I'm having a little trouble with a Scalar Adic 24 tape library. It seems that most backups hiccup on a tape change where the loaded command times out. Executing 'mount' in the console resolves the issue the vast majority of the time, and the rest of the backup & tape changes work without incident. However, since nobody wants to have to get up at night to do this, it is not optimal. Are there any suggestions on how to avoid these timeouts, or at least have an automated retry?
The log and device config is below.
Linux ... 2.6.9-22.ELsmp #1 SMP Mon Sep 19 18:32:14 EDT 2005 i686 athlon i386
GNU/Linux
Bacula v1.36.3
QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver: 8.01.00b5-rh2
<several tape changes that work, then this:>
somehost-dir: Recycled volume "000024"
somehost-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
somehost-sd: 3991 Bad autochanger "loaded drive 0" command: ERR=Child exited
with code 1.
somehost-sd: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 2, drive 0" command.
somehost-sd: 3992 Bad autochanger "load slot 2, drive 0": ERR=Child exited with
code 1.
somehost-sd: Please mount Volume "000024" on Storage Device "Drive0" for Job
DR_somehost.com.2006-02-17_11.12.26
<significant delay until a human executes "mount" >
somehost-sd: DR_somehost.com.2006-02-17_11.12.26 Warning: Director wanted
Volume "000024".
Current Volume "000009" not acceptable because:
1998 Volume "000009" status is Used, but should be Append, Purged or
Recycle.
somehost-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
somehost-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 7.
somehost-sd: 3303 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 7, drive 0" command.
somehost-sd: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 2, drive 0" command.
somehost-sd: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 2, drive 0", status is OK.
Device {
Name = Drive1
Media Type = ULTRIUM-TD3
Archive Device = /dev/nst1
Drive Index = 0
AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
AlwaysOpen = yes;
RemovableMedia = yes;
RandomAccess = no;
Changer Command = "/etc/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
Changer Device = /dev/sg4
AutoChanger = yes
Spool Directory = /data/backups
Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
}
Thank you,
-Jason Martin
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