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john10
Level 6
11 years ago

Backups stuck at mounting state

Hello Im using NBU 7.0 and im facing some issue in backups and im providing the job detalis adn bptm log, hope you guys will help me .   JOB DETAILS   7/24/2013 11:53:42 AM - requesting resou...
7.1.x and Earlier
Backing Up
Backup and Recovery
NetBackup
Performance
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    11 years ago

    John,

    Please go ahead and log a hardware call.

    Tape alerts are 'absolute' - there is no point discussing them, rebooting stuff , running inventories etc ... , tring alternate fixes, discussing it some more.

    TapeAlert Code: 0x27

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/tapealert-code-0x27-type-warning-flag-diagnostics-req

     

    Exaplanation of what is happening (from tapealert.org )

    TapeAlert compatible tape drives  are delivered with TapeAlert features as standard. The internal TapeAlert firmware constantly monitors the drive hardware and the media, checking for errors and potential difficulties. Any problems identified are flagged in a SCSI log page, where 64 bytes have been reserved for use by TapeAlert.

    After a backup has been completed, the TapeAlert-compatible backup application automatically reads the drive’s TapeAlert SCSI log page to check for any problems. If an error is flagged, the backup software  adds the TapeAlert messages to its logs. 

    So, this confirms my previous point about the tape drive itself sending the alert out (NBU is just being helpful and displaying it ...)

    As far as I am converted (and I am sure Marianne will agress) thisshould be a one post thread ...  you explain the issue, we advise to log call - nothing else needs to be discussed, it's clear cut.

    Martin

mph999's avatar
mph999
Level 6
11 years ago

John,

Please go ahead and log a hardware call.

Tape alerts are 'absolute' - there is no point discussing them, rebooting stuff , running inventories etc ... , tring alternate fixes, discussing it some more.

TapeAlert Code: 0x27

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/tapealert-code-0x27-type-warning-flag-diagnostics-req

 

Exaplanation of what is happening (from tapealert.org )

TapeAlert compatible tape drives  are delivered with TapeAlert features as standard. The internal TapeAlert firmware constantly monitors the drive hardware and the media, checking for errors and potential difficulties. Any problems identified are flagged in a SCSI log page, where 64 bytes have been reserved for use by TapeAlert.

After a backup has been completed, the TapeAlert-compatible backup application automatically reads the drive’s TapeAlert SCSI log page to check for any problems. If an error is flagged, the backup software  adds the TapeAlert messages to its logs. 

So, this confirms my previous point about the tape drive itself sending the alert out (NBU is just being helpful and displaying it ...)

As far as I am converted (and I am sure Marianne will agress) thisshould be a one post thread ...  you explain the issue, we advise to log call - nothing else needs to be discussed, it's clear cut.

Martin