There will never trouble about names for tapes, I'm using the label barcode
option ...
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026 at 17:53:38 UTC+2 Gregory West wrote:
> What so your pool .conf files look like? This I am getting a naming
> issue here for volumes.
>
> Greg
>
> On Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:30:25 AM UTC-5 Bruno Friedmann
> (bruno-at-bareos) wrote:
>
>> Not sure what is your issue there (bareos user on the system just have to
>> belong to tape group)
>>
>> here's a whole definition I use for myself
>>
>>
>> *cat /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/autochanger/autochanger-0.conf
>> /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/device/tapedrive-[0,1].conf*
>> Autochanger {
>> Name = "autochanger-0"
>> # adapt this, to match your storage loader
>> Changer Device =
>> /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-1ADIC_Scalar_24_32A6A17932A6A17932A6A179-changer
>> # an Autochanger can contain multiple drive devices
>> Device = tapedrive-0
>> Device = tapedrive-1
>>
>> Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>> }
>> Device {
>> Name = "tapedrive-0"
>> DeviceType = tape
>> DriveIndex = 0
>> Archive Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-32036463934333846-nst
>> # Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>> MediaType = LTO8
>> AutoChanger = yes
>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> MaximumFileSize = 10GB
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
>> Drive Tape Alert Enabled = yes
>> Drive Crypto Enabled = yes
>> Query Crypto Status = yes
>> }
>> Device {
>> Name = "tapedrive-1"
>> DeviceType = tape
>> DriveIndex = 1
>> Archive Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-32037353139353635-nst
>> # Archive Device = /dev/nst1
>> MediaType = LTO8
>> AutoChanger = yes
>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> MaximumFileSize = 10GB
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
>> Drive Tape Alert Enabled = yes
>> Drive Crypto Enabled = yes
>> Query Crypto Status = yes
>> }
>>
>>
>> *ls -lh /dev/tape/by-id/*
>> total 0
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16
>> scsi-1ADIC_Scalar_24_32A6A17932A6A17932A6A179 -> ../../sg5
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16
>> scsi-1ADIC_Scalar_24_32A6A17932A6A17932A6A179-changer -> ../../sg5
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-32036463934333846 ->
>> ../../st0
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-32036463934333846-nst ->
>> ../../nst0
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-32037353139353635 ->
>> ../../st1
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-32037353139353635-nst ->
>> ../../nst1
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-32A6A17932A6A17932A6A179 ->
>> ../../sg5
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-6F94D0386F -> ../../st0
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-6F94D0386F-nst -> ../../nst0
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-7519575675 -> ../../st1
>> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Apr 13 10:16 scsi-7519575675-nst -> ../../nst1
>>
>> *lsscsi -g*
>> [0:0:0:0] disk QEMU QEMU HARDDISK 2.5+ /dev/sda /dev/sg0
>> [0:0:0:1] disk QEMU QEMU HARDDISK 2.5+ /dev/sdb /dev/sg1
>> [3:0:0:0] cd/dvd QEMU QEMU DVD-ROM 2.5+ /dev/sr0 /dev/sg2
>> [7:0:0:0] mediumx ADIC Scalar 24 D.00 /dev/sch0 /dev/sg5
>> [8:0:0:0] tape IBM ULT3580-TD9 HB91 /dev/st0 /dev/sg3
>> [9:0:0:0] tape IBM ULT3580-TD9 HB91 /dev/st1 /dev/sg4
>>
>> on the director the autochanger storage is defined like this
>> *cat /etc/bareos/bareos-dir.d/storage/autochanger-0.conf*
>> Storage {
>> Name = autochanger-0
>> Address = bareos-sd
>> Password = "alwayssecret"
>> Device = autochanger-0
>> Media Type = LTO8
>> Auto Changer = yes
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 2
>> }
>> I hope this will help you to understand what's happen on your side.
>> in /etc/bareos/mtx-changer you can also activate debug mode to log
>> commands, visible then in /var/log/bareos/mtx.log
>> On Friday, 10 April 2026 at 21:55:02 UTC+2 Gregory West wrote:
>>
>>> Finally got what I think is all correct. I was able to stop bareos-sd
>>> and run the btape test. Everything worked fine in the test. When I
>>> restart bareos-sd and go into bconsole then issue the command : update
>>> slots I get the following error:
>>> *update slots
>>> Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog
>>> Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
>>> Automatically selected Storage: Tape
>>> Connecting to Storage daemon Tape at backup:9103 ...
>>> 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command.
>>> Device "autochanger-0" has 0 slots.
>>> No slots in changer to scan.
>>> *
>>> Not sure why I am getting this. I tried all the tests at the command
>>> prompt everything worked fine there. Any suggestions? Probably a
>>> permissions issue, but no idea where to look for it.
