Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:44:43 -0500
Trying to label the tapes I have with Label Barcodes on bconsole and it errors out every time. It times out every time I try labeling a volume on a tape. Director’s part Storage { Name = "1x8 G
Author: Mark Nienberg <gmane AT tippingmar DOT com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:12:06 -0700
In the section: Device { Name = "Ultrium 4-SCSI" Look at the line: Archive Device = /dev/sg0 It is likely that it should be something like: Archive Device = /dev/nst0 If that isn't it, then enable lo
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:58:32 -0500
With lsscsi I never find a device for /dev/nst0 is why I went with /dev/sg0 is it possible bacula is expecting the latter and resolves it on its own somehow? This is the output from lsscsi -g [4:0:4:
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:44:05 -0500
With lsscsi I never find a device for /dev/nst0 is why I went with /dev/sg0 is it possible bacula is expecting the latter and resolves it on its own somehow? This is the output from lsscsi -g [4:0:4:
Author: Mark Nienberg <gmane AT tippingmar DOT com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:55:11 -0700
looks like your Ultrium uses /dev/st0 so try /dev/nst0 in your conf file. nst0 is the same as st0 except it does not rewind. in recent versions of bacula, you set it in mtx-changer.conf in older vers
Author: Alex Chekholko <chekh AT pcbi.upenn DOT edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:50:24 -0400
Hi Joe, Before dealing with bacula, make sure you understand how to use the commands 'mt', 'mtx', 'tapeinfo' and then make sure that they are working correctly. Then see how 'mtx-changer' uses 'mtx'
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:51:23 -0500
I put in brand new tapes is there something I am missing this is the result of testing the tape drive using btape Using btape to test the drive /dev/nst0 I get this error 17-Sep 11:25 btape JobId 0:
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:30:59 -0500
I am adding that I ran; sudo mtx -f /dev/sg0 status to get this; mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current) mtx: Request Sen
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:56:10 -0400
Please post the output of tapeinfo -f /dev/sg0 John -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:19:49 -0400
The problem with the mtx status command you did is /dev/sg0 is the tape drive and not the changer. Find the correct device for the changer using tapeinfo. Run it one by one for /dev/sg0 ... Here is m
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:32:05 -0500
I think this got side tracked I know now why the status doesn't work on the tape drive but only on the autochanger. However I am trying to trouble shoot the tape drive because I cant get it working w
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:39:47 -0400
Can you post the output of mt -f /dev/nst0 status to get the status of the tape drive. Also on this mailing list everyone bottom posts. Please try to do that next time.. John -- Come build with us! T
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:56:29 -0500
Can you post the output of mt -f /dev/nst0 status to get the status of the tape drive. Also on this mailing list everyone bottom posts. Please try to do that next time.. John My email client I use do
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:21:13 -0400
No problem. That was for: mt -f /dev/nst0 status If so this is really bad. It is essential that mt works with your tape drive Does mt -f /dev/st0 status work? If not do any of the following work: mt
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:57:07 -0400
Did you try rebooting / restarting the archive? Are