On 21 Feb 2006 at 8:51, Jason Martin wrote:
> 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'"
> }
It sounds like you need to do some testing with your autochanger:
http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Autochanger_Support.html
Look for "Testing the Autochanger and Adapting Your mtx-changer
Script"
You might just need a "sleep 10" etc.
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