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Backup Exec tapes refuse to catalog

From: http://pcloadletter.co.uk/2012/02/08/backup-exec-tapes-refuse-to-catalog/

  The workaround was was to select the problem tapes in the Media tab, associate them with 
  the Retired Media Media Set, then right-click and delete them from the media view. This 
  removes any mention of that media from Backup Exec’s database. Then rescan the autoloader’s 
  slots in the Devices tab, and run an Inventory job on them all. Finally, run the Catalog job 
  once again – then it works.

How to run a dump database with the Backup Exec for Windows Servers Utility (BEUtility) to backup the database file to hard disk

From: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH83082

  To manually take a backup of a Backup Exec database, use the Dump database option of BEUtility. 
  The database file is dumped to a file on the hard disk and is maintained until the next dump operation.