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Tapes are used by a tape backup machine.

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How get the label of the currently inserted tape?

I would like to design a debug script that outputs the Bacula's label of the tape currently inserted in the tape loaders and to send the result into Opsview if required. should those be mounted or not. (?) How can i get the label of the currently…
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What other tape manufacturers can I use in IBM LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drives

I have recently just got my hands on an IBM 3580S3V. I was just wondering if there are any other brands that I can use in this IBM gear? LTO media are usually manufactured only by EMTEC, Imation, Fujifilm, Maxell, TDK and Sony (according to…
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Removing Stuck Tapes from a Tape Drive / Library

So when a tape gets physically stuck (LTO-3), does anyone have any recommendations for getting it out if you can get to it from the bay? Right now, I have been using a screw driver and sticking it into the little area that is for write…
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How can I check the contents of a backup tape on Windows Server 2003

I have a tape that was backed up long time ago, probably 5-6y, on a Windows Server 2003. Now I have a situation that I want to check up what was backed up on that tape back then. The backup wasn't made by me, nor the server on which was backed up…
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How do I untar multiple archives from tape?

I have a tape with multiple tar files on it. I do not know how many (it was created by a third party and sent to me with minimal information). How do I untar all the files without having to repeat the tar -xvf /dev/st2 command 100 times. I need to…
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How many hours of use before I need to clean a tape drive?

I do backups to a HP Ultrium 2 tape drive (HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448). The drive has a 'Clean' LED that supposedly will light up or blink when the drive needs to be cleaned. The drive has been in use since october 2005, and still the 'Clean' light…
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Backup Solution for Moderate Usage SQL 2005 Server

Instead of sticking with our normal Backup Exec & LTO Tape system that we've used for production servers in the past, I'm looking at alternatives for our new SQL 2005 server that will go live in about 2 months. What kind of software and hardware are…
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Recommended Tape archiving software

I'm looking for an archiving software (for Windows) which will allow me to archive files to a automated tape library. I've looked at EMC NetWorker, and it does do what I want, but I require one that comes with an SDK so that I can integrated it…
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Moving tape cartridges from one tape library to another

We plan to use two tape libraries (one 48 slot and one smaller 8 slot). The 48 slot will be used to write data (~50+TB/annum), once the data has been written and cartridges become full we plan to remove the cartridges and put them in an offline…
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Using CommVault to backup a NAS without NDMP

We have CommVault Simpana 9.0.0 build 84 currently installed and configured on our backup server that is equipped with both a magnetic array and a tape library. I am trying to find a way to backup one of our Buffalo TeraStation TS-RX400TL NAS…
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Optmizing tape media usage for CommVault Simpana 9

My employer has CommVault Simpana 9.0.0 build 84 currently installed and configured on our backup server that is equipped with both a magnetic array and a tape library. It may be a newbie question, but it seems as if the system refuses to copy to…
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SAS controller on Dell power edge 2950 server

My knowledge on Dell server is growing daily, however there are many areas where I still require assistance. For example, Our institution recently purchased a LT2000 tape library system. This also came with a SAS controller card for porting to one…
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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 DAT72 tape drive for both servers. A total of 14…
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Connecting SAS tape unit to existing P410 controller in HP Proliant ML330-G6 under VMware ESXi 4.1

I have an HP ML330-G6 server with a single SAS/SATA drive bay unit containing a pair of mirrored 250GB SATA disks, running off a P410 SAS controller - all working fine. Now I have just fitted an Ultrium 1760 SAS tape unit into the server and I can't…
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Data Error (Cyclic redundancy check)

I am currently trying to free up a tape unit within my removable storage tape drive. However I continue to get the Data error (cyclic redundancy check) error. Any suggestions as to what this means or how to avoid getting this error? I am receiving…
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