ufsdump write error

[NortonES2]

hi, we've been using the following command for the last 12 months to backup a file system overnight:-

/usr/sbin/ufsdump 0cnuf devnew:/dev/rmt/0n /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s6

last week we started getting the following error messages though the data still appears to be backing up OK (test restore was successful). Does this point to a hardware problem with the tapedrive? Any ideas welcome, cheers.

Start Backup on production
DUMP: Writing 63 Kilobyte records
DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Sep 09 23:00:02 2003
DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
DUMP: Dumping /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s6 (production:/standby) to devnew:/dev/rmt/0n.
DUMP: Mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
DUMP: Mapping (Pass II) [directories]
DUMP: Estimated 3531700 blocks (1724.46MB).
DUMP: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
DUMP: Dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
DUMP: 3531652 blocks (1724.44MB) on 1 volume at 2969 KB/sec
DUMP: DUMP IS DONE

Write failed

Write failed

Write failed

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[Annihilannic]

I notice you are using the "u" option to update the /etc/dumpdates file. Perhaps it's having trouble writing to that file?

Annihilannic.

 

[NortonES2]

Just tried it without the u option and got the same result.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!