Hi all, Just after some advice about a HP SureStore E AutoLoader 818 I just picked up today second hand.
The seller I purchased it from on ebay has mentioned that the drive had been tested and confirmed to be working ok but I'm having no joy. I am able to backup a small amount of data via tar, use the autoloader via mtx and rewind, check the status and so on with mt. The issue is when I try and backup a large amount of data with tar it starts writing to tape for around 20 seconds and then stops with the error: --- tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Input/output error --- Checking the logs I see this: --- Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: st0: Current: sense key: Hardware Error Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: ASC=0xc <<vendor>> ASCQ=0x80 Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: Info fld=0x707fff Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: st0: Current: sense key: Hardware Error Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: ASC=0xc <<vendor>> ASCQ=0x80 Mar 8 23:58:38 localhost kernel: Info fld=0x2d0 --- I've checked connections and tried different DLT Tapes and the obvious things, I'll try a different scsi card tomorrow just in case. It just seems odd it backs up small amounts of data and not large amounts. I guess my question is, is there anyway I can get a more descriptive error message to help isolate the source of the problem or has any else had a similar issue? Also could this be caused by the drive requiring a cleaning? Cheers ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
