network freeze problem which was resolved by re-booting.

Only thing is now I am getting "Load Tape Reminder" and "Aborted, No Tape" emails every day.

The user insists the tape is loaded correctly on a daily basis (as they have for 3 years under novell as they like to remind me)

When I get out on site on Wednesday what checks can I do to try and resolve this problem or track it down ?

How do I tell that backups arent being performed ?

How do I tell if its a tape drive malfunction ?

Can I initiate the back up procedure manually as if run by the script ?

Many thanks for all help even if its just "Go read this"

Graham

[Chaloner Hale]

Have a look at thsi link http://cdfpc2.mps.ohio-state.edu/linux/tape

Also as root;

mt -f /dev/nst0 tell

If you get an input/ouput error then your tape drive does not support this function which is used to determine if a tape is in the drive.

/sbin/e-smith/backup is the routine used.

The link describes how to backup manually.

I had a similar problem and some of the information here is courtesy of Robert van den Aker.

Chaloner Hale