Oh ya btw I'm using the mt command. On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Gi Dot <gadi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > Thanks for your reply. I have changed my bacula-sd.conf configuration > since a couple of weeks, and removed the mount.sh and umount.sh scripts. So > far I have not received the tape error anymore. > > I did run the btape test as suggested, and seems like I have more > modification to make. Let me know your thoughts. > > > > > # btape test output: > https://dpaste.de/0Qme/raw > > > # Current bacula-sd.conf: > Device { > Name = ibm-dds6 > Media Type = DDS6 > Device Type = tape > Archive Device = /dev/nst0 > AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it > AlwaysOpen = no; > Hardware End of Medium = yes; > Two EOF = Yes > RemovableMedia = yes; > RandomAccess = no; > } > > > > # mt -f /dev/nst0 status > drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape > drive status = 1207959552 > sense key error = 0 > residue count = 0 > file number = 0 > block number = 0 > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x48 (DAT160). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > # tapeinfo -f /dev/nst0 > Product Type: Tape Drive > Vendor ID: 'IBM ' > Product ID: 'DDS Gen6 ' > Revision: 'WU04' > Attached Changer API: No > SerialNumber: 'HU14246VM2' > MinBlock: 1 > MaxBlock: 16777215 > SCSI ID: 0 > SCSI LUN: 0 > Ready: yes > BufferedMode: yes > Medium Type: Not Loaded > Density Code: 0x48 > BlockSize: 0 > DataCompEnabled: yes > DataCompCapable: yes > DataDeCompEnabled: yes > CompType: 0x20 > DeCompType: 0x0 > BOP: yes > Block Position: 0 > Partition 0 Remaining Kbytes: 86814000 > Partition 0 Size in Kbytes: 86814000 > ActivePartition: 0 > EarlyWarningSize: 0 > NumPartitions: 0 > MaxPartitions: 1 > > > > Thanks. > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Marcin Haba <ganius...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Gi Dot, >> >> Could you try to run test command in btape tool and past here output >> from this test? >> >> The output text from the test command in btape can also advise adding >> some directives to your Bacula config (BSF at EOM = yes/no ...and >> others). >> >> I have also question if you use "mt" or "mt-st" program to manage >> magnetic tape drive? Your IBM DAT 160 works on SCSI bus (it is SAS) >> and that is OK, because Bacula supports SCSI tape drives, of course. I >> am asking about it because to tape drives on SCSI bus better is use >> mt-st (magnetic tape control tool for SCSI tape driver) instead of mt >> (standard magnetic tape control tool) to use proper ioctls for your >> SCSI tape driver. >> >> Thanks in advance for sending btape test output here. >> >> Best regards. >> Marcin Haba (gani) >> >> On 5 September 2016 at 11:19, Gi Dot <gadi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I am using IBM DAT 160 media with bacula, and I always get a tape error >> > after a successful backup job. There were a lot of times that the tapes >> > snapped as well. At first I thought the tapes are just defect, but the >> error >> > occured so frequent that I started to doubt my bacula configuration. >> > >> > I used to get this error in the logs, but couldn't find similar error in >> > recent logs: >> > >> > 05-May 15:54 hpsf-sd JobId 130: Volume "set1-w" previously written, >> moving >> > to end of data. >> > 05-May 15:54 hpsf-sd JobId 130: Error: Unable to position to end of >> data on >> > device "ibm-dds6" (/dev/nst0): ERR=dev.c:776 ioct >> > l MTEOM error on "ibm-dds6" (/dev/nst0). ERR=Input/output error. >> > >> > 05-May 15:54 hpsf-sd JobId 130: Marking Volume "set1-w" in Error in >> Catalog. >> > >> > >> > Whenever this occured, I can only relabel the tape in order to reuse >> it. I >> > hope anyone can have a look on the information of the tape settings and >> > bacula configuration provided below, and advise if there is anything >> that is >> > not right. >> > >> > # tapeinfo -f /dev/nst0 >> > Product Type: Tape Drive >> > Vendor ID: 'IBM ' >> > Product ID: 'DDS Gen6 ' >> > Revision: 'WU04' >> > Attached Changer API: No >> > SerialNumber: 'HU14086PJM' >> > MinBlock: 1 >> > MaxBlock: 16777215 >> > SCSI ID: 0 >> > SCSI LUN: 0 >> > Ready: yes >> > BufferedMode: yes >> > Medium Type: Not Loaded >> > Density Code: 0x48 >> > BlockSize: 0 >> > DataCompEnabled: yes >> > DataCompCapable: yes >> > DataDeCompEnabled: yes >> > CompType: 0x20 >> > DeCompType: 0x0 >> > BOP: yes >> > Block Position: 0 >> > Partition 0 Remaining Kbytes: 86814000 >> > Partition 0 Size in Kbytes: 86814000 >> > ActivePartition: 0 >> > EarlyWarningSize: 0 >> > NumPartitions: 0 >> > MaxPartitions: 1 >> > >> > >> > # mt -f /dev/nst0 status >> > drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape >> > drive status = 1207959552 >> > sense key error = 0 >> > residue count = 0 >> > file number = 0 >> > block number = 0 >> > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x48 (DAT160). >> > Soft error count since last status=0 >> > General status bits on (41010000): >> > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_E >> > >> > >> > # bacula-sd.conf: >> > Device { >> > Name = ibm-dds6 >> > Media Type = DDS6 >> > Device Type = tape >> > Archive Device = /dev/nst0 >> > AlwaysOpen = yes; >> > Hardware End of Medium = no; >> > # Two EOF = Yes >> > RemovableMedia = yes; >> > RandomAccess = no; >> > } >> > >> > >> > Before running the first job, mount script will be executed (run before >> > job). After running the last job, umount script will be executed (run >> after >> > job). >> > >> > # cat mount.sh >> > #!/bin/sh >> > >> > /usr/sbin/bconsole -c /etc/bacula/bconsole.conf <<EOF >> > mount storage=TapeDrive >> > EOF >> > >> > >> > # cat umount.sh >> > #!/bin/sh >> > >> > /bin/sleep 60 >> > >> > /usr/sbin/bconsole -c /etc/bacula/bconsole.conf <<EOF >> > umount storage=TapeDrive >> > EOF >> > >> > More from bacula.log: >> > https://dpaste.de/uAYF/raw >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Bacula-users mailing list >> > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> "Większej miłości nikt nie ma nad tę, jak gdy kto życie swoje kładzie >> za przyjaciół swoich." Jezus Chrystus >> > >
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