>>> On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 1:35:33 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK making a lot of progress here!!!! Have to thank you for your
>>>> insights. Managed to do a test with btape. Looks like it passed.
>>>> When it asked to test the autochanger I said yes and got the following
>>>> error:
>>>> Do you wish to continue with the Autochanger test? (y/n): y
>>>> === Autochanger test ===
>>>> 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
>>>> 3991 Bad autochanger command: /usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer
>>>> /dev/sg0 loaded 1 /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438004d2b339-nst 0
>>>> 3991 result="mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
>>>> ": ERR=Child exited with code 1
>>>> You must correct this error or the Autochanger will not work.
>>>> *
>>>> Can anyone see something obvious? Will keep beating the crap out of
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>> On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:35:14 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here is the results from the ID list:
>>>>> root@backup:~# ls /dev/tape/by-id/
>>>>> scsi-35001438004d2b338 scsi-35001438004d2b338-changer
>>>>> scsi-35001438004d2b339 scsi-35001438004d2b339-nst scsi-HU1205LUW6
>>>>> scsi-HU1205LUW6-nst scsi-MXA225Z00B
>>>>>
>>>>> From looking at the list the ID would be:
>>>>> scsi-35001438004d2b339-nst. Or am I totally wrong here?
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg
>>>>> On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:18:17 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for that information, I was wondering before. I have
>>>>>> updates the TapeDrives.conf
>>>>>> Device {
>>>>>> Name = tapedrive-0
>>>>>> DeviceType = tape
>>>>>> DriveIndex = 0
>>>>>> ArchiveDevice = /dev/nst0
>>>>>> .....
>>>>>> and autochanger-0.conf
>>>>>> Autochanger {
>>>>>> Name = autochanger-0
>>>>>> Changer Device = /dev/sg0
>>>>>> Device = tapedrive-0
>>>>>> Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> Quick question should the device in the autochanger-0.conf be
>>>>>> 'tapedrive-0' (the name of the first tape drive) or TapeDrives (the name
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the config file) In time I will have more than one tape drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3:03:23 AM UTC-5 Bruno Friedmann
>>>>>> (bruno-at-bareos) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can't have both tape device and autochanger pointing to the same
>>>>>>> scsi target here you are using /dev/sg0
>>>>>>> Either the changer is sg0 and the drive maybe sg1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The tape drive should point the the non-streaming device (usually
>>>>>>> /dev/nst0 or better to use it's unique id)
>>>>>>> /dev/tape/by-id/XXXXX
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 20:50:34 UTC+2 Gregory West wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I found one issue in the content of the /autochangers dir. An
>>>>>>>> extra .conf file that should not be there. File deleted bareos-sd
>>>>>>>> restarted now getting the following error:
>>>>>>>> 3910 Unable to open device ""tapedrive-0" (/dev/sg0)":
>>>>>>>> ERR=backends/generic_tape_device.cc:130 Unable to open device
>>>>>>>> "tapedrive-0"
>>>>>>>> (/dev/sg0): ERR=Invalid argument
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 1:43:55 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am new to Bareos, and using an autochanger. And yes I am a
>>>>>>>>> gluten for punishment. I have the following config files (see
>>>>>>>>> below).
>>>>>>>>> When I do a * label -> 2: Tape bconsole seems to just sit there.
>>>>>>>>> Obviously I have something wrong in my configs. I just can not
>>>>>>>>> figure
>>>>>>>>> what. Any assistance would be great.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-dir.d/storage/Tape.conf
>>>>>>>>> Storage {
>>>>>>>>> Name = Tape
>>>>>>>>> Address = backup # N.B. Use a fully qualified
>>>>>>>>> name here (do not use "localhost" here).
>>>>>>>>> Password = " the ultra secret password "
>>>>>>>>> Device = autochanger-0
>>>>>>>>> Media Type = LTO
>>>>>>>>> Auto Changer = yes
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/autochanger/autochanger-0.conf
>>>>>>>>> Autochanger {
>>>>>>>>> Name = autochanger-0
>>>>>>>>> Changer Device = /dev/sg0
>>>>>>>>> Device = tapedrive-0
>>>>>>>>> Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a
>>>>>>>>> %d"
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/device/tapedrives.conf
>>>>>>>>> Device {
>>>>>>>>> Name = tapedrive-0
>>>>>>>>> DeviceType = tape
>>>>>>>>> DriveIndex = 0
>>>>>>>>> ArchiveDevice = /dev/sg0
>>>>>>>>> MediaType = LTO
>>>>>>>>> AutoChanger = yes # default: no
>>>>>>>>> AutomaticMount = yes # default: no
>>>>>>>>> MaximumFileSize = 10GB # default: 1000000000 (1GB)
>>>>>>>>> LabelMedia = yes
>>>>>>>>> RemovableMedia = yes
>>>>>>>>> Autoselect = yes
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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