>>>>> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:43:30 -0400, Emery Guevremont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said: > > I have a weird problem. I'm trying to restore some files from a tape > backup taken a few months ago. > > The problem is that the files aren't on the tape. If I use the query > command in bconsole to find out which tape has the files, it says the > files are on tape GKN079. If I check the "last date written" field for > tape GKN079 it says Dec. 23rd 2005. I can also confirm the files I'm > trying to restored when backed up on dec. 18 and dec. 20. > > Now when I use the bls command to list the different jobs contained on > the tape, it stops at a job done on dec. 15. This is the last entry from > my bls command: > > JobId : 9417 > VerNum : 11 > PoolName : BDDump > PoolType : Backup > JobName : VMDBDmaitre-BDDump > ClientName : vmdbdmaitre-fd > Job (unique name) : VMDBDmaitre-BDDump.2005-12-14_20.05.11 > FileSet : BDDump-fs > JobType : B > JobLevel : I > JobFiles : 531 > JobBytes : 5,129,941,915 > StartBlock : 0 > EndBlock : 4,463 > StartFile : 55 > EndFile : 54 > JobErrors : 0 > JobStatus : T > Date written : 15-Dec-2005 08:15 > bls: Got EOF at file 61 on device /dev/nst0, Volume "GKN079" > bls: End of Volume at file 61 on device /dev/nst0, Volume "GKN079" > bls: End of all volumes. > End of physical tape. > > What I'm wondering is where are the jobs that were done between dec. 15, > 2005 and dec. 23, 2005? > > I've also used the bls command to list the files on tape and the last > file on tape dates back to dec. 15. Here's how bls end after listing my > files: > > End Session Record: VolSessionId=153 VolSessionTime=1134158972 > JobId=9417 DataLen=209 > bls: Got EOF at file 61 on device /dev/nst0, Volume "GKN079" > bls: End of Volume at file 61 on device /dev/nst0, Volume "GKN079" > bls: End of all volumes. > Unknown Record: VolSessionId=0 VolSessionTime=0 JobId=0 DataLen=0 > 4417 files found. > > What does unknown record mean? > > Whether I look at the logs or on bconsole, no errors ever happened with > the backups between dec. 15 and dec. 23. Everything indicates my backups > should be on tape GKN079, but I don't see it on the tape. Is the tape > dying? BTW I also tried reading the tape on a different drive, and I got > the same result.
I suggest you post the output of running select * from jobmedia where mediaid=xx; from the bconsole sql command, where xx is the mediaid of GKN079. Also, what is the jobid of the job you are trying to restore? __Martin ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
