Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ryan Novosielski wrote: Andreas Helmcke wrote: On 08.06.2007 16:20, Ryan Novosielski wrote: Marc Levy wrote: Ryan Novosielski novosirj at umdnj.edu writes: Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? You've got to solutions: 1/ The answer is in the manual too: 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3): you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a ChangerDevice= directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for the archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page 409 and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the actual value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is sent to the OS for execution. I dare say - without having checked this version, but fought with Alert Command for a while - that this wont work. When bacula is executing the Alert Command the storage daemon is using the tape and thus preventing the smartcl to access the tape device. So you are either back to solution number 1 (having to add a changer device when not having an autochanger) or you have to replace the %c with the name of the generic scsi-device of the tape drive (using linux the name is something like /dev/sg4) I'm not 100% sure on this, but I do not believe Solaris uses companion generic device names in addition to the standard tape drive names. If it does, I've never come across them (unless we're talking about those crazy [EMAIL PROTECTED],4, etc. device names that hang out under /dev someplace). I suppose I will find out soon enough whether Solaris' handling of drives allows for this sort of thing or not. Well, it looks like we were both right. Unfortunately, I don't know where that takes me. If you look at the following manpage for scsitape: The first argument, given following -f , is the SCSI generic device corresponding to your tape drive. Consult your operating system's documentation for more information (for example, under Linux these are generally /dev/sg0 through /dev/sg15, under FreeBSD these are /dev/pass0 through /dev/passX. Under Solaris this is usually the same as your tape drive (Solaris has a SCSI passthrough ioctl). You can set the STAPE or TAPE environment variable rather than use -f. ...however, if I do try to use %a for the archive device, I do get a busy error: 09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [sparc-sun-solaris2.8] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen 09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ 09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: 09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: Smartctl open device: /dev/rmt/0cbn failed: Device busy 09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error /dev/rmt/0cbn': ERR=Child exited with code 2. ...I tried /dev/rmt/0 too for good measure. No dice. I wonder if this is also a problem caused by this process running at an odd place in the job. It appears as if Blastwave has upgraded to 2.0.3 -- I guess I can find out. Incidentally, the out-of-place running of RunAfterJob (before despooling) -- which part would I upgrade to test the effects? The director? The storage? By the way: I would recommend to use this form *especially* when using multidrive autochangers or you will only ask the changer for its status while asking the tape gives more and more useful information. Not 100% sure what you mean in this case. I don't have an autochanger, so this doesn't much matter to me, but I'm curious how this alleviates the problem you were talking about, as it seems to me you can only specify one Changer Device, so you'd still only be able to ask about one drive (or the changer itself). Thanks for the ideas -- I should have looked there in the manual, but I didn't expect the Alert Command to have such an
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' Ralf - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGaQWimb+gadEcsb4RAksyAJwMYQ6GmqtgTbB+GJoHbuTMH63VVgCdGBXN vOA8F4nqoRsC4ZGWt63+oRc= =g10u -END PGP SIGNATURE- begin:vcard fn:Ryan Novosielski n:Novosielski;Ryan org:UMDNJ;IST/AST adr;dom:MSB C630;;185 South Orange Avenue;Newark;NJ;07103 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Systems Programmer III tel;work:(973) 972-0922 tel;fax:(973) 972-7412 tel;pager:(866) 20-UMDNJ x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. Ralf - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGaQi6mb+gadEcsb4RAgQzAKCbs3ODQYi0x8PrnZyKtGZqOVPZSQCdHyxx G3zhWtoKmdrVOVtX0C4zC3E= =CbWF -END PGP SIGNATURE- begin:vcard fn:Ryan Novosielski n:Novosielski;Ryan org:UMDNJ;IST/AST adr;dom:MSB C630;;185 South Orange Avenue;Newark;NJ;07103 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Systems Programmer III tel;work:(973) 972-0922 tel;fax:(973) 972-7412 tel;pager:(866) 20-UMDNJ x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
Ryan Novosielski novosirj at umdnj.edu writes: Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? You've got to solutions: 1/ The answer is in the manual too: 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3): you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a ChangerDevice= directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for the archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page 409 and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the actual value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is sent to the OS for execution. -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novosirj at umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 Attachment (novosirj.vcf): text/x-vcard, 306 bytes - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users at lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? First I would try the command on the command line. I think you can use %a for the archive device. 14.3. DEVICE RESOURCE Alert Command ... Note, it is not necessary to have an autochanger to use this command. The example below uses the tapeinfo program that comes with the mtx package, but it can be used on any tape drive. However, you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (see above) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). Ralf - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert
Hello, Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:30:43 -0400 From: Ryan Novosielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Message was signed with unknown key 0xD11CB1BE. The validity of the signature cannot be verified. Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' The original command given just above is probably correct, but I imagine the user is not using an Autochanger and hence forgot to add the Changer Device directive (the name is not totally appropriate in this particular case) that tells Bacula where to find the control device (%c). Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marc Levy wrote: Ryan Novosielski novosirj at umdnj.edu writes: Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? You've got to solutions: 1/ The answer is in the manual too: 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3): you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a ChangerDevice= directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for the archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page 409 and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the actual value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is sent to the OS for execution. Thanks for the ideas -- I should have looked there in the manual, but I didn't expect the Alert Command to have such an elaborate description in the manual -- I suppose that will teach me to underestimate it. ;) Thanks to all of those that responded -- hopefully this will make things a little easier, too, for those that search the list archives for an answer. - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGaWWcmb+gadEcsb4RAh17AJ46rXYHiB5oNelgeFDtp1FYKXMKTQCgoW7G LpL5CrsqbhwD7BC75GGD86E= =Lr0a -END PGP SIGNATURE- begin:vcard fn:Ryan Novosielski n:Novosielski;Ryan org:UMDNJ;IST/AST adr;dom:MSB C630;;185 South Orange Avenue;Newark;NJ;07103 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Systems Programmer III tel;work:(973) 972-0922 tel;fax:(973) 972-7412 tel;pager:(866) 20-UMDNJ x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
