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

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