Hi, Generally this error occurs due to SCSI or hardware related issue. Before proceeding ensure that the drive is connected to its own SCSI Controller. To resolve the issue, do the following:
1.) Update the SCSI Controller driver and firmware to the latest
2.) Check the SCSI cable and also ensure that it is terminated properly
3.) Clean the tape drive as per the instructions by Hardware manufacturer
4.) Try performing small backup using fresh media and verify the result.
5.) Please ensure that tape device is not set to SCSI ID "0" or "1". These SCSI ID's are usually reserved for the bootable devices
Please refer to the following technote:
Title:- Why is it recommended that tape devices should not to be connected to controllers?
> Final error: 0xa00084f2 - An attempt to write data > base end of media has failed.
We have a customer who is now having this error. They started having the error at the beginning of April, nothing had changed. We've replaced the DLT drive.
Is there anything else I can do? The server has been in and working fine for over a year.