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HSM: Drive Write Protected Error When Attempting to Archive (Doc ID 2940088.1)

Last updated on APRIL 07, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) and StorageTek QFS Software - Version 6.1.6 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Secure site customer had a drive that was producing "Drive write protected" errors every time a tape mounted to archive
It would put the "f" flag on the tape as it unmounted as well.

The sam-archiverd trace file initially reports that we are opening in read-write mode but then reports "Drive Write Protected" as shown below:



Changes

 

Cause

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