Backup failed

[Former Member]

Hello All,

I often face some problems when i take backup.

I took online backup on tape. But error occurred __BR0215E Label on volume in device /dev/nmt0 has wrong format; BR0218E Checking label on volume in device /dev/nmt0 failed__

Could you people tell me the way to overcome this problem, else tell me what kind of a error it is..

Thanks & Regards

Disha Gupta

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This may be because some time you are not "Initializing" tape before taking backup.

So, always initialize tape before taking backup.

Also check below parameter in init<SID>.sap for proper naming format. It should like SIDA01, SIDA02 etc.

volume_backup

and

volume_archive

Regards.

Rajesh Narkhede

[Former Member]

Hi,

Just re-initialize the tape either by brtools or from the transaction code db13 and execute the option Initialize tape.

This should resolve your issue.

[Former Member]

Hi

check the status of your tap drive, is it working fine then check the parameter (backup root dir) in initSID.sap. and also check tap related parameter in initSID.sap file

thaks & regards Anil

[JPReyes]

Simply re-label the tape or use a new tape with label SCRATCH.

Regards

Juan