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- From: egger@ubeclu.unibe.ch (Martin Egger)
- Subject: Re: Exabyte/HSC problems
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.184906.9045@aragorn.unibe.ch>
- Sender: news@aragorn.unibe.ch
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- Organization: University of Bern, Switzerland
- References: <1992Sep4.051551.16029@abo.fi>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:49:06 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Sep4.051551.16029@abo.fi>, HEGE@finabo.abo.fi
- (Kaj H{ggman DC) writes:
-
- >Seems like our Exabyte 8500C-2 (from System Industries) connected to our HSC50
- >(V4.1) doesn't like to co-operate with VMS5.5-1, since the backups worked
- >OK under VMS5.5. At least this is the only thing that comes up to my mind.
- >
- >This happens after just a short while (a few files are backed up):
- >
- >%BACKUP-E-FATALERR, fatal error on $1$MUA3:.....
- >-SYSTEM-W-DATAOVERUN, data overrun
- >%BACKUP-I-OPERSPEC
- >%BACKUP-I-OPERASSIST, operator assistance has been requested
- >%BACKUP-I-OPREPLY, operator reply is "QUIT"
- >%BACKUP-F-ABORT, operator requested abort on fatal error
- >
- >Has anyone else experienced this?
- >I'd apprecviate any ideas or comments.
-
- We have a SI8500-2 Exabyte with a HSC70 (V6.0 and 6.5) under VMS 5.5-1
- running our backups every night with no problems.
-
- But I saw some 'Fatal controller errors' when we had just installed the tape.
- SI then replaced one of the two drives - no prblems since then. So it
- migth be a hardware problem.
-
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