Ultrium 4, Data size in TAPE?
We are using LTO4 ultrium tape for backups in our server{V5R4}. System Total Storage – 12TB Present ASP              – 60% i.e.,{More than 6 TB} For Entire System backup - Two Ultrium 4 tapes used. {which has the size of 1.6Tb each for compressed data = total  3.2Tb} Question : Since the ASP is 60% we can predict [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  9:57 AM
Backup, Entire System Backup, iSeries backup, LTO4, Storage Size, Tape Backups, Ultrium, V5R4

Interface error: Tape unit TAP01 (resource TAP02) or IOP CMB03
Already change Cable, and entire Tape Drive, still cannot solve. Any idea? Below is the JOB LOG Message . . . . : 928 – SAVLIB LIB(JMMENV B82DYO BP64MDTA BP64DW SRCLIB TESTRST) DEV(TAP01) VOL(DLY000) SEQNBR(1) ENDOPT(*LEAVE) CLEAR(*REPLACE) SAVACT(*LIB) ACCPTH(*NO) DTACPR(*NO) OUTPUT(*PRINT) INFTYPE(*LIB) 11/08/11 05:25:13.540016 IoDriverTape 0018AC QSRSVDEQ QSYS Message . . . . : Source/sink [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:15 AM
AS/400 backup, Tape Backups, Tape Drive

V6R1 restore Opt 21 to replacement box
I have a complete Opt 21 save tape from my current 520 running V6R1. I have the following license pgms installed…Performance tools, DB2 query & SQL Dev kit, WDS, Client access. We found another 520 box(hardware upgraded), it has been wiped clean , no OS. Can I use our opt 21 tape and restore it to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 10, 2012  9:02 PM
DB2, SQL development, Tape Backups, V6R1

Converting data on LTO tapes
Can we convert the data on old LTO2 tapes to LTO3 or to save the data to a NAS.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:08 PM
LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, NAS, NAS backup, Tape Backups

Tapes used for Backup or Control group.
How to caliculate that,how many tape volumes used for a particular Backup or Controlgroup on a particular day?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  7:32 PM
AS/400, Backup, iSeries, Tape Backups

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

Expired AS/400 backup tape
If a backup tape is expired, does it still contain data?  If so, how can you restore or recover the data?  Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2011  4:22 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Tape Backups

Error Msg Clean Tape in AS/400 backup
Our backup is failing due to an error message that states we need to clean TAP01. We used a tape cleaner, also tried a solvent on swabs, tried a brand new tape and still get the error message. Any suggestions?

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2012  7:59 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Backup, Tape Backups

Trouble getting LTO2 tape drive to compress backups on Backup Exec 2010
I am using Backup exec 2010 and I can not get my LTO2 tape drive to compress backups. The tapes and drive support 200/400 compressed but I can only store up to 200GB max.

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  4:39 PM
Backup, Backup Exec 2010, LTO, LTO2, Tape Backups, Tape Drive

Adding monmsg to backup through BRMS
how can I add monmsg’s to my backup thru brms

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  3:21 AM
AS/400, BRMS, BRMS Backup, MONMSG, Tape Backups

Tape backup replacement policies
Hi everyone, What do you use as a best practices to replace backup tapes? Do you wait until any error is reported by drive, autoloader or backup software, or do you change them after a specific number of uses or time? All constructive feedback will be welcome. Regards, Saturno

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2011  5:22 PM
Backup, Backup and restore, Backup storage, Tape Backups

Executing the savlib command twice
It has been propose to have a hot tape backup in our tape library in a reserved slot. we have 22 available slots the 23rd is reserved for the cleaning cartridge. Slots 1 – 7 are used daily. What they want is to execute a second save library command to let say slot 21. This [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  2:48 PM
Automated Tape Library, iSeries, SAVLIB, Tape Backups

copying archive tapes from jaguar to LTO5
For a migration project I have to copy 1500 jaguar tapes to LTO5.  This is a one time activity so I need a connect a robot with LTO5 drives only a limited time (2 years).  What LTO5 robots do support BRMS ?  I’ve been looking at Quantum Scalar i500 but Quantum say they aren’t compliant [...]

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2012  12:05 PM
BRMS, BRMS Backup, Data migration, LTO5, Tape Backups

GDG restoration from tape backup
hi, can anyone please tell me iwant to restore generation which is multi-volume (G0001V00) from tape on dasd with renameu option.and i have tried with first creation with base gdg nad without base also. i m getting this error(G0001V00 IS A MULTIVOLUME DATA SET ).can anyone share the jcl. I m trying following JCL—–> //RESTTAP2 [...]

Answer Question   |  January 17, 2011  7:57 PM
Backup and restore, GDG, Restore Database, Tape Backups

Entire system Backup taken through BRMS over multiple tape drives simultaneously
Can Entire system Backup be taken through BRMS over multiple tape drives simultaneously. Secondly if the expiry of such a tape has passed, will it be possible to restore contents of such a tape?

Answer Question   |  January 15, 2011  1:04 PM
AS/400, Backup, BRMS, BRMS Backup, iSeries, Tape Backups

Saving AS/400 Libraries on tape disk
Good day to all, I am new user of AS/400. I need to know how take backup of specific libraries on tape disk, step by step procedure, how to prerequisite services end and start after taking backup. Thanks, Regards, Tahir Ali

Answer Question   |  December 25, 2010  9:12 AM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 Library, Tape Backups, Tape libraries

Risks in taking tape backups home in the car rather than moving them securely to secure storage
How can I convince a client that taking tapes home in the car is risky, even if they are encrpted?

Answer Question   |  December 21, 2010  6:55 PM
Backup and restore, Backup encryption, Data Encryption, Open IT Forum, Tape Backups

Copying LTO 3 Drive to tape
We back up everynight to a LTO3 drive. Can we copy the tape to send it to multiple locations and not just store it in our datacenter? We use brightstore.

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2010  2:57 PM
Data center consolidation, Data Center management, Data Center Storage, LTO 3 tape library, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups

Ascertaining Good tape backups without test restores
Other than test restores, how are you ensuring that the backup tapes are valid and good? Is there any other way?

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2011  5:47 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Tape Backups

Synchronising SANs before replication
What is the best approach to synchronising SANs before I start replicating? Should I do a full tape backup and recovery and then start replication?

Answer Question   |  December 6, 2010  11:34 AM
Backup and Recovery, Data synchronization, SAN, SAN management, Tape Backups