Thanks for catching that, I added the drive index but it's still giving me the
same error.
Doug
On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, at 10:03 AM, Ana Emília M. Arruda wrote:
> Hello Doug,
>
> It seems that the tape device configuration is missing the "DriveIndex" value:
>
> Device {
> Name = "LTO-7"
> Description = "LTO-7"
> MediaType = "LTO-7"
> DeviceType = "Tape"
> DriveIndex = 0 <---- if this is the only drive in the tape library, this
> value should be 0
> ArchiveDevice = "/dev/nst0"
> AutomaticMount = yes
> Autochanger = yes
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> ChangerDevice = "/dev/sg3"
> ChangerCommand = "/opt/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
> AlertCommand = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
> MaximumFileSize = 100G
> LabelType = "Bacula"
> LabelMedia = yes
> }
>
> Then, you need to restart the SD.
>
> Best,
> Ana
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 3:57 PM Doug Eubanks via Bacula-users
> <bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>> Here's the requested output.
>>
>> bacula@dl160g11:/home/douge$ ls -dl /dev/nst* /dev/sg*
>> groups
>> mtx -f /dev/sg3 status
>> crwxrwx--- 1 root tape 9, 128 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/nst0
>> crwxrwx--- 1 root tape 9, 224 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/nst0a
>> crwxrwx--- 1 root tape 9, 160 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/nst0l
>> crwxrwx--- 1 root tape 9, 192 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/nst0m
>> crw------- 1 root root 21, 0 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/sg0
>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 1 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/sg1
>> crw-rw---- 1 root tape 21, 2 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/sg2
>> crw-rw---- 1 root tape 21, 3 Sep 15 15:14 /dev/sg3
>> bacula tape
>> Storage Changer /dev/sg3:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = ABT001L7
>>
>> Storage Element 1:Empty
>> Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=2018-2L7
>> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=ABT005L7
>> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=ABT012L7
>> Storage Element 5:Empty
>> Storage Element 6:Empty
>> Storage Element 7:Empty
>> Storage Element 8:Full
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, at 9:18 AM, Charles Tassell wrote:
>> > Hi Doug,
>> >
>> > Try running the following and posting the output:
>> > su -s /bin/bash bacula
>> > ls -dl /dev/nst* /dev/sg*
>> > groups
>> > mtx -f /dev/sg3 status
>> > exit
>> >
>> > That will switch you to the bacula user, check the permissions of the
>> > various devices, and attempt to run the mtx command as the bacula user.
>> >
>> > On 2022-09-16 09:37, Doug Eubanks wrote:
>> > > Good morning, thank you for your reply.
>> > >
>> > > The bacula user is definitely in the tape group.
>> > >
>> > > root@dl160g11:/opt/bacula/bin# mtx -f /dev/sg3 status
>> > >
>> > > Storage Changer /dev/sg3:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
>> > > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag =
>> > > ABT001L7
>> > > Storage Element 1:Empty
>> > > Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=2018-2L7
>> > > Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=ABT005L7
>> > > Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=ABT012L7
>> > > Storage Element 5:Empty
>> > > Storage Element 6:Empty
>> > > Storage Element 7:Empty
>> > > Storage Element 8:Full
>> > >
>> > > I do believe this is probably a permission issue, but I'm not sure what
>> > > the correct way to resolve it is.
>> > >
>> > > Doug
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2022, at 12:04 PM, Charles Tassell wrote:
>> > >> Hi Doug,
>> > >>
>> > >> Is bacula running as root? On most setups it runs as the bacula
>> > >> user, so you would need to make sure that that user is in the "tape"
>> > >> group and has rw access to /dev/nst0.
>> > >>
>> > >> On 2022-09-15 12:17, Doug Eubanks via Bacula-users wrote:
>> > >>> Hello!
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I'm setting up an HP autochanger with an LTO-7 drive with Bacula on
>> > >>> Ubuntu 22.04 server at home. I've been able to run mt and mtx
>> > >>> commands successfully to erase a tape and change the loaded tape.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I've installed Bacula 13.0.1 using apt-get from the repo. I also
>> > >>> installed Bacularis for a GUI, but that isn't relevant to this issue.
>> > >>> I've searched Google and the mailing list archive and while I've seen
>> > >>> others experiencing the same problem from over a decade ago, I haven't
>> > >>> found a fix.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I'm not sure if I am missing some udev rules or if it's something else.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> When I try to run the btape test, I get this output.
>> > >>> ./btape -c ../etc/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0
>> > >>> Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
>> > >>> btape: butil.c:295-0 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing.
>> > >>> btape: btape.c:477-0 open device "LTO-7" (/dev/nst0): OK
>> > >>> *test
>> > >>>
>> > >>> === Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I'm going to write 10000 records and an EOF
>> > >>> then write 10000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
>> > >>> and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> This is an *essential* feature ...
>> > >>>
>> > >>> btape: block.c:291-0 [SE0201] Write error at 0:0 on device "LTO-7"
>> > >>> (/dev/nst0) Vol=. ERR=Input/output error.
>> > >>> 15-Sep 15:11 btape JobId 0: Error: block.c:291 [SE0201] Write error at
>> > >>> 0:0 on device "LTO-7" (/dev/nst0) Vol=. ERR=Input/output error.
>> > >>> 15-Sep 15:12 btape JobId 0: Error: Backspace record at EOT failed.
>> > >>> ERR=Input/output error
>> > >>> btape: btape.c:1156-0 Error writing block to device.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Here's my bacula-sd.conf configuration:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Device {
>> > >>> Name = "LTO-7"
>> > >>> Description = "LTO-7"
>> > >>> MediaType = "LTO-7"
>> > >>> DeviceType = "Tape"
>> > >>> ArchiveDevice = "/dev/nst0"
>> > >>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> > >>> Autochanger = yes
>> > >>> RemovableMedia = yes;
>> > >>> RandomAccess = no;
>> > >>> AlwaysOpen = yes;
>> > >>> ChangerDevice = "/dev/sg3"
>> > >>> ChangerCommand = "/opt/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>> > >>> AlertCommand = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
>> > >>> MaximumFileSize = 100G
>> > >>> LabelType = "Bacula"
>> > >>> LabelMedia = yes
>> > >>> }
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Autochanger {
>> > >>> Name = "LTO-7 Autochanger"
>> > >>> Description = "LTO-7"
>> > >>> Device = "LTO-7"
>> > >>> ChangerDevice = "/dev/sg3"
>> > >>> ChangerCommand = "/opt/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>> > >>> }
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated,
>> > >>> Doug
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
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>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > > Sincerely,
>> > > Doug Eubanks
>> > > http://www.dougeubanks.com
>> > > Amateur Radio Operator: K1DUG
>> > > North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician
>> > > AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
>> > > (919) 901-0705 (Cell - Preferred)
>> > > (919) 679-1725 (Home)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Doug Eubanks
>> http://www.dougeubanks.com
>> Amateur Radio Operator: K1DUG
>> North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician
>> AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
>> (919) 901-0705 (Cell - Preferred)
>> (919) 679-1725 (Home)
>>
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