What does the mt status command tell you when you have a new tape in the drive? Can you read/write to a new tape with something like tar?
I'm thinking maybe your tape is the wrong type and the error messages are a symptom of that. Or perhaps your coworker put a cleaning tape in instead of a data tape. Dana Bourgeois > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barry Haycock > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 5:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: error messages > > > I have inherited an Amanda backup system at the place I work > at. As this system is a remote access only I had a staff > member insert new tapes in to the server which is a Solaris 8 > using version 2.4.4 writing to a sun L20 using dlt tapes > 20/40. This system was working after I took it over but was > not being maintained. I have on the system 2 configs daily > and monthly backup. After the new tapes went in (I haven't > labeled them yet) which are to be used under the monthly > backup config in order to find what slot Amanda thought that > they were in I ran a "amtape monthly show" since that time > when ever any Amanda command is run (not just amtape) I get > the following errors written to tape0-status at a great rate > of knots and if left unchecked will fill up the file system > can anyone point me in the right direction of what is causing > the error messages and how to resolve them. > > Unknown ParameterCode 9001 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9002 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9003 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9004 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9005 = 0(4) > Can't decode ParameterCode 00 size -80 > Error decoding Result > Can't decode ParameterCode 00 size 0 > Error decoding Result > Total Unrecoverable Errors = 0 > Unknown ParameterCode 8000 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 8001 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9000 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9001 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9002 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9003 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9004 = 0(4) > Unknown ParameterCode 9005 = 0(4) > Can't decode ParameterCode 00 size -80 > Error decoding Result > Can't decode ParameterCode 00 size 0 > Error decoding Result > > Barry Haycock > T +61 2 6268 9242 > F +61 2 6268 9233 > SecureNet Ltd > 243 Northbourne Ave > Lyneham ACT 2602 > > There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that > understand binary and those that don't. > >
