On Friday 17 June 2005 04:33, Eli K. Breen wrote:
> ..another one bites the dust.
>
> The label command from within bconsole was resolved by setting the
> permissions on /dev/pass0 (your changer device under FreeBSD). I'd
> already checked the /dev/nsa* permissions, which were correct.
>
> Whomever has the power to update this page:
> http://bacula.org/dev-manual/Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION0003560000
>00000000000 ...may want to add the comment that FreeBSD specifically will
> use
> /dev/pass* and that also needs the proper permissions, and more
> generally that both the changer and the drive device need the proper
> permissions.
Though, IMO, this was indicated, I've sprinkled two or three more mentions of
this in the Autochanger chapter of the manual.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -E-
>
> Eli K. Breen wrote:
> > ...subsequently...
> >
> > Eli K. Breen wrote:
> > > ..and here are my questions:
> > > i) How do I rotate tapes from within bacula itself and/or make
> > > bacula rotate tapes when it finds that the current tape is full.
> > > ii) Why do the btape test pass and rotate as perscribed, yet
> > > bacula itself will not rotate tapes properly?
> >
> > using "label" to try and rotate tapes returns this:
> >
> > *label
> > The defined Storage resources are:
> > 1: File
> > 2: HPLoader
> > Select Storage resource (1-2): 2
> > Enter new Volume name: bacula3
> > Enter slot (0 for none): 3
> > Automatically selected Pool: Default
> > Connecting to Storage daemon HPLoader at dmzbackup:9103 ...
> > Sending label command for Volume "bacula3" Slot 3 ...
> > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
> > 3991 Bad autochanger "loaded drive 0" command: ERR=Child exited with
> > code 1.
> > 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 3, drive 0" command.
> > 3992 Bad autochanger "load slot 3, drive 0": ERR=Child exited with code
> > 1. Label command failed for Volume bacula3.
> > Do not forget to mount the drive!!!
> > *quit
> >
> >
> > However - prepending the device name to the aforementioned mtx-changer
> > command "loaded drive 0" command does return the appropriate slot, so
> > I'm not sure why this fails.
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> >> ...inline...
> >>
> >> Arno Lehmann wrote:
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>>> +++++++++++
> >>>> Storage {
> >>>> Name = HPLoader
> >>>> # Do not use "localhost" here
> >>>> Address = dmzbackup # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
> >>>> SDPort = 9103
> >>>> Password = "rVep0Pkg/+cmVMp1ve3G+QD8NY0uCtPXf1jS7BzWOv7k"
> >>>> # Password =
> >>>> "i7HrvPzNvmdgdqLUh3gUb/7+c1vsB3Nae4ss3nLT4RQL" # password
> >>>> for FileDaemon
> >>>> Device = HP-Library
> >>>> Media Type = DLT
> >>>
> >>> Autoloader = Yes
> >>>
> >>>> }
> >>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>
> >>> That should do it.
> >>> And, depending on your mtx-changer script, Offline on unmount in the
> >>> SDs config.
> >>>
> >>> Arno
> >>
> >> Assuming you meant "Autochanger=yes" [since Autoloader= isn't valid]
> >> is a no go.
> >>
> >> Here's what I get at the bconsole prompt:
> >>
> >> 16-Jun 18:10 dmzbackup-sd: End of Volume "bacula1" at 42:1103 on
> >> device /dev/nsa0. Write of 64512 bytes got 0.
> >> 16-Jun 18:11 dmzbackup-sd: End of medium on Volume "bacula1"
> >> Bytes=41,285,506,721 Blocks=639,967 at 16-Jun-2005 18:11.
> >> 16-Jun 18:11 dmzbackup-sd: Job beige.2005-06-16_17.06.41 waiting.
> >> Cannot find any appendable volumes.
> >> Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for:
> >> Storage: HP-Library
> >> Media type: DLT
> >> Pool: Default
> >>
> >>
> >> ...my quandry is as follows:
> >>
> >> A) I have other tapes in the loader, but none of them are labeled
> >> with bacula volume labels. (I've set the AutoLabel, so presumably that
> >> will work.)
> >> B) I have no way to change tapes without stopping bacula. (MTX,
> >> btape, mtx-changer, and the actual tape library itself all see the
> >> device as in use).
> >> C) Stopping bacula will cause my job to die at 80% complete.
> >>
> >> ..and here are my questions:
> >> i) How do I rotate tapes from within bacula itself and/or make
> >> bacula rotate tapes when it finds that the current tape is full.
> >> ii) Why do the btape test pass and rotate as perscribed, yet
> >> bacula itself will not rotate tapes properly?
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >>
> >> -E-
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