I've got a Windows 2003 Small Business Server running Backup Exec 10d SP4 with the following hardware conifguration:
Onboard SATA controller on a Intel S5000VSA server board controlling a SDX-570V (AIT-2 Turbo SATA)
The problem I'm experiencing is that the backup fails by timing out as if there is no tape in the drive when there is actually a tape in the drive.
When I perform an inventory from within Backup Exec, it succeeds and reports that there is no media in the drive.
However, if I look at the "Media" tab, it displays all the media (15 different tapes) as online with a location of "SONY 1" (our tape drive).
At this point, I tried restarting the BE services. After doing this, BE correctly reports that all the media is offline. However, after performing another inventory (which succeeds, reporting no tape), it goes back to the state where it show all media as online simultaneously. This is only seen on the Media tab; if you select the device "SONY 1" on the devices tab, it shows "None" where a tape should be listed.
What's going on here?