system@hep.nrc.CDN (Bill Jack) (10/10/87)
Dear BACKUP users :
I have been recently having trouble with BACKUP.
When doing a BACKUP of an RA81 onto 6250 bpi tape on the
VERIFY pass, I have got the following error message :
%BACKUP-E-READERR, error reading MSB0:[]OC0987.;
-BACKUP-E-SHORTBLOCK, save set block too short
The manual says that BACKUP encountered a physical block
SHORTER than the value recorded for the save set
and that the data in the saveset is corrupted which all makes
sense. However, I don't know WHY this problem is occurring
and HOW to correct the problem.
Other pertinent information :
- am using straight $BACKUP and am copying about 80% of
files on the RA81. ( not /IMAGE)
- before we migrated from 11/780 with RM05s to our VAX 8250
with a RA81,RA60, the BACKUP on the same user data (same amount of data
even though different disk) took 1.5 tapes. The same BACKUP now
copying from the RA81 to tape takes 5 tapes and claims to be corrupted.
- the tape system we have are two STC 1950 series drives
(6250/1600 bpi) with an AVIV controller which is up to date and
which AVIV claims to work on new BI-UNIBUS adapter (for an 8250)
Any insight on this strange problem would greatly be appreciated.
Please send any replies to me directly as I am not on the INFOVAX
list at this time.
Thank you
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Bill Jack, System Manager
High Energy Physics VAX
National Research Council
Ottawa, CANADA