On Jan 14, 2005, at 7:13 AM, Crawford, L. (Lindy) wrote:
I have tried to do a mksysb backup of my aix5.2 tsm server 5.2 to tape and I keep getting the following error:-
0512-017 mksysb: Cannot write to the device /dev/rmt2. Either write protected or in use.
I have tried to delete tape devices and only configure the dat drive but with no success. Is there any suggestions:-
The tape is fine, no problems with tape or tape drive...
This isn't AIX-L, but... I've seen that error where the operator kicks off a mksysb and there is no tape in the drive. In your case, I would obviously assure that the write-protect tab on the tape cartridge is in the right position to allow writing. If still a problem, try another tape. If it persists, then perhaps the drive is not properly sensing the tape. You might also try 'lsof' to see if anything else is meddling with the drive.
Richard Sims
