On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 at 2:54pm, Chris Dahn wrote > These dumps were to tape full6. > *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing file: Input/output error]].
Ah ha -- that's the problem. It's not that you're actually running out of tape. The problem is that the system is encountering an I/O error while trying to write to the tape. Amanda is just reporting to you what the system told it. She's then going into degraded mode, which is why you're seeing level 1 dumps. Look in your system logs -- they should give you more of a clue what is actually going on. The usual suspects apply -- check your cable length, check your termination, check your termination (yes again), sacrifice a new goat, clean the tapes... -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