On 08.06.2007 16:20, Ryan Novosielski wrote: Marc Levy wrote: Ryan Novosielski novosirj at umdnj.edu writes: Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? You've got to solutions: 1/ The answer is in the manual too: 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3): you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a ChangerDevice= directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for the archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page 409 and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the actual value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is sent to the OS for execution. I dare say - without having checked this version, but fought with Alert Command for a while - that this wont work. When bacula is executing the Alert Command the storage daemon is using the tape and thus preventing the smartcl to access the tape device. So you are either back to solution number 1 (having to add a changer device when not having an autochanger) or you have to replace the %c with the name of the generic scsi-device of the tape drive (using linux the name is something like /dev/sg4) By the way: I would recommend to use this form *especially* when using multidrive autochangers or you will only ask the changer for its status while asking the tape gives more and more useful information. Thanks for the ideas -- I should have looked there in the manual, but I didn't expect the Alert Command to have such an elaborate description in the manual -- I suppose that will teach me to underestimate it. ;) Thanks to all of those that responded -- hopefully this will make things a little easier, too, for those that search the list archives for an answer. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andreas Helmcke wrote: On 08.06.2007 16:20, Ryan Novosielski wrote: Marc Levy wrote: Ryan Novosielski novosirj at umdnj.edu writes: Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Gross wrote: Ryan Novosielski schrieb: Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' Try something like this: Alert Command = sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c' I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these % variables are discussed? It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT' ... %c = changer device name ... Of course you can use the device path instead of %c. I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path in manually, or use a different variable? You've got to solutions: 1/ The answer is in the manual too: 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3): you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device resource (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command (with the %c). 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a ChangerDevice= directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for the archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page 409 and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the actual value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is sent to the OS for execution. I dare say - without having checked this version, but fought with Alert Command for a while - that this wont work. When bacula is executing the Alert Command the storage daemon is using the tape and thus preventing the smartcl to access the tape device. So you are either back to solution number 1 (having to add a changer device when not having an autochanger) or you have to replace the %c with the name of the generic scsi-device of the tape drive (using linux the name is something like /dev/sg4) I'm not 100% sure on this, but I do not believe Solaris uses companion generic device names in addition to the standard tape drive names. If it does, I've never come across them (unless we're talking about those crazy [EMAIL PROTECTED],4, etc. device names that hang out under /dev someplace). I suppose I will find out soon enough whether Solaris' handling of drives allows for this sort of thing or not. By the way: I would recommend to use this form *especially* when using multidrive autochangers or you will only ask the changer for its status while asking the tape gives more and more useful information. Not 100% sure what you mean in this case. I don't have an autochanger, so this doesn't much matter to me, but I'm curious how this alleviates the problem you were talking about, as it seems to me you can only specify one Changer Device, so you'd still only be able to ask about one drive (or the changer itself). Thanks for the ideas -- I should have looked there in the manual, but I didn't expect the Alert Command to have such an elaborate description in the manual -- I suppose that will teach me to underestimate it. ;) Thanks to all of those that responded -- hopefully this will make things a little easier, too, for those that search the list archives for an answer. - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGaXvkmb+gadEcsb4RAt+TAJ0ZTRKEa/arvVNdiFM9VAaXyuNLRwCaAu2f gyw/DSAubNrUCZg9fdPfdsI= =2QhR -END PGP SIGNATURE- begin:vcard fn:Ryan Novosielski n:Novosielski;Ryan org:UMDNJ;IST/AST adr;dom:MSB C630;;185 South Orange Avenue;Newark;NJ;07103 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Systems Programmer III tel;work:(973) 972-0922 tel;fax:(973) 972-7412 tel;pager:(866) 20-UMDNJ x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Problems using smartmontools as Tape Alert Command
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey all, Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know what they're doing: Alert Command = sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c' ...however, this is what happens when my jobs run, at the top of the job report e-mail that comes back: 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [sparc-sun-solaris2.8] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: Alert: 04-Jun 23:01 helios-sd: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error *None*': ERR=Child exited with code 1. ...clearly the %c is supposed to turn into something better than *None*. I also find it curious that this command is running BEFORE the job writes to tape, but if I'm not mistaken, I believe this is because I'm using 2.0.2 instead of 2.0.3, and order of some things that happen during a backup (ie. backup is considered finsihed) happen in a different order in 2.0.3. Thanks for any of your insights! - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGaLTomb+gadEcsb4RAuKwAKCDemE6JeWM+9CZJ7dwy9QIum02bACgmT93 aGdU57KRp6LGwghqinVw0Ew= =a6WI -END PGP SIGNATURE- begin:vcard fn:Ryan Novosielski n:Novosielski;Ryan org:UMDNJ;IST/AST adr;dom:MSB C630;;185 South Orange Avenue;Newark;NJ;07103 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Systems Programmer III tel;work:(973) 972-0922 tel;fax:(973) 972-7412 tel;pager:(866) 20-UMDNJ x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
