On Monday 07 November 2005 21:05, Matt Bettinger wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kern Sibbald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:18 PM > >To: Matt Bettinger > >Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] DEVICE BLOCKED/appendable volume help > > > >On Monday 07 November 2005 18:22, Matt Bettinger wrote: > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Kern Sibbald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:09 AM > >> >To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> >Cc: Matt Bettinger > >> >Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] DEVICE BLOCKED/appendable volume help > >> > > >> >On Monday 07 November 2005 17:02, Matt Bettinger wrote: > >> >> Hello, > >> >> > >> >> I am running bacula henbane-dir Version: 1.36.3 (22 April 2005) on > >> >> FreeBSD 5.4 and running into a problem. The jobs get hung up due > > to > > >> >> either DEVICE BLOCKED message and/or cannot find appendable volume > >> >> message. > >> >> > >> >> I insert a new tape and format it using the mt command ( I know > > mt > > >> weof > >> > >> >> should work too but I do long format in this case to be sure). > > After > > >> >> the mt format is done I labeled the tape in bconsole and I can see > > it > > >> in > >> > >> >> list volumes. > >> > > >> >Rather than an mt format, I would recommend a: > >> > > >> > mt rewind > >> > mt weof > >> > mt rewind > >> > >> OK. Thank you for your time by the way. > >> > >> I did the mt commands and the mount storage commands. > >> > >> henbane# mt rewind > >> henbane# mt weof > >> henbane# mt rewind > >> henbane# console > >> Connecting to Director henbane:9101 > >> 1000 OK: henbane-dir Version: 1.36.3 (22 April 2005) > >> Enter a period to cancel a command. > >> *label > >> Using default Catalog name=BackupDB DB=bacula > >> Automatically selected Storage: DLT_TAPE > >> Enter new Volume name: Tape_73 > >> Automatically selected Pool: Default > >> Connecting to Storage daemon DLT_TAPE at henbane:9103 ... > >> Sending label command for Volume "Tape_73" Slot 0 ... > >> 3000 OK label. Volume=Tape_73 Device=/dev/nsa0 > >> Catalog record for Volume "Tape_73", Slot 0 successfully created. > >> Requesting to mount DLT4000 ... > >> 3001 Device /dev/nsa0 is mounted with Volume "Tape_73" > >> * > >> You have messages. > >> *mess > >> 07-Nov 11:17 henbane-sd: Someone woke me up, but I cannot find any > >> appendable > >> volumes for Job=henbane.2005-10-30_01.05.00. > >> 07-Nov 11:17 henbane-sd: Job henbane.2005-10-30_01.05.00 waiting. > > Cannot > > >> find any appendable volumes. > >> Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for: > >> Storage: DLT4000 > >> Media type: DLT > >> Pool: Default > >> *mount storage=DLT4000 > >> Storage resource "DLT4000": not found <<<<< what is this all > >> about?? > >> Automatically selected Storage: DLT_TAPE > >> 3001 OK mount. Device=/dev/nsa0 > > > >My error. It should be: > > > > mount storage=DLT_TAPE > > > >then what is important that you didn't do is: > > > > status storage=DLT_TAPE > > > >PS: it is often much easier if you use the same name in the Director > > and SD > > >for your device: I.e. DLT4000 instead of DLT_TAPE, then the messages > >printed > >by the SD (Storage: DLT4000) correspond to what you type into > > bconsole. > > > > Hi. I took your advice and standardized the storage device name to > DLT4000. I restarted bacula (reload would have been sufficient) and was > able to run a job. > > I had to cancel the previous jobs which were looking for appendable > volumes so I don't know if I am ahead yet or not. I am still uncertain > why this happened and how to prevent it in the future. Any thoughts?
Sorry, no. However, "status storage=DLT4000" will probably help you. > > Re, > > -mb > > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -mb > >> > >> >that ensures you have a blank tape and that it is positioned at the > >> >beginning > >> >of the tape. > >> > > >> >> | 17 | Tape_73 | Append | 1 | 0 | > >> >> > >> >> 31,536,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DLT | 0000-00-00 > >> >> 00:00:00 | > >> >> > >> >> When I manually mount the tape in bconsole it mounts fine and then > >> > >> the > >> > >> >> job attempts to continue but it always says > >> >> > >> >> 07-Nov 06:50 henbane-sd: Job henbane.2005-10-30_01.05.00 waiting. > >> > >> Cannot > >> > >> >> find any appendable volumes. > >> >> Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for: > >> >> Storage: DLT4000 > >> >> Media type: DLT > >> >> Pool: Default > >> > > >> >The thing to do at this point, if you have mounted what you consider > > to > > >> be > >> > >> >a > >> >valid tape is to do in bconsole: > >> > > >> > mount storage=DLT4000 > >> > status storage=DLT4000 > >> > > >> >and see what tape the SD thinks is mounted, and the exact reason is > >> > >> that it > >> > >> >is > >> >waiting ... > >> > > >> >> It works for the most part but every now and then I get these > > DEVICE > > >> >> BLOCKED or cannot find appendable volume errors and I don't know > > how > > >> to > >> > >> >> fix them. I thought adding a freshly formatted and labeled tape > >> > >> would > >> > >> >> be the appropriate action? > >> >> > >> >> I purchased a bunch of new DLT tapes in the hopes that this will > > fix > > >> the > >> > >> >> problems since some of the tape I have been using since 1999! > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Here is one of my bacula-dir.conf's from a setup that gets hung up > >> > >> like -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users