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Daks
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 message 993515 received in error
993515 message error, AS/400, AS/400 error messages
My nightly back up failed due to error 993515, write protected tape, per my AS-400. However my tape is NOT Write Protected. Has anyone seen this message in error?

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model 9402-400 OS/400 Rel 4.5
ASKED: February 9, 2012  2:39 PM
UPDATED: March 17, 2012  1:44 AM
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It could be due to an incompatible tape being used for the backup. Example if the tape is an LTO2 and you are using an LTO4 or later tape drive you cannot write to an LTO2. You can only read it. That might be your problem. I would look up the error code in your tape library documentation to see if I could find the answer for sure.

Lovemyi

Lovemyi
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tape library

I wouldn’t have thought that a 9402-400 still in use today would be a likely host for a tape library. However, cartridge incompatibility is a possibility.

It might also be that the tape drive itself simply needs replacing.

Tom

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