Data copy failed

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

This alert is generated when the data copy job on the specific tape failed.

Causes

Possible causes for the alert include the following:

  • The tape drive is not operating correctly.

  • The tape drive is not online.

  • There is no free tape.

  • There is no expected tape to copy from.

  • The tape might have read or write errors on it.

Resolutions

The error conditions and recommended actions associated with each “Data copy failed” alert are provided in the alert details.

  • Rerun the data copy job.

Resolved when: The tape drive operates correctly and is online, a free tape exists in the tape library, or the tape does not have errors.

For more information, see How to Copy a Tape.

For information about how to manage tape libraries in DPM and how to copy tapes, in the DPM 2007 Operations Guide, see Managing Tape Libraries (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=91964).

See Also

Tasks

How to Copy a Tape

Concepts

Monitoring Alerts
Resolving Alerts