christofchristo
7 years agoLevel 2
Re-add Tape Drive - Backup Exec 2014 - Server 2012R2
Hi, I had an issue with Backup Exec 2014 where my jobs would always fail. I don't belive there is a physical isue with the device because tapes can inventory and erase, I can see the device in devic...
- 7 years ago
If the tape drive is visible in Windows Device manager, then re-starting the BE services "should" be sufficient to get the tape drive re-discovered and re-added. There is no configuration needed for a tape device to be discovered or added.
If the tape drive is NOT visible in Windows Device manager, then rebooting the server would be the first step.