Component : Database Administration with Oracle -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/13372 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
In the context of using the BRBACKUP tool for tape backups, an issue arises where the end of the tape is reached and the cpio command reports errors like "End of tape" or "Cannot prompt for more media" on UNIX, and similar errors on NT. BRBACKUP then terminates with errors. The causes include incorrect tape_size configuration in init.sap, outdated internal compression rates, incorrect SMIT tape block size on AIX, and incorrect "compress" parameter settings.

Key words :
smit parameter tape block size, smit submenu units/devices, set parameter tape-blocksize, hardware-compressed tape stations, actual    hardware compression rates, actual tape size, tape hasbeen reached, correct parameter tape_size, symptom key word, br279e return code

Related Notes :

540543	Composite SAP note: dd errors when calling in BR tools
27937	BR278E ... Data Dictionary: write error: Invalid argument
13994	Long runtimes when saving with BRBACKUP