From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Coats, Jack >I have not found a useful policy. If I start getting write errors on tapes >I make them a candidate for retirement, no matter how new or old they are.
Keep in mind that write errors are often not the fault of the media. Write errors can occur when there is a disconnect between the library and the TSM server, or a drive malfunction. Read errors, OTOH, are an indication that data written to tape cannot be read--a more serious condition. -- Mark Stapleton
