scsi tape problems (resent)
(I am resending this since I did not see it on the list, if it is a
repeat sorry)
Hi all,
My scsi tape has been giving me problems lately and I wonder if anyone
can shed some light on what to look for. When I do my backups it has
been failing with the following message after it has done part of the
backup.
The logs say the following:
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sns = 70 3
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: ASC=f0 ASCQ=2b
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xf0 0x2b 0x00 0x00
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sns = 70 3
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: ASC=f0 ASCQ=2b
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xf0 0x2b 0x00 0x00
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sns = 70 3
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: ASC=f0 ASCQ=2b
Jan 13 11:47:57 brian kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xf0 0x2b 0x00 0x00
And then then tar reports:
tar (grandchild): Cannot write to /dev/st0: Input/output error
tar (grandchild): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
If I try to do anything with the tape it gives an Input/output error.
If I remove and reinsert the tape it will work for a while and then
repeat the above errors.
The setup from dmesg is:
scsi0 : Tekram DC390(T) V1.11 Feb-05-1997
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: Seagate Model: STT8000N Rev: 3.12
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0
scsi : detected 1 SCSI tape total.
The drive uses TR-4 cartridges.
Thanks for any input,
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Brian
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