Can't Restore with NT Backup - Drive in use?

[Guest Absolutely]

Trying to restore with NT Backup and it keeps telling me the drive is in

use. Only thing the drive is doing is sitting there with the tape I need to

restore from in it.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Can't Restore with NT Backup - Drive in use?

 

 

"Absolutely" <nospam@nospam.here> wrote in message

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> Trying to restore with NT Backup and it keeps telling me the drive is in

> use. Only thing the drive is doing is sitting there with the tape I need

> to restore from in it.

>

 

What exactly are you trying to restore?

[Guest Absolutely]

Re: Can't Restore with NT Backup - Drive in use?

 

I'm doing a test restore of a single file. I just started using NT Backup.

It backs up fine, but when trying to restore anything I get a message to

place the selected media in the drive, but it already is. I also have a

Mount Waiting window saying the library is unable to load the media because

the drive is in use.

 

It's a 2003 Server SP2 box.

 

I've tried to manually inventory with no effect.

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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> "Absolutely" <nospam@nospam.here> wrote in message

> news:OoG7Gye1HHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Trying to restore with NT Backup and it keeps telling me the drive is in

>> use. Only thing the drive is doing is sitting there with the tape I need

>> to restore from in it.

>>

>

> What exactly are you trying to restore?

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Can't Restore with NT Backup - Drive in use?

 

I assume that you're using tapes to back up your files.

Here are a few strategies that often work when the removable

storage manager fails to recognise the medium:

- Remove, then re-insert the tape and wait two minutes, or

- Stop, then restart the RSM service, or

- Reboot the server.

 

 

"Absolutely" <abs@spam.never> wrote in message

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> I'm doing a test restore of a single file. I just started using NT

> Backup. It backs up fine, but when trying to restore anything I get a

> message to place the selected media in the drive, but it already is. I

> also have a Mount Waiting window saying the library is unable to load the

> media because the drive is in use.

>

> It's a 2003 Server SP2 box.

>

> I've tried to manually inventory with no effect.

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

> news:%23AklBhm1HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "Absolutely" <nospam@nospam.here> wrote in message

>> news:OoG7Gye1HHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Trying to restore with NT Backup and it keeps telling me the drive is in

>>> use. Only thing the drive is doing is sitting there with the tape I

>>> need to restore from in it.

>>>

>>

>> What exactly are you trying to restore?

>>

>

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