Dirk_Mueller
12 years agoLevel 5
Frozen Tapes
Hi,
is there any solution to get a report of frozen tapes - with the info how often the tapes get frozen?
Regards
Dirk
You may be increasing your workload if you unfreeze all of your tapes. They were frozen for a reason and you should determine what that reason was before unfreezing the tape and placing it into scratch pool for reuse. A single bad tape can monopolize a tape drive for an entire weekend and jeopardize your success in meeting your site's backup window.
DOCUMENTATION: How to troubleshoot frozen media on UNIX and Windows
http://support.veritas.com/docs/249632
.Any tape that is frozen on purpose should be moved to a volume group other than the library and possibly sent offsite for safe storage. Do not leave them in the library as barcode labels have been known to come off a cartridge.