[Bacula-users] Bacula-sd un Tru64

[Ferdinando Pasqualetti]

Hello bacula-users,
I want to run bacula storage daemon on a Tru64 system, because that system can see directly some tape drives and I want (possibly) avoid to throgh the network with the backup. I compiled with no errors both 1.36.3 and 1.38.0, and in both cases and with 3 different tape devices (2 Compaq/Digital SDX-500C and an HP Ultrium-2)  I get errors repositioning the tape for an additional job. Tapes drive are on a fiber link and are seen also by a Linux (RH 4AS), and the SD over there works correctly.
The problem is shown also with btape, here is the part in error (obviously in Linux everything is correct).

10-Nov 09:57 btape: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 1", result is Slot 15.
btape: dev.c:410 open dev: tape 3 opened
btape: btape.c:338 open device "AIT3" (/dev/ait3): OK
btape: dev.c:655 rewind_dev fd=3 "AIT3" (/dev/ait3)
btape: btape.c:438 Rewound "AIT3" (/dev/ait3)
btape: btape.c:1061 Now moving to end of medium.
btape: btape.c:490 Moved to end of medium.
We should be in file 3. I am at file 0. This is NOT correct!!!!


That appears *NOT* to have corrected the problem.

Append test failed.


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unable to correct the problem. You MUST fix this
problem before Bacula can use your tape drive correctly

Perhaps running Bacula in fixed block mode will work.
Do so by setting:

Minimum Block Size = nnn
Maximum Block Size = nnn

in your Storage daemon's Device definition.
nnn must match your tape driver's block size, which
can be determined by reading your tape manufacturers
information, and the information on your kernel dirver.
Fixed block sizes, however, are not normally an ideal solution.

Some systems, e.g. OpenBSD, require you to set
   Use MTIOCGET= no
in your device resource. Use with caution.
*

Can someone give any suggestion about that?


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