Moving a tape in a correctly configured library can fail with the following SCSI error, viewable in the NetVault logs.
CHGSCSI :04092 22 0 81817 CMD MOVE MEDIUM [ a5 00 00 00 03 e9 00 01 00 00 00 00 ]
CHGSCSI :04092 24 0 81817 CMD STATUS 'CHECK CONDITION' [2]
CHGSCSI :04092 25 0 81817 CMD SENSE KEY 'ILLEGAL REQUEST' [5] - ASC 30 ASCQ 12
CHGSCSI :04092 74 0 81817 CMD SENSE INFO 'INCOMPATIBLE VOLUME QUALIFIER'
Be careful to use barcodes appropriate for the media type. For example, placing LTO5 barcodes on an LTO4 tape will cause the above failure.
A first step in resolving this issue is to replace the barcode label on the offending tape.
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