Restoring LTO2 backup
Can I restore LTO2 backup tapes on a LTO3 tape drive?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:26 PM
Backup, LTO, LTO Tape, LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups

HP LTO2 Ultrium tape restore error
I am trying to restore a HP LTO2 Ultrium tape and keep on getting the  same error “error opening input file FM:2 Blk:10. This is followed by the next screen which states:” Expected header or filemark not found at logical 1:9″ Is the tape capable of being restored, if so how?

Answer Question   |  October 27, 2010  3:32 AM
Backup and restore, LTO Tape, LTO2, Tape Backups, Ultrium

Can we simulate a library with multiple tape drives?
We have several LTO3 tape drives instead of purchasing a library can we make use of the 4 drives like a library to span tapes without having to load new ones? Using Backup Exec 12 on Win 2008 R2.

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  6:28 PM
LTO Tape, LTO3 Tape Drive, LTO3 tape library, Tape drives, Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2

LTO 2 tape backup for Windows server 2003
Using tapes (LTO2) from a Windows server 2003 and NTBackup. Is this possible? Can I backup to the tape and selectively restore? Or will I need more robust software?

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2010  2:59 PM
Backup, Backup software, LTO, LTO Tape, LTO tape library, NTBackup, Windows Server 2003

Are LTO tapes backwards compatible. Why would I not be able to read old tapes?
We have 6 year old LTO tapes. We are trying to restore data from them using a LTO4 drive. We can not read the tapes at all. Not even the label. Can this be fixed? Any ideas? The drives are backwards compatible right?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  3:15 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery management software, LTO Tape, Storage in 2010, Tape Backups, Tape storage, Windows