SAP Note 13797 - ontape -s: Archive failed with errno 28

Symptom:

Archiving the DB with "ontape -s" terminates with the following error message:

"Archive failed - function write to tape failed code -1 errno 28"

Cause and prerequisites

The value of parameter TAPESIZE in the configuration file ($ONCONFIG) of the OnLine DB system is set too large.

Solution
Reduce the value of $ONCONFIG parameter TAPESIZE accordingly. For example, for HP non-compressed 4 mm DAT tapes

60 m to 1250000 [1.3 GB capacity according to manufacturer]
90 m to 195000 [2.0 GB capacity according to manufacturer]

For HP non-compressed 8mm DAT tapes

112m to 2095000 [2.3 GB capacity according to manufacturer]

To active these prarmeter changes the databank system must be restarted.

Additional key words

archive ontape INF1 INF28 ontape -s Archive failed code -1 errno 28,
errno28