Allan Chalmers wrote:

> Anyone have an idea of what the problem could be when
> the system gives the message:
> POWERFAIL ON STORE/RESTORE ENCOUNTERED ON LDEV#nn
> then the store starts again.  This is a solid problem
> on my test machine.  It ran all weekend failing and
> starting.  I have replaced the entire unit including
> power supply with a free standing unit and it still
> has the problem.  It's a DDS2, C1533A on a 960 (which
> will be available for hauling out of my San Leandro
> site once the dashblamed files get backed up! ).
>
> Secondarily, has anyone hints for backing up to a
> drive in another 3000?  I used to do that between
> Unix and MPE, but I've forgotten how although I
> believe it was 9000 to 3000.
> Thanks.
>
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Allan,
If you did this over the past weekend all I can say is it must be the
weekend.  I had the same issues with a DDS3 autoloader.  I was in the
middle of transfering an account from one volume set to another.  I was
able to do the store without a problem but when I tried restoring I got
the same error.  I checked outside and it wasn't a full moon either.
Did you look at your $stdlist ?  I had an enormous amount of read errors
before I got the scarey message.  It could be a bad tape, I'm doing
further testing this week.  Thank goodness I have two autoloaders!!


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Larry Barnes
Director of I.T.
Mitek Corp.
602-438-4545 X 1366
Phoenix, AZ 85040
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