Incompatibility Between Setmarks and Filemarks
Article ID: 150599
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q150599
SYMPTOMS
When you try to restore data using SQL Load on a Tandberg 1.2-gigabyte (GB)
drive, and the data has been backed up using SQL Dump with a WangTEK 525-
megabyte (MB) drive, the load fails.
CAUSE
The Tandberg and WangTEK drives both produce outputs in
QIC tape format. In the case described above, the load fails because the
Tandberg drive reports the tape to be blank when data is really present.
The Tandberg drive has a new formatting feature called "setmarks," in
addition to the old "filemarks" format. When the data was backed up using
the WangTEK drive, filemarks format was used by the SQL Dump utility.
On the restore, the SQL Load utility defaulted to the new setmarks
format when the Tandberg drive reported both formats were available.
Requesting setmarks data from a filemarks formatted tape produced a result
of "no data available."
RESOLUTION
As a temporary workaround to this problem, a modified tape driver is
available. This driver reports filemarks only as available from the
Tandberg drive.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server versions
3.5 and 3.51 and Microsoft SQL Server versions 4.21a, 6.0, and 6.5. A
supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested
and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix.
Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.
Additional query words: 4.21a 6.00 6.50sql6 dump load
Keywords: KB150599