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# 1  
Old 04-18-2010
Tape Drive problem
Hi,

I'm at AIX 5.3.

My EOD program is giving following error while writing to tape:

Can't write output
cpio: Media Surface error
Failed on Shell-script
Code:
cd /; cpio -ocB 2 >> /autoline/misc/logs/bk.CopyToTape < /autoline/work/BACKUP.01022 1>/dev/rm0

I have tried with several new tapes, even I changed the tape drive but error is same, any thoughts?
# 2  
Old 04-18-2010
A typical phenomenon of tape-drives starting to fail is intermittent write-errors (sometimes disguised as a call for the cleaning-tape). Maybe your tape drive is "starting its end" so to say.

If you are sure your tapes are OK maybe it's the write-head of the drive.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
Last edited by bakunin; 04-18-2010 at 02:33 PM..
# 3  
Old 04-20-2010
Suprisingly, smit tape diagnostic using cpio was working fine, but anyways, I also feel that both tape drives have problem with their write-head, I have told IBM guys to replace it. Thanks for your answer.
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