I just recently started using Veritas Backup Exec that has been installed here at work but was not being used. I have a Dell PVT132T tape backup system and worked with their tech support to get everything working as it should be (drivers installed, Backup Exec recognizing the drives, etc.)...everytime I try to run a simple backup job I have created, it runs for about a minute and then in the Job Monitor window, I get a message that says "Device Paused" under Job Status.
The Dell PV132T has 23 magazine slots and all have a tape in them. I have created three partitions that list as such in devices window:
DELL 1 [0001..0010]
DELL 1 [0011..0020]
DELL 1 [0021..0023]
When I click on each of the partitions, it displays the correct media in each slot for that partition (all are scratch media, overwriteable, not appendable). When I try to do a quick erase on the tape in Slot 1...it gives me an error as well which I am posting below:
Erase Library 0024 -- The job failed with the following error: Physical Volume Library Drive or Robot paused, offline, or disabled.
What can be causing me to get these "Device Paused" messages? When I manually go to my Dell PV132T and move a tape using the 132T interface, I can do this with no problem (ie..move a tape to the import/export slot...then move it back)
Does it have to do with the media being "scratch" media?...do the tapes need to be formatted in some way before I can run any backups with them?
