Sorry to ask this again, but .. it could be one of the reason why my tape drive doesn't work properly: is it not safe to press the eject button when the tape is mounted by Bacula (AlwaysOpen=yes) but no jobs are running ? If it's not safe then I suggest to add a remark about this in the FAQ ...
On Thu, 2007-02-01 at 21:19 +0100, Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Thursday 01 February 2007 21:01, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > Martin Simmons wrote: > > >>>>>> On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:50:10 +0100, Erik P Olsen said: > > >> > > >> Maybe I did something really stupid. I ejected an already bacula-mounted > > >> tape and inserted a cleaning cartridge. After the cleaning process was > > >> finished I reinserted the backup tape. I did it without an unmount/mount > > >> cycle. When the backup run later started the tape was ejected with tape > > >> error and it was no longer possible to read the tape because bacula > > >> claimed that it had no volume label and that proved to be true when I > > >> tried to read the tape. > > >> > > >> Why was this proceedue not possible and why was the backup tape > > >> overwritten? > > > > > > It was overwritten because Bacula remembers the tape's position while it > > > is bacula-mounted. When you ejected the tape, it was rewound without > > > Bacula knowing, so the position was different when you reinserted it. > > > > > > Normally, when you bacula-mount a tape, Bacula knows that the tape is > > > positioned at the start, so it winds the taoe forward to the end before > > > writing the next job. > > > > OK, so I was stupid. > > > > >> > > >> Is it a bug or did I just do something stupid? > > > > > > Do you have AlwaysOpen = yes (the default)in the device config? If so, > > > then I think the bug is in the OS or tape drive -- it should be > > > impossible to eject the tape while it is mounted (and open) by Bacula. > > > > I have AlwaysOpen = yes but I ejected the tape by pressing the eject button > > on the tape drive. > > > > Thanks for the answer, I've learned a lesson. > > Unfortunately, you aren't the first person to whom this has happened. > > Bacula version 2.0+ will lock the door on your tape drive, while Bacula is > using the drive, providing your tape drive/OS permit it. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Julien Cigar Belgian Biodiversity Platform http://www.biodiversity.be Université Libre de Bruxelles Campus de la Plaine CP 257 Bâtiment NO, Bureau 4 N4 115C (Niveau 4) Boulevard du Triomphe, entrée ULB 2 B-1050 Bruxelles mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
