Technically Speaking

Now that the backup device and jobs to fill it have become the main focus of my work day, it seems I have also discovered that the root of the backup issues I am seeing stem from a locked tape drive.

I am not exactly sure what would cause the tape drive, in the middle of whichever job it chooses, to lock.  When this happens, the job runs… and runs… and makes no progress.  I guess understanding the root of the problem is good, but figuring out what causes a tape device to lock is another battle all together.  The tape is not full, there are enough tapes in the library to last for a good long time so I am really grasping at straws about the locking thing.

Digging through Bing and Google have not been much help either… I think figuring out this issue is going to be my goal for the week between the holidays.

If anyone has any thoughts about why a tape drive (used in a library) would lock, please share.

I have a few more backup and storage related post ideas coming in the new year, looking at the overall experience with the new Quantum Superloader, but I want to get it working completely and really understand it first…

I would also like to wish all of my readers, however many of you there are, a happy and safe holiday season.