Hi,
If I understand correctly, your Media Agent server is a VM running on an ESXi 5.5 host?
Please note tape drives are not a supported attached device for VMs in VMware. I am aware you can attach a direct-attached tape into ESXi for limited use cases (backing up the ESXi), but that's about it.
If your MA is not a VM, please give more information about the OS and connectivity options (I assume SCSI) and how it is connected. I assume, if it's SCSI, you have a SCSI terminator installed?
If I understand correctly, your Media Agent server is a VM running on an ESXi 5.5 host?
Please note tape drives are not a supported attached device for VMs in VMware. I am aware you can attach a direct-attached tape into ESXi for limited use cases (backing up the ESXi), but that's about it.
If your MA is not a VM, please give more information about the OS and connectivity options (I assume SCSI) and how it is connected. I assume, if it's SCSI, you have a SCSI terminator installed?