xfsrestore fails with Input/Output errors when restoring from tape

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • xfsrestore of /home fails from tape drvice with "ERROR: unexpected error attempting to read record 34411: read returns -1, errno 5 (Input/output error)"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
  • Kernel: 3.10.0-327.4.5.el7.x86_64
  • Serial Attached SCSI controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS3008 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-3 (rev 02)
  • xfsdump-3.1.4-1.el7
  • mt-st-1.1-14.el7.x86_64

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