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Device Paused
I just recently started using Veritas Backup Exec that has been installed here at work but was not being used. I have a Dell PVT132T tape backup system and worked with their tech support to get everything working as it should be (drivers installed, Backup Exec recognizing the drives, etc.)...everytime I try to run a simple backup job I have created, it runs for about a minute and then in the Job Monitor window, I get a message that says "Device Paused" under Job Status.
The Dell PV132T has 23 magazine slots and all have a tape in them. I have created three partitions that list as such in devices window:
DELL 1 [0001..0010]
DELL 1 [0011..0020]
DELL 1 [0021..0023]
When I click on each of the partitions, it displays the correct media in each slot for that partition (all are scratch media, overwriteable, not appendable). When I try to do a quick erase on the tape in Slot 1...it gives me an error as well which I am posting below:
Erase Library 0024 -- The job failed with the following error: Physical Volume Library Drive or Robot paused, offline, or disabled.
What can be causing me to get these "Device Paused" messages? When I manually go to my Dell PV132T and move a tape using the 132T interface, I can do this with no problem (ie..move a tape to the import/export slot...then move it back)
Does it have to do with the media being "scratch" media?...do the tapes need to be formatted in some way before I can run any backups with them?
The Dell PV132T has 23 magazine slots and all have a tape in them. I have created three partitions that list as such in devices window:
DELL 1 [0001..0010]
DELL 1 [0011..0020]
DELL 1 [0021..0023]
When I click on each of the partitions, it displays the correct media in each slot for that partition (all are scratch media, overwriteable, not appendable). When I try to do a quick erase on the tape in Slot 1...it gives me an error as well which I am posting below:
Erase Library 0024 -- The job failed with the following error: Physical Volume Library Drive or Robot paused, offline, or disabled.
What can be causing me to get these "Device Paused" messages? When I manually go to my Dell PV132T and move a tape using the 132T interface, I can do this with no problem (ie..move a tape to the import/export slot...then move it back)
Does it have to do with the media being "scratch" media?...do the tapes need to be formatted in some way before I can run any backups with them?
1) You should check that your tape drive is support by your version of BE
2) If it is, then install the Symantec drivers for the device. Go to Tools --> Wizards --> Device Configuration Wizard to install the drivers.
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