On Nov 18, 2004, at 9:38 PM, Hashim, Shukrie BSP-ISM/116 wrote:
...Obviously there's something wrong with this tape ... with the read error (495) can anyone tell me a way .. for me to copy or move the data from this tape ... to another .. tape ...
Rather than looking at an error count value from Query Volume output, I'd recommend looking into the ANR message(s) in the Activity Log which point out the specific problems with the tape. Also check your OS error log for its indications of problems with the volume. If it's a media error, the most you can do is try Move Data a few times, on different, clean drives: many of us have done that with difficult tapes, and gotten a good amount of data off before embarking upon the long-running Restore Volume. Your count of read errors on that 3590(?) tape seems unusually high. Make sure that your 3494 has not run out of cleaning tapes. It's a good idea to periodically inspect the inside of your 3494 to look for dust/dirt accumulation (as I found one time as B&G decided it would be a good idea to sand new drywall in the computer room).
Richard Sims
