Incompatible media has been detected in the slot (BE 2012)
Hi,
IBM TS3100 is using, just insert LTO 2 tape for backup.
After inventory the tape, error shown.
Incompatible media has been detected in the slot. The most likely causes for this error are: T...
1) 1 tape drive only
2) 1 x LTO 4 and 1 x LTO 2
I don't understand. You said you have 1 tape drive and then you say you have 1 x LTO 4 and 1 x LTO 2 tape drives. This is 2 tape drives, so how many tape drives do you have? 1 or 2?
3) can only be read by LTO2, LTO3 and LTO4 and can only be written to by LTO2 and LTO3 ??
Let me put it in another way. A LTO tape drive can read tapes from 2 generation back, e.g. LTO4 tape drive can read LTO4, LTO3, LTO2 tapes. A LTO tape drive can write to tapes from 1 generation back, e.g. LTO4 tape drive can write to LTO4, LTO3 tapes.
A LTO4 tape drive cannot write to a LTO2 tape, so you cannot backup to a LTO2 tape with a LTO4 tape drive. This is your problem.
