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

[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.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"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?

 

[Absolutely]

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?
>

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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?
>>
>
>