Alert Media is write protected but it is not.
fpeek
October 9th, 2009
Write protected problem
Specs:
w2k3 server SP2 , backupexec 10.1 SP3 rev 5629, LTO2 400Gb tapes, HP Storageworks Ultrium 448.
Always used the same tape with the same drive and now all of a sudden I get the alert that my tape is write protected and that I should remove the write protect tab.
Of course the write protect tab is not used.
I' am able of doing an inventory but a quick erase or write to the tape results in the alert.
Please can anyone tell me what is going on?
Thanks!
It must be placed in a media
It must be placed in a media set which has overwrite protection period. Please go to the media tab in Backup Exec and check the media set under which the tape is present currently. Move it to scratch media if you would like the tape to be available for overwrite. You can use following document to understand ADAMM in detail:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/192265
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RE: Alert Media is write protected but it is not.
if you cannot even Quick Erase the tape, it probably has nothing to do with the media sets
Have you run a pass or two of the manufacturer's diagnostics against the drive?
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Thanks Ken and
Thanks Ken and Hemant,
Running a diagnostic of the manufacuter of the drive is a good idea.
I will try that right away.
The diagnostic came up with
The diagnostic came up with some issues. One of them was updating the firmware which I did.
Lets see and wait.
Problem still not solved
Updating the firmware didn't do much.
Last friday I used a tape from nov 2007 which was mounted 21 times since then. And again the tape was seen as write protected.
Could the problem be that they are too old? Because when I use a brand new one backup will go smoothly.
What is the expiration date of Ultrium LTO2 tapes anyway?
Any one an idea?
RE: Problem still not solved
So new tapes Overwrite OK, but old tapes do not? That kinda shoots anything involving the hardware then.
If you drag one of these old tapes to the Scratch set, do you still have problems?
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Well, it is simply to do with
Well, it is simply to do with ovewrite protection period imposed by media set properties. I dont think it has anything to do with firmware. Check the properties of the media set to which the job is directed. It is making it overwrite protected. Move the media to scratch media and you should have it overwritable.
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