Blank Media showing up as Cleaning Media...

[Annonymous_FTP]

Everytime i change tapes for week end BE recognizes the (used) replaced tapes as cleaning media. Even if I inventory the tapes and label them they show up as cleaning tapes. I cannot find a solution for the death of me. The only resolution I have found is using a new tape. I cannot continue doing this week after week because it becomes costly. How do I resolve this issue?

[Amruta_Purandar]

Hello,

Please try the steps in the following technote.
Title:
Inventory operations on a newly installed loader with multiple drives produce the "Searching for cleaning media" dialog box, or all tapes show up as cleaning media after an inventory.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/190522

Also check if there are any event IDs like 7, 9, 11, and/or 15.

Do revert with the results.


Additional Information :
For information on the recent VERITAS Backup Exec security vulnerabilities, including links to the downloads for the necessary hotfixes, please refer to the following document:
Patch summary for Security Advisories VX05-001, VX05-002, VX05-003, VX05-005, VX05-006, VX05-007

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm

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