Why we are unable to take backup on tape device ?
Issue
- Tape backup is not happening.
- Receiving DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN when checking for the tape device status, what does that indicate ?
- RedHat is not able to communicate with LTO tape drive. I've already rebooted the server but nothing. Moreover nothing appears in messages file when I disconnect the tape and reconnect it.
[root@server ~]# mt status
/dev/tape: No such file or directory
- Do I need any driver?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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