But remember, if there were backups on that tape for files that were
deleted, you have lost them.  Same for inactive versions of files that
still exist.  They will be gone too.

Tina Hilton
Thomson Consumer Electronics

> ----------
> From:         James Riehl[SMTP:jimbo AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Friday, February 06, 1998 8:03 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Write Error on Tape
> 
> Eric,
> 
>  When a  unrecoverable write error happens, the server fails the
> current
> incomplete transaction (the file(s) being backedup) and backs it out.
> The
> transaction is then retried to the next available tape.
> 
>  Yes, if you delete a volume with the discarddata=yes option, their
> entries are removed from the database so the next incremental backup
> will back
> them up again.
> 
> Thanks...Jim Riehl
> ADSM Sun Server Development
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 02/06/98 05:31:05 AM
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU @ internet
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU @ internet
> cc:
> Subject: Re: Write Error on Tape
> 
> 
> Steffen,
> I am OK, on the fact that files backed up before write error, stay on
> this tape. And I have to do a move data to put it on another tape. But
> I
> want to be sure that the file located on the write error is backup on
> an
> other tape.
> 
> The other question was, if I delete a volume containing data. Does
> these
> were backed up next time ?
> Eric
> 
> > ----------
> > From:         Steffen Lassahn[SMTP:steffen.lassahn AT SERCON DOT DE]
> > Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > Sent:         jeudi 5 février 1998 12:06
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: Write Error on Tape
> >
> > >When I have a write error on tape, this tape change to read-only
> > access.
> > >Are we sure that corrupted files are copied on another tape ?
> > >If I delete a tape volume, does the file contained on it are backup
> > >again ?
> >
> > The files on that tape are not copiede automatically to other
> volumes
>