Re: xfsdump Problems

From: noorg (engineer_at_noorg.org)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:36:26 GMT

Hi Toni,

> > > Did you verify the tapes are OK?
>
> > Yes, the media was just purchased brand new and shrink wrapped.
>
> This means the media is new....
>
> > And, the DAT drive got a cleaning with a DDS cleaning cartridge
> > prior to the dump sessions.
>
> .... but does not mean it is free of errors. In such a case I would try
> at least one tape (the 2nd) to change - just to be sure it is not the
> tape drive or SCSI bus. I had such a new but faulty DDS tape some time ago.

I should have mentioned that I tried other tapes and got the same
errors.
Yours is a good point though. In a case like this, you can't discount
anything - not even factory sealed DDS tapes.

> Toni

Thanks,

Josh.

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