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Connecting a Backup-Server to a Tape Library using Fibre Channel without a Switch and across Buildings
Our idea is, to have a backup server in building A and a tape library in building B.
Building A and B are already connected via OS2 SingleMode.
The tape library is only available with a MultiMode FC ...
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How to write a file DIRECTLY to tape with dd
I am trying to write a file directly to a tape in my LTO4 tape drive. From what I understand, this should be possible.
However, when I attempt to use dd to write to it (e.g. dd if="/test.img"...
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How to jump from index to data partition in LTFS?
I am trying to use command prompt's functionality to set the partition 0&1 but unable to jump from one partition to another so i was thinking about it is there any command or anything so which i ...
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Can SAS Tape Drive (HP StoreEver 6250) used with LSI SAS 9200-8e-HP?
I plan to buy secondhand HP StoreEver 6250 tape drive for backup purpose, but not sure what SAS Card that are compatible with that device and works on ubuntu seamlessly.
One of the SAS card that I saw ...
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What are the IOPS and physical block size for modern magnetic tapes?
It's obvious that magnetic tape media performs IO operations as well as HDDs and SSDs, although this storage device is not designed for a random access pattern.
LTO standards define maximal data ...
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Read LTO Tape ID Tag
LTO 6 Tapes contain a ID tag within the casing (I assume its RFID). Is it possible to read the tag via mt commands?
I would like to identify the tape that is currently loaded in the tape drive.
I'm ...
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Fibre Channel Ports and Tape Library
I am looking for advice rather then fix my issue.
What should fibre channel port settings be? Currently F_ports,
I have a qlogic 5800 sanbox switch connected to quantum scalar i40 lto7 library over ...
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Activate Tape Encryption on Windows Server
We use windows to make tape (LTO 8) backups with ltfs and now I want to use the hardware encryption. My problem is I can not find a way to activate it. For Linux I found "stenc" but is there something ...
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LTO-4 Tape Write Source Throughput Needs
I am looking to begin a tape backup regimen and am looking to keep data flowing to the tape drive in a sufficient manner (120+MBs target sustained) but cannot figure out how to do so without a ...
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8mm Data8 tape drive compatibility for Maxell HS-8/112 and 3M D8-112
We have a Exabyte Mammoth-2 tape drive connected to a Solaris 10 box that's currently able to restore any Exabyte media no problem, but we have two other brands of 8mm tape that are shown as "illegal ...
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Link between tape drive library index and its serial number on linux
I need to map system devices to their index in tape library on linux.
How could I know by what index number in mtx command refers to a particular drive?
I can get mapping between drive serial numbers ...
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Quantum Scalar i80 - I see the tape drive, but not changer
I have a Quantum Scalar i80 connected via SAS to a CentOS 6 server. When I look in /proc/scsi/scsi, I see the tape drive, but I don't see the changer.
From /proc/scsi/scsi:
Host: scsi8 Channel: 00 ...
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Tape drive unusable on 14.04 ESXi VM
The problem
I've got an Overland ArcVault connected to my system (actually a virtual machine, with the standalone SCSI card it's connected to in passthrough mode), but it seems like the named tape ...
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HP MSL2024 not auto changing tapes using Ultrabac 9.2.2
I am using Ultrabac 9.2.2 to run backup sets to a one drive HP MSL2024 tape library. It's currently connected via SAS 3Gbs to a HP Proliant DL380G6 running Server 2008 R2. I have the drivers from HP ...
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How to recover Symantec Backup Exec backup via Linux?
I have a tape backup from a defunct server that was created via Symantec Backup Exec version 10.1.5629 on Windows.
Is it possible to extract the backup from this using some standard or open source ...
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How to troubleshoot tape backup issues via mt on Linux for Windows backups?
I have an HP Ultrium 448 tape backup that is being recognized without seeming issue on Ubuntu. I am able to see it at /dev/st0.
When I issue mt -f /dev/st0 offline, the tape ejects. When I issue mt ...
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How to recover data from a Windows 2003 Server HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Backup via Linux?
I have a scenario where I have to recover a backup from an Ultirum 448 tape medium that was made on Windows 2003 server. The only system that I have available for recovery is a Linux server with ...
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Loose threader in LTO-5 SAS internal drive [closed]
Once more I have a tape drive issue.
I started seeing lots and lots of hardware errors with our LTO-5 SAS drive within our Superloader 3 changer. The main upshot was that the drive would think a ...
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Quantum LTO-4 Drive fails with new tapes and need to be cleaned too often
I have a Quantum LTO-4 HH Original Drive, and recently i'm getting a lot of problems with tapes.
For a long time every 3-5 tapes, the drive asks me for a cleaning tape, but lately the drive needs to ...
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VERITAS Backup Exec does not accept tapes
VERITAS Backup Exec 8.60 Rv 3878 does not accept brand new Sony SDX3-100C tapes using a Compaq AIT 50 GB tape drive.
I want to introduce new tapes to an ancient backup system as described above on a ...
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NTBackup fails, claims hardware failure or permission issue, but all hardware replaced
We have a server running incremental backups four times a week, and full backups once a week. It has been reporting hardware errors, intermittently but more frequently as of late:
Error: The device ...
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Exabyte tape drive conversion to hard drive
I've never used tape drives before. For work I have to transfer some data from old Exabyte cassettes to a hard drive using an Exabyte tape drive reader. I don't have more information than this at the ...
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What fiber PCI-E card to buy? HP BL532A MSL4048 1 LTO-5 ULTRIUM 3280 FC 48-SLOT TAPE LIBRARY [closed]
I bought a HP BL532A MSL4048 1 LTO-5 ULTRIUM 3280 FC 48-SLOT TAPE LIBRARY
I have a few quick questions:
What is the best fiber card to buy for this unit?
Can I buy a quad port fiber card and use 1 ...
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Internal LTO tape drive becomes hot
We use an internal LTO3 tape drive (HP Ultrium 920) in a PC (no particular server hardware) running Linux. The tape drive becomes quite hot - I don't have the exact temperature, but you may touch it ...
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boot IBM p series 650 from 3580-L23 LTO-2 tape
We have a p series 650 that has a dds4 tape drive built-in. In the past, recover has been as simple as putting a mksysb tape into the drive and booting the machine. During boot, the machine detects ...
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Tape restore giving error incorrect block size - Win2k8
I'm trying to restore from tape and I am getting an error of incorrect block size. The software I used to backup is called BackupAssist and their support hasnt been the greatest. One weird thing I ...
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Small Business (70GB) Backup Solutions
I'm helping out a small business with their IT needs and a few questions have been raised over the quality/dependability of their backup system.
Currently they have two servers in use with one ...
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Resolve error "Required Media Missing" for tape backup
I just recently bought 8 brand new tapes for the purposes of backing up my data to tape drives. I put in one of the brand new tapes in the drive and opened up Backup Utility because this is the ...
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Windows Backup job fails
I currently have a server configuration that allows me to schedule backup jobs and copy the specified folders to tape backup on 4MM DDS tapes. Unfortunately this is my first experience with tape ...
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How do you monitor the performance of a character device (e.g. tape drive)?
There are many ways to monitor block device performance: dstat and iostat, heck, even sar will give you data on block device I/O rates. Unfortunately, I don't know of any good spur-of-the-moment ...
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tar file modified bit (am I being BS'd to?)
I'm working on a project where I'll be using tar to incrementally backup data on a server to a number of tapes. According to a senior co-worker of mine, tar will "set special flags on files so that ...
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Server tape backup solutions?
Our server is now setup to run a basic Domain. Our other (older) samba server uses an Iomega Internal REV tape drive for backups.
There is an advantage to installing another tape drive the same into ...
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Backup alternative to tape - inexpensive SAN? [closed]
I'm pricing SANs and the cheapest I can find are 36k; we're limited in our department to 25k in purchases before they go for approval. I'd love to get rid of tape backup, as they are cumbersome and ...
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Tape Storage - How do I setup a tape backup system for use with my NAS
I currently have a QNAP NAS with a raid 5 config (~600gb storage) but don't have a reliable backup solution. I've heard great things about tape backup systems (reliability, durability, etc..).
How ...
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Compatibility of ESX 4 and LTO 3 with LSI2032 Dell Power Edge
does anybody know something about the compatibility of an LTO 3 Tapedrive (PV HH LTO 3 400GB) attached to an LSI2032 SCSI-Controller? These devices are added to an Dell PowerEdge T610 Server which is ...
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VMWare ESX/i 4 SCSI Tape?
Has anyone successfully used SCSI mapping to present a SCSI tape drive to a VM for backup purposes? My servers do not support VMDirectIO (VT-d), so I can't present the PCI device to the VM, and my ...
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