
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Suggestions
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The following subsections provide troubleshooting guidelines for dealing
with the most common TapeAlert error conditions.
Backup Failure TapeAlert Messages
7
A number of problems can cause a backup operation to fail.
1 Review the configuration subsections in chapter 2,
Installation
Procedures, on page 5 and verify that the SCSI bus is properly
configured and terminated.
2 Retry the backup operation if you make any changes are made to the
SCSI cabling or termination, or if you unplug and reconnect any SCSI
cables.
3 If the problem persists, remove the data tape, insert a cleaning
cartridge to clean the tape drive (see Cleaning the Tape Drive
on
page 41).
4 After the tape drive ejects the cleaning cartridge, reload the data tape
and retry the backup operation.
This TapeAlert message . . . Signifies . . .
The operation has stopped because
an error has occurred while reading
or writing data which the drive cannot
correct.
that a media error occurred
during a read or write operation.
Proceed to step 1 of the following
procedure.
The tape is from a faulty batch or the
tape drive is faulty.
or:
The tape is damaged or the drive is
faulty. Call the tape drive supplier
helpline.
that a media error occurred
during a read or write operation.
These messages frequently
appear in addition to the “
The
operation has stopped because...
”
message. In this case, proceed to
step 1 of the following procedure.
Otherwise, repeat the backup
operation with a known good
tape and proceed to step 1 of the
following procedure if the
problem persists.
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