Hi all,
we are running oracle 9.0.1.4.0 on linux 6.2.(Redhat). We have a tar backup which runs daily on a particular time. today its failed giving "Input/Output error". Here i'm pasting the logfile info, please help in debugging the cause of the error. Is it due to the problem with the tape device? The server is placed in remote place (at JN,US).

Fri Nov 29 05:00:01 EST 2002

Tarring up directories on cmsrpts...

tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
u09/mytools/
tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot write: Input/output error
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
Possible error in backup, check log file...

tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
u09/clients/
u09/clients/afiedt.buf
u09/clients/wvh/
u09/clients/wvh/code/
u09/clients/wvh/code/controlfiles/
u09/clients/wvh/code/controlfiles/wvh_fin2.ctl
u09/clients/wvh/code/controlfiles/wvh_atb.709
u09/clients/wvh/code/controlfiles/wvh_atb1.bak
u09/clients/wvh/code/controlfiles/wvh_atb1.ctl
tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot write: Input/output error
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
Possible error in backup, check log file...
/dev/st0: Input/output error
Script tar_u09.scr is finished.
Fri Nov 29 05:00:05 EST 2002


Thanks in advance for your valueable suggestions...