Backup Error

[Simon Harris]

Hi All,

I'll be brief:

Windows XP Pro, OnStream IDE Tape drive

Backed up my data - Report said all AOK
(Windows Backup)
Rebuilt my machine
Tried to restore
Error when I insert the tape:

"Unrecognized media has been found in location OnStream DI-30"

Help!!

Simon.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

Hi All,

I'll be brief:

Windows XP Pro, OnStream IDE Tape drive

Backed up my data - Report said all AOK
(Windows Backup)
Rebuilt my machine
Tried to restore
Error when I insert the tape:

"Unrecognized media has been found in location OnStream DI-30"

Start, help, rsm ..
rsm: How to
manage tapes and disks

Move a tape/disk to another media pool
(you want them in 'backup')

 

[Simon Harris]

HI,

Thanks for the reply - When I drag the tap to the backup media pool, I
recieve this error:

"The media pool identifier does not represent a valid media pool"

Any ideas???

Regards,

Simon.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

HI,

Thanks for the reply - When I drag the tap to the backup media pool, I
recieve this error:

"The media pool identifier does not represent a valid media pool"

Any ideas???

Hmm, I feared that trying to force it to be recognised as a backup tape
might not work. Was this backup up on exactly the same OS as you are
trying to restore it with (WinXP Pro, SP1, etc. etc.)? The problem is
that the label on the tape is apparently not being recognised as a
'backup tape' by XP, for whatever reason. Isn't automation wonderful,
until it goes wrong. 8<,

When you rebuilt the machine, are you sure you have the tapedrive hooked
up right - i.e. will it read/write other tapes OK, or is it just failing
on everything?

If you open RSM, select the media (in the unrecognised pool) and right
click and ask for 'properties' does it have anything interesting to say?

[If all else fails, it's just possible that a more complete/expensive
backup system might be able to read the tape .. but not if the tapedrive
is playing up or the media really is bad .. personally I think I'd put
in a call to OnStream - they may have some suggestions, &/or rescue
utilities they can deploy on your behalf)]