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ontape backup failed

Posted in 2010

Summary

On IDS 9.40.FC2 under Tru64 5.1A, a level-0 ontape backup fills tape 1 then fails as soon as the second tape is mounted, with "open tape device /dev/tape/tape8 failed code -1 errno 5" and later "could not write archive tape ... errno 28" (no space); level-1 backups still worked. Suggestions from the list included checking that tape 2 wasn't write-protected (tested with dd rather than mt), trying new tapes, verifying the device isn't a no-rewind device or actually a filesystem file hitting a 2GB limit, checking the ONCONFIG TAPEDEV/TAPESIZE/TAPEBLK settings, and making sure the first tape had actually been ejected. The poster confirmed the device and non-write-protected tapes, but no resolution is recorded in the thread.

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Topics: Backup & Restore, Logging & Checkpoints

KANTI BAKARANIA — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

IDS Version 9.40.FC2 and UNIX version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A Since last one week I am getting an error "Archieve failed" while doing ontape backup. Before it was working fine. The actual message is as follows. # ontape -s -L 0 Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... 10 percent done. 20 percent done. 30 percent done. 40 percent done. 50 percent done. 60 percent done. 70 percent done. 80 percent done. Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5043224 Tape is full ... Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. This tape contains the following logical logs: 674694 Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... Archive failed - function open tape device /dev/tape/tape8 failed code -1 errno 5 Program over. The message comes right after I load the second tape and hit return. I rebboted the machine still it gives the same message. I try to backup as informix and as a root user. We do not have any support for this version of IDS. Thank you in advance. Kanti

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Kern Doe — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

1. Make sure the 2nd tape doesn't have write-protected switch one or 2. Try with a different tape. Let us know how it goes... ----- Original Message ---- From: KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:07:07 AM Subject: ontape backup failed [18878] IDS Version 9.40.FC2 and UNIX version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A Since last one week I am getting an error "Archieve failed" while doing ontape backup. Before it was working fine. The actual message is as follows. # ontape -s -L 0 Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... 10 percent done. 20 percent done. 30 percent done. 40 percent done. 50 percent done.. 60 percent done. 70 percent done. 80 percent done. Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5043224 Tape is full ... Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. This tape contains the following logical logs: 674694 Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... Archive failed - function open tape device /dev/tape/tape8 failed code -1 errno 5 Program over. The message comes right after I load the second tape and hit return. I rebboted the machine still it gives the same message. I try to backup as informix and as a root user. We do not have any support for this version of IDS. Thank you in advance. Kanti ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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KANTI BAKARANIA — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

I check the tape with mt command, it is not write protected. I even try with a different tape. Thanks Kanti

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Art Kagel — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Is it possible that the second tape was write protected? Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference April 25-28, 2010 Overland Park (Kansas City), KS www.iiug.org/conf Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 9:07 AM, KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com>wrote: > IDS Version 9.40.FC2 and UNIX version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A > > Since last one week I am getting an error "Archieve failed" while doing > ontape> backup. Before it was working fine. The actual message is as follows. > > # ontape -s -L 0> > Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... > 10 percent done. > 20 percent done. > 30 percent done. > 40 percent done. > 50 percent done. > 60 percent done. > 70 percent done. > 80 percent done. > Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5043224 > > Tape is full ... > Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. > This tape contains the following logical logs: > > 674694 > > Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue ... > > Archive failed - function open tape device /dev/tape/tape8 failed code -1 > errno 5 > > Program over. > > The message comes right after I load the second tape and hit return. > > I rebboted the machine still it gives the same message. I try to backup as > informix and as a root user. > > We do not have any support for this version of IDS. > > Thank you in advance. > > Kanti > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --00032555a4e66b52cb047eb3fbd1

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Kern Doe — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

"mnt" (I believe) is to mount the device, it doesn't guaranty that the tape is writeable, use "dd" command to test write something to it. ----- Original Message ---- From: KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18880] I check the tape with mt command, it is not write protected. I even try with a different tape. Thanks Kanti ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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rroussey@comcast.net — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

'mt' is tape-access command. On some systems, it might be 'tape'. It applies to the default defined tape device and allows for parameters like; rewind, forward-one-file-mark, rewind-and-eject, set-block-size........ etc. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kern Doe" <kern_doe@yahoo.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:42:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18884] "mnt" (I believe) is to mount the device, it doesn't guaranty that the tape is writeable, use "dd" command to test write something to it. ----- Original Message ---- From: KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18880] I check the tape with mt command, it is not write protected. I even try with a different tape. Thanks Kanti ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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KANTI BAKARANIA — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

