BackupExec with a Travan Drive - Second Tape not loading
Hello,
I have a client that just recently has needed two tapes to complete their daily backups. They have a Travan 20/40 Drive and we bought 20/40 Media inwhich they get 20.4GB's of data storage per tape (they have very large AutoCad & redering files)
I have set all Media in Media Set 1 to allow infinite Overwrites and the media is only protected for 1 Hour from being overwritten.
The problem I'm having is I can take any used or new tape and start the daily backup which fills the tape to 20.4 GB's in about 7.2 hours and then BackupExec ejects the tape and wants a next tape.
The problem is no matter what tape I put in the drive it keeps beeping and saying Loading.... and the run time just gets longer and longer but the byte size stays the same.
Any thoughts for me to check, to see why BackupExec is not accepting the next tape and continuing with the rest of the files and completing the backup job?
TIA,
Lasareath
I have a client that just recently has needed two tapes to complete their daily backups. They have a Travan 20/40 Drive and we bought 20/40 Media inwhich they get 20.4GB's of data storage per tape (they have very large AutoCad & redering files)
I have set all Media in Media Set 1 to allow infinite Overwrites and the media is only protected for 1 Hour from being overwritten.
The problem I'm having is I can take any used or new tape and start the daily backup which fills the tape to 20.4 GB's in about 7.2 hours and then BackupExec ejects the tape and wants a next tape.
The problem is no matter what tape I put in the drive it keeps beeping and saying Loading.... and the run time just gets longer and longer but the byte size stays the same.
Any thoughts for me to check, to see why BackupExec is not accepting the next tape and continuing with the rest of the files and completing the backup job?
TIA,
Lasareath
First use a cleaning tape to clean the drive. If you still get the same effect, try to format the tapes before using them (if the Format option is greyed then use the erase option). Is compression enabled in BackupExec? You may be able to get more Data onto the tape if it is, but only if the files themselves aren't in a compressed state prior to backup.
ASKER
Thanks for the suggestions, I may be goign to the client today, I will try these out and post back with any info.
ASKER
Cbyer-Dude,
As per your questions:
a. What OS are we talking about here?
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
b. What manufacturer and model is the tape drive made from?
Seagate STT3401A with a Veritas Driver (which was loaded automattically when I installed BackupExec)
c. What version of Backup software you use?
BackupExec 9.1 Rev 4691
The backups on the first tapes run perfectly everytime. The only problem is getting this thing to stop saying "Loading Media"
TIA,
Lasareath
As per your questions:
a. What OS are we talking about here?
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
b. What manufacturer and model is the tape drive made from?
Seagate STT3401A with a Veritas Driver (which was loaded automattically when I installed BackupExec)
c. What version of Backup software you use?
BackupExec 9.1 Rev 4691
The backups on the first tapes run perfectly everytime. The only problem is getting this thing to stop saying "Loading Media"
TIA,
Lasareath
ASKER
If I do a test run of the backup it fails everytime, is this because someplace it doesn't know that I have the ability to change tapes?
I get this error code 34113
I get this error code 34113
ASKER
The Event Viewer lists this:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Backup Exec
Event Category: None
Event ID: 34113
Date: 11/11/2004
Time: 8:32:16 PM
User: N/A
Computer: G2-FS1
Description:
Backup Exec Alert: Job Failed
(Server: "G2-FS1") (Job: "TestRun 0004") TestRun 0004 -- The job failed with the following error: Job failed running its test run. See logfile for details.
For more information, click the following link:
http://eventlookup.veritas.com/eventlookup/EventLookup.jhtml
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Backup Exec
Event Category: None
Event ID: 34113
Date: 11/11/2004
Time: 8:32:16 PM
User: N/A
Computer: G2-FS1
Description:
Backup Exec Alert: Job Failed
(Server: "G2-FS1") (Job: "TestRun 0004") TestRun 0004 -- The job failed with the following error: Job failed running its test run. See logfile for details.
For more information, click the following link:
http://eventlookup.veritas.com/eventlookup/EventLookup.jhtml
ASKER
Is my problem that my backup needs 30.5 of tape storage space but my tapes only hold 20.3GB?
Is there a switch someplace that I have to click that tells BackupExec to wait for the next tape?
I did a retension of all my tapes and I'm gonna start the backup again right now and cross my fingers that tommorrow morning it picks up the 2nd tape.
Las
Original start time : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:20 PMJob started : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:20 PMJob ended : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:34 PMElapsed time : 00:00:14
Job log : C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Backup Exec\NT\Data\BEX00157.xml
Test run status : FailedLogon account check status : Successful
Bytes to be protected : 30,428,034,877 bytes
Media online/nearline : YesOverwrite or appendable : YesCapacity check status : Failed
Is there a switch someplace that I have to click that tells BackupExec to wait for the next tape?
I did a retension of all my tapes and I'm gonna start the backup again right now and cross my fingers that tommorrow morning it picks up the 2nd tape.
Las
Original start time : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:20 PMJob started : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:20 PMJob ended : Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:27:34 PMElapsed time : 00:00:14
Job log : C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Backup Exec\NT\Data\BEX00157.xml
Test run status : FailedLogon account check status : Successful
Bytes to be protected : 30,428,034,877 bytes
Media online/nearline : YesOverwrite or appendable : YesCapacity check status : Failed
ASKER
So far I updated the firmware for the tape drive and the driver being used in windows, I downloaded both of these from seagates website.
After rebooting and loading backup exec it turns out that all my media says "?" in the place where the label was, I'm eraseing each tape now and labeling them again. The first one just finished successully
After rebooting and loading backup exec it turns out that all my media says "?" in the place where the label was, I'm eraseing each tape now and labeling them again. The first one just finished successully
Lots of input to analyse... and lots of input is a good thing... I will be here later to analyse it though. For now I see you have already started a process and I hope it will be good for you...
Good luck
Cyber
Good luck
Cyber
ASKER
The new Driver or firmware allows for better compression, we got 31.2 GB on one backup when we were only getting 20.4 before, I did find a way to manually tell backup Exec to accept the next tape. Basically the alert box was turned off, I clicked that check box that says display all new alert messages. And now when we insert the next tape it pops up and says Do you want to overwrite this tape and we click OK, and it works fine.
For a single tape system this fix is fine, When they start needing 3 or 4 tapes to do one complete backup and it's just not gettting done, then I will get some sort of AIT Jukebox and hope the that the Automatic tape loading will work then. hehe
Thanks All for your inputs
Lasareath
http://www.uoDOM.com
For a single tape system this fix is fine, When they start needing 3 or 4 tapes to do one complete backup and it's just not gettting done, then I will get some sort of AIT Jukebox and hope the that the Automatic tape loading will work then. hehe
Thanks All for your inputs
Lasareath
http://www.uoDOM.com
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There should be a button here that allows me to administrate this page.
Then there would be no use for a cleanup crew and the question won't stay open in limbo for 3 months
I went to this page "https://www.experts-exchange.com/help.jsp#hs5", All it did was confuse me and put me to sleep.
Lasareath
There should be a button here that allows me to administrate this page.
Then there would be no use for a cleanup crew and the question won't stay open in limbo for 3 months
I went to this page "https://www.experts-exchange.com/help.jsp#hs5", All it did was confuse me and put me to sleep.
Lasareath
Lasareath,
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LucF
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And it brought me to another paragrapgh of BS, The webmasters need to create some buttons that say "Close this question and get a refund"
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Thanks,
Lasareath
And it brought me to another paragrapgh of BS, The webmasters need to create some buttons that say "Close this question and get a refund"
Then as I select this button the question is closed and I can happily move on with my life.
Somebody is going to streamline this process, and those people are going to be your competitor and one day they may be #1 and EE will be rembered as the first ones that worked pretty well but their interface needed some queaking but their webmasters never got the approval and now the owners are raking in as much as they can and not spending anytime on devolepment, and looking for future prospects because their wives and 4 children in the Hamptons could never live in Staten Island. (I think I went far enough)
Thanks,
Lasareath
LOL! Don't shoot the messenger :)
I'm just another member of this website that spends his spare time handling abandoned questions.
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a. What OS are we talking about here?
b. What manufacturer and model is the tape drive made from?
c. What version of Backup software you use?
Etherway;
Try to establish your search on the points:
1. Verify software updates: Any OS, Backup software, Tepe firmware and the Controller drivers.
2. Go Physical: Checkout all cables, controllers and terminators (if there are any).
3. There is a great diagnostics software Veritas has released to the market and from my experience it solved many hardware/software related problems. Try to run it.
4. Checkout forumes for the same problem you might experience.
Links:
Backup Exec DirectAssist (the diagnostics software):
http://support.veritas.com/Solutions/directassist.htm
Also, checkout the dollowing post answered by dovidmichel:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21072076/Backup-problem-with-Travan-tape-drive.html
Good luck
Cyber