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Tapes are used by a tape backup machine.

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Backup Exec 2010 throwing error trying to restore Exchange mailbox

Error category : Resource ErrorsError : e000848c - Unable to attach to a resource. Make sure that all selected resources exist and are online, and then try again. If the server or resource no longer exists, remove it from the…
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Enterprise Tape Backup solutions

I'm currently attempting to re-architect a backup solution where I'm working. We've got 2 NAS devices, one in the office, one in the datacentre. The servers in the DC back up to the DC NAS, which is then replicated to the Office NAS. The office…
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Virtual Tape Libraries for Microsoft Data Protection Manager - Replacement for Crystalink Firestreamer?

What VTLs do you all use to allow DPM to store off-site? My current environment uses Microsoft DPM for all of its backups. DPM stores the backups locally just fine, but to get it to store digital copies offsite we had been using Crystalink's…
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Tape capacity and backup routine in Linux

I have a HP Ultrium 5-scsi tape device on a Linux server and I'm currently using a HP LTO-5 Ultrium RW (model C7975A) tape and I have a couple of questions regarding this setup and does it work. 1 - It seems this tape can reach 3TB for storage…
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Are sony lto6 tapes mp or bf?

Most lto tapes specify MP or BaFe on their labels. Sony ltx2500g tapes dont. I have two ibm lto6 decks and want to try to keep different tape brands and particle formulations on different machines just to make it easier to isolate tape/head problems…
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mtx commands to open mailslot on HP MSL tape library

I want to programmatically open tape library via command-line. My HP MSL4048 have 3-tape mailslot and 4 magazines, which I can open from web interface only. Reading manuals I understood that opening mailslot or unlocking magazines commands are not…
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Tape drive Connectivity - Fiber channel Vs SAS

We want to change our tape backup system and acquire a LTO8 tape drive. Something that I cannot find the answer easily is what are the pro&con of the connectivty by Fiber channel or SAS. For the moment I have find that : SAS 6Gb max // Direct…
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Bulk-erasing backup tapes

I have about 120 DLTape-VS1 tapes and 2 drives that are all near the end of their retention period, and have been superseded by newer technology. I would like to donate the whole package to my local FreeGeek organization in the hopes that someone…
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find out the file system from a tape

Is there any way to find out the file system from a tape under Linux (CentOS)? I need this to figure out if a tape is already LTFS or not. At the moment I know: mtx # for managing a tape library mt # for controlling the tape tapeinfo # for general…
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tar throwing input/output error when reading from tape, but file is ok

I've written about 1.5TB of files onto a tape with tar -b 512 -clpMvf /dev/nst0 /path_to_stuff Everything worked well, no error messages. Now if I try to read it back from tape with tar -b 512 -xlpMvf /dev/nst0 /path_to_stuff I'm getting about…
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Is it possible to open Tar tape on Windows machine?

HP DAT DDS5 external USB tape drive connected to a CentOS 5 server. Some files are being backed-up directly to the tape using the Tar utility/command. If I connect the tape drive to a Windows machine, and assuming I have installed the correct…
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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 Adaptec 39160 is not supported in ESXi4. Before I…
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Backup Exec Question with specifying which slot in the tape changer to use

Here is what I want to do. We have a 12 tape changer in use. I created a media set called 7 day hold. So it will start putting all our backup jobs on a tape until it fills up and then moves on. Right. Well what I want to do is hold out a weekly…
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Restore data from tapes made on old irix system (on linux)

Hey guys I'm looking for some help. I'm trying to get the data off of some old SDLT tapes probably 11+ years old. I don't know anything about them besides they were made on an irix system and I do not know which version. The backups were definitly…
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Looking for a new backup solution to replace dying tape drive

We're running Windows Server 2003 SBS and another machine with Server 2003 Standard on it. The SBS server is about 7 years old running pretty much 24/7 - a HP server of some description. We have an Ultrium 448 cycling LTO2 400GB tapes daily and…
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