Illegal commands on SQL jobs

[Rakerr]

I am getting illegal commands when backing up SQL db's only... have flat file backups on the server that complete but only the SQL jobs are failing.

E3719 11/24/2004 12:05:36 AM 17 1 Unable to write to media. (MEDIA=11/23/04 5:44 PM [S/N: 001165], EC=ILLEGAL COMMAND)
E6304 11/24/2004 12:05:28 AM Unexpected SCSI Sense Code ==> JobID[17], Device[13], ABSL[4 1 0 12], SN[PMC39H1294 ], CMD[ah], [Invalid Field In CDB], ASC[24], ASCQ[00]
E3719 11/24/2004 12:05:27 AM 18 1 Unable to write to media. (MEDIA=11/23/04 5:45 PM [S/N: 001111], EC=ILLEGAL COMMAND)
E6304 11/24/2004 12:05:19 AM Unexpected SCSI Sense Code ==> JobID[18], Device[9], ABSL[4 1 0 4], SN[CXB44H0285 ], CMD[ah], [Invalid Field In CDB], ASC[24], ASCQ[00]
and these erors

BrightStor Enterprise Backup -- Backup


N8640
dbasql@MSSQLSERVER Version 11.0 Build 2670 5-6-2003 Microsoft SQL Server 2000


Job No....................... 2
Job ID....................... 17
Description.................. bwp differential Daily
Workstation.................. BWPRD
Source....................... dbasql@MSSQLSERVER\BWP
Target....................... 11/23/04 5:44 PM, ID CF8E, Sequence #1, S/N 001165
Session...................... 1
Start Time................... 11/23/04 5:45 PM
Session Method............... Backup Agent - Database (Full)
E3719
Unable to write to media. (MEDIA=11/23/04 5:44 PM [S/N: 001165], EC=ILLEGAL COMMAND)
E3719
Unable to write to media. (MEDIA=11/23/04 5:44 PM [S/N: 001165], EC=ILLEGAL COMMAND)
E3719
Unable to write to media. (MEDIA=11/23/04 5:44 PM [S/N: 001165], EC=ILLEGAL COMMAND)
E8604
Failed to start backup. (DBNAME=BWP, EC=BWPRD:[SQL Server] szSqlState = 37000,fNativeError = 3202, errMsg = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Write on 'DBASQL_DB_BWP_PID4396TID1012BID0TS2ffe31afVD0' failed, status = 995. See the SQL Server error log for more details.)

 

[davidmichel]

makes no sense to me that this would happen only to a particular job since it is Tape Engine related, but anyways,

Make sure ARCserve is current, got-a-have the latest Tape Engine update on there.

Also get rid of the OS tape device and media changer drivers those are killers for ARCserve.