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HP DLT VS160 Tape Drive and Veritas 9
On Windows 2000 server. Received my tape drive for my HP 370 server and popped that puppy in. I did not change any of the jumpers and put it in as is. I first loaded the tape drive using the hp drivers to test it and it worked. I also ran HP's tape drive software one night and ran a successful backup. Now I want to use veritas 9 as I have done in the past. I have loaded all the patches for veritas 9 from their website and used the 'WIZARDS" in Veritas to change the drivers to VERITAS drivers. It comes back and says it is successful but when I look at the drivers for the HP tape drive they are still HP's( on my other servers - it shoes that VERITAS drivers are loaded). I have used add/ remove hardware to take the drive out, not load any drivers and use VERITAS WIZARDS again to load Veritas drivers. Still comes up HP drivers. I dont konw if this is actually the problem or part of the problem.
When I start Veritas it looks like the job starts ok, but then it just sits there and counts down and will keep on doing this but doest create a backuup. I have tried backing up one(1) file and also backing up directories --- I can get through to veritas withought spending a fortune.......Thanks
When I start Veritas it looks like the job starts ok, but then it just sits there and counts down and will keep on doing this but doest create a backuup. I have tried backing up one(1) file and also backing up directories --- I can get through to veritas withought spending a fortune.......Thanks
You may try to disable and remove that device in Veritas, restart all the backupexec service. Then try to use the veritas device wizard to install that device again.
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I disabled it in windows.
Ok so i go into veritas while it is running and disabled it. Then shut down backup exec and then use device wizard. but wont it still be disabled /?
Ok so i go into veritas while it is running and disabled it. Then shut down backup exec and then use device wizard. but wont it still be disabled /?
After you disable it, you can then remove it. After removal, veritas will try to learn the device again.
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I disable it and removed it. then stopped and restarte4d backup exec and i used wizaard to configure and it load the drivers.
It says it has loaded the drivers - but when i check they are the hp drivers.
also i cnat see th properties of that tape drive whil e in veritas ???
it still comes back with hp drivers loaded... I am running a job now its been 42 minutes and not one byte has appeared in the counters ....
It says it has loaded the drivers - but when i check they are the hp drivers.
also i cnat see th properties of that tape drive whil e in veritas ???
it still comes back with hp drivers loaded... I am running a job now its been 42 minutes and not one byte has appeared in the counters ....
I get this from veritas. I think you can follow it and make sure veritas driver is used instead of HP
http://symantec.atgnow.com/availability/resultDisplay.do?gotoLink=1571&docType=1000&contextId=19868%3A1571.1687&clusterName=AvailCluster&contentId=b969f98f-53e2-463b-8ca1-02ee87deae4e&responseId=6ea8ff628248993e%3A1b1fbf4%3A10af2d291d1%3A-580e&groupId=5&answerGroup=8&score=770&page=http%3A%2F%2Fseer.support.veritas.com%2Fdocs%2F243636.htm&result=7&excerpt=All+configuration+entries+are+deleted+for+tape+devices+that+are+not+available%2C+have+been+removed%2C+or+are+turned+off.&resultType=5000#
http://symantec.atgnow.com/availability/resultDisplay.do?gotoLink=1571&docType=1000&contextId=19868%3A1571.1687&clusterName=AvailCluster&contentId=b969f98f-53e2-463b-8ca1-02ee87deae4e&responseId=6ea8ff628248993e%3A1b1fbf4%3A10af2d291d1%3A-580e&groupId=5&answerGroup=8&score=770&page=http%3A%2F%2Fseer.support.veritas.com%2Fdocs%2F243636.htm&result=7&excerpt=All+configuration+entries+are+deleted+for+tape+devices+that+are+not+available%2C+have+been+removed%2C+or+are+turned+off.&resultType=5000#
Uninstall the device from Device Management, reboot, install the device driver using the download at http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/265139.htm rather than using the wizard. N.B. if you are not running 9.0 there is a similar device install program for all the other versions. Actually you shouldn't have to uninstall and reboot but it won't hurt.
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Last night i didi try the 265139 patch. When the veritas drivers were installed i got the message in application event viewer :
EVENT ID 7 - the device .\tape0 has a bad block - DLTTape-VRT
so now iM thinking its just a bad tap edrive from HP any thoughts
EVENT ID 7 - the device .\tape0 has a bad block - DLTTape-VRT
so now iM thinking its just a bad tap edrive from HP any thoughts
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