Waiting for 1 writable backup tape(s)

[murraykr]

For three years my backups have been running successfully until last week.
I use one volume each week to contain my full backup on Wednesdays, and incrementals for all other days of the week.
I am now receiving the message "waiting for 1 writable backup tape(s)". This backup runs on a jukebox holding 9 tapes, with 2 or 3 tapes that are always in a "recyclable" mode so Networker should be able to select the next available volume without hesitation. It doesn't!!!!
There currently is an appendable volume in the tape drive, but Networker refuses to use the volume unitl I manually mount the volume every day!
This problem started out of the blue for no reason. The server has not changed (hardware and software) in years so things should run as usual.
Has anyone else seen this problem where the volumes stopped mounting automatically?
I have stopped and started the services on the box, but the problem still exists.
Your thoughts???

 

[Speridal]

maybe the auto media management setting in your jukebox config is switched off. I had the same problem. Somehow the setting switched and my backup server did not change the tapes automatically.

 

[keefb]

MrStress,

If the volumes are recycleable then yes they should recycle. One thing that may prevent them from recycling is if they are from "PoolA" and it is waiting for tapes that are in "PoolB", if you do not have the pools to recycle too other and recycle from other then these tapes wont be automatically recycled.

This is a good place to start.

Let me know how this goes. Regards
KeefB