Why backup is failing to Tape Drive ?
Issue
- Backup is failing while taking backup to Tape Drive. While checking the status of the Tape Drive, getting below errors
#mt -f /dev/st0 status
/dev/st0: Inappropriate ioctl for device
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There were no changes in the Hardware or Software. However, power had went off for some time, and after starting the power, Tape Drive was inaccessible.
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Tape drive is not detected in the system and the status on it fails with the above error.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- tape device
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