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by mmhrishi

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dear friends
i am facing one problem,i cannot backup files through ntbackup.exe in tape drive,it is asking for put new meadia(tape),i cannot use media before which i used to backup.is there any solution for this,same time i tried veritas(eva) in this server its working fine.can u help me.

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by an_it_guy

If you have Veritas installed on the same pc (which i guess is obvious from ur test); it wont allow the tape device to be used by NTbackup. Stop al the services of Veritas and then try to use the NT Backup. Hope this works.

by mervzss

1st I want to know what is the exact error message so that I can isolate your problem.

by mmhrishi

i uninstalled all backup softwares because it expired and the exact error is ntbackup is unable to find any unused media.thease meadia which i am putting is formated in vertas.i know that if we put new media it will work.but i want to use my used media.is there any way? please

thanks for ur answer

hrishi

by mervzss

I think your problem is that the tape you are using is not listed in the "Tape Media set" which you are using before. Regarding the media tape, you can use tapes that you are currently using in Veritas Backup bec. the maker of NT Backup and veritas is only one so it should read any tapes used in NT or native backup.

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