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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Graham on June 17, 2002, 01:36:34 PM
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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
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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