Possible causes for the alert include the following:

• The tape drive is not operating correctly.
  
  
• The tape drive is not online.
  
  
• There is no free tape.
  
  
• There is no expected tape to copy from.
  
  
• The tape might have read or write errors on it.
  
  

The error conditions and recommended actions associated with each “Data copy failed” alert are provided in the alert details.

• Rerun the data copy job.
  
  

Resolved when: The tape drive operates correctly and is online, a free tape exists in the tape library, or the tape does not have errors.

For more information, see How to Copy a Tape.

For information about how to manage tape libraries in DPM and how to copy tapes, in the DPM 2007 Operations Guide, see Managing Tape Libraries (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=91964).

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