Re: SBS2003 Backup and Dell PowerVault 100T DAT 72 tape drive

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Once a week is too often IMO! Get a more realistic estimate of how long it
has been taking and add in a safety factor to a schedule.

--
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"mike" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Too much thinking !!
> Don't over use your Brain or technology.... think simple !!!
>
> How about.... Clean it once a week
>
> Those Cleaning Tapes are designed for 50 cleans
>
> Once a week makes sence - give the guy who run it Christmas off
> so 50 will last 1 year - right ????
>
> "Tom Walker" <twalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:I4udneLGWJfOcAreRVnyuw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> This tape drive has a LED to signify it needs to be cleaned. This
>> activates after c.50 hours tape usage.
>>
>> If it happens in the middle of an overnight backup, the tape will not
>> mount and the backup then terminates. This can happen part way through
>> the backup/verify process.
>>
>> I've asked Dell if there is any way to interrogate the tape drive to
>> find out how much time is left before cleaning is required so that we
>> can take pre-emptive action but have not yet had a clear response.
>>
>> Has anyone else seen this kind of issue and developed a way to handle it?
>>
>> On my previous SBS 4.5 system, the cleaning LED would come on but the
>> backup would continue, enabling the tape changer to clean the unit the
>> next day. Seems a much more practical approach.
>>
>> Thnaks for any feedback.
>>
>> Tom Walker
>
>


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