Re: [Bacula-users] Loading a tape sets block size to 1 byte?

2021-10-15 Thread David Anderson via Bacula-users
As usual, the quickest way to a solution is to make a fool of yourself in public, and this time is no different. AFAICT, at some point during setup of the autoloader, I ran `mt -f /dev/nst0 defblksize`, which changes the default block size for newly inserted tapes. It seems that if you don't

[Bacula-users] Loading a tape sets block size to 1 byte?

2021-10-15 Thread David Anderson via Bacula-users
Hi all, I'm new to both bacula and tape storage, and wrestling with a strange issue: it seems my tape device resets its block size to 1 byte every time I insert a tape. Anyone seen this before, and know how to make it stop? In more detail: I have an HPE autoloader with an LTO-6 drive: >