Well

1.  Could be you need new tapes are you getting errors on the VSTORE?
2.  Could be your tape drives, I assume you are using DLT's, do they
need to be replaced?  HP will sell you a new one.
3.  You could replace your disc drives with a Fiber Array, and then disc
space becomes cheap.  Then copy your system from one side of the fiber
array to the other for a back up.  Then at your leisure, I know there is
a lot to do in Salt Lake, skiing and drinking root beer.  You could copy
the copied disc drive to tape.


Kent Wallace
Primary Health

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Blanchard L. Carter
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:57 PM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] ghost tape drive failures

Hi there everyone,
We have a HP3000 that seems to suffer from failing tape drives and even
HP cannot help us.  Whenever we need the backup of our production
environment the most that is when the backup job fails on us causing
production and the online users hours of wasted time.
Can someone supply some "helpful" advice on what to do next?
<< only qualified HP S.E. Please respond >>
Thanks,
Mr. Blanchard Lee Carter

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