The second tape is not write protected. I tried again with two new tapes and make sure that it is not write protected. Here is the message: # ontape -s -L 0 Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... 10 percent done. 20 percent done. 30 percent done. 40 percent done. 50 percent done. 60 percent done. 70 percent done. 80 percent done. Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5049188 Tape is full ... Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. This tape contains the following logical logs: 674774 - 674775 Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... Archive failed - function could not write archive tape. failed code -1 errno 28 Program over. The onconfig file has following message. 14:35:48 Archive on rootdbs, logdbs, physdbs, masterdbs, ….. ABORTED. 14:35:48 Aborted by client. Is anyone know how to compressed data using ontape backup, so it will use only one tape. Thank you Kanti

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Art S. Kagel — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Is it possible that you are using a norewind tape device? Art=20 -----Original Message----- From: KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:59 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18891] The second tape is not write protected. I tried again with two new tapes an= d=20 make sure that it is not write protected. Here is the message:=20 # ontape -s -L 0=20 Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue...=20 10 percent done.=20 20 percent done.=20 30 percent done.=20 40 percent done.=20 50 percent done.=20 60 percent done.=20 70 percent done.=20 80 percent done.=20 Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks =3D 5049188=20 Tape is full ...=20 Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence.=20 This tape contains the following logical logs:=20 674774 - 674775=20 Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue...=20 Archive failed - function could not write archive tape. failed code -1 errn= o=20 28=20

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LARRY SORENSEN — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Have you made sure that you are using the correct name for the tape device? You may want to do an ls -l /dev/tape/tape8. The message is telling you that there is no space left on device. I am not sure which version of IDS you are using or what OS you are using, but the blocks = message looks suspiciously like 2GB using 4k blocks. Maybe you are not using the actual tape drive at all, but a filesystem file. Larry > To: ids@iiug.org > From: kbakarania@pascoclerk.com > Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18891] > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:59:16 -0500 > > The second tape is not write protected. I tried again with two new tapes and > make sure that it is not write protected. Here is the message: > > # ontape -s -L 0> > Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... > 10 percent done. > 20 percent done. > 30 percent done. > 40 percent done. > 50 percent done. > 60 percent done. > 70 percent done. > 80 percent done. > Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5049188 > > Tape is full ... > > Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. > This tape contains the following logical logs: > > 674774 - 674775 > > Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... > Archive failed - function could not write archive tape. failed code -1 errno > 28 > > Program over. > > The onconfig file has following message. > > 14:35:48 Archive on rootdbs, logdbs, physdbs, masterdbs, ….. ABORTED. > 14:35:48 Aborted by client. > > Is anyone know how to compressed data using ontape backup, so it will use only > one tape. > > Thank you > > Kanti > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. >

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KANTI BAKARANIA — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

IDS Version 9.40 FC2, Unix version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A I am using /dev/tape/tape8 tape device. # ls -l /dev/tape/tape8 crw-rw-rw- 1 root system 19,632 Feb 3 15:30 /dev/tape/tape8 It is not a "norewind" tape device. It is working fine for Level 1 backup. It was working until last week for Level 0. We have not changed anything OS or IDS. Thank you all Kanti

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rroussey@comcast.net — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

What are all your tape parameters? grep TAPE $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "KANTI BAKARANIA" <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:43:51 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: RE: ontape backup failed [18895] IDS Version 9.40 FC2, Unix version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1A I am using /dev/tape/tape8 tape device. # ls -l /dev/tape/tape8 crw-rw-rw- 1 root system 19,632 Feb 3 15:30 /dev/tape/tape8 It is not a "norewind" tape device. It is working fine for Level 1 backup. It was working until last week for Level 0. We have not changed anything OS or IDS. Thank you all Kanti ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Kern Doe — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Another thought. Maybe the first tape has NOT been ejected.. For some reasons, you've been looking at a wrong tape drive; therefore, your new tape won't be seen by ontape. You see if tape #1 is still in the drive and you hit return, ontape will fail I guess. ----- Original Message ---- From: KANTI BAKARANIA <kbakarania@pascoclerk.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 2:59:16 PM Subject: Re: ontape backup failed [18891] The second tape is not write protected. I tried again with two new tapes and make sure that it is not write protected. Here is the message: # ontape -s -L 0 Please mount tape 1 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... 10 percent done. 20 percent done. 30 percent done. 40 percent done. 50 percent done. 60 percent done. 70 percent done. 80 percent done. Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 5049188 Tape is full ... Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. This tape contains the following logical logs: 674774 - 674775 Please mount tape 2 on /dev/tape/tape8 and press Return to continue... Archive failed - function could not write archive tape. failed code -1 errno 28 Program over. The onconfig file has following message. 14:35:48 Archive on rootdbs, logdbs, physdbs, masterdbs, .. ABORTED. 14:35:48 Aborted by client. Is anyone know how to compressed data using ontape backup, so it will use only one tape. Thank you Kanti ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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