I have a LTO 3 tape drive that does not read my LTO2 tapes is this normal?

I have a LTO 3 tape drive that does not read my LTO2 tapes is this normal? I thought they were backwards compatible. I can read the LTO2 tapes in the LTO2 drive but not vice versa. It seems to be letting me write to them but not read them.

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Restoring LTO2 backup

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

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Converting data on LTO tapes

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

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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.

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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?

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LTO Ultrium Tape Labels

We use Ultruim 2 Tape cartridges in our ExaByte Magnum 1X7 LTO tape drive. Is there a source for the proper sized labels and a program that will create the bar code labels for these tapes? Currently we create these labels in MS-Word, and then cut down standard sized Avery labels but it is a clunky...

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4 TB to 3 Tapes using LTO2, how can this fit on these tapes…???

Hi Team - Our production system is 4406 GB with approx 80% DASD used. The full system save takes 3 tapes using LTO2 tapes/drive. The save completes mormally with all objects saved. Mathematically I dont understand how this much data is fitting on only 3 tapes. Even with data compression I cant get...

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BSOD – Windows Server 2003 R2 -scsiport.sys error

Here's the narrative: After June 2009 MS updates restart, got the dreaded BSOD - scsiport.sys 000000d1 b3d47000 d0000008 0 f7284ef8 This is a Dell 2800 server with internal LTO-2 tape drive. Win2003 R2 SP2 all patches. On restart the system comes up to "network connections" before it BSOD and...

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How can I reduce backup time on AS/400 with LTO2 tape drives?

how i acn reduce backup time on AS400 with LTO2 tap drivs, is there any configuration can improve this task

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Backup Exec 11d Catalog problem

I just installed Backup Exec 11d on a Windows 2003 server with sp2. I am using an Ultrium lto2 tape drive. It works fine except I have two tapes filled with data that were created on a different installation. One tape went through inventory and catalog fine. The other goes through inventory, but...

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