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Volume is not software enabled? (VOLINV)

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The Question is:

 
My backups are giving me a prompt that says:
%BACKUP-E-FATALERR, fatal error on MKB400:[]DISK0.BCK  (THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MY
 BACKUP DRIVE
-SYSTEM-F-VOLINV, VOLUME IS NOT SOFTWARE ENABLED
 
I have reinititalized the backup, reviewed all logs, reviewed the script that
 has been running on our vax for the past 3 years, cleaned the backup drive,
 changed backup tapes 10 times, and I still can not get past this error to run
 a good backup.  Can you
 point me in any direction that I could review for this?
 
THanks,

The Answer is :

 
  The initial assumption would be a hardware error, or a failure to
  unload and then reload the cassette after a tape has been dismounted
  (with /UNLOAD on the DISMOUNT or defaulted from the MOUNT) from
  certain types of tape devices -- various cartridge tapes that are
  dismounted (with the /UNLOAD option) must be removed from the drive
  and then reinserted before they can be remounted, in order to prevent
  the contents from being (unintentionally) overwritten.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 17-APR-2000 )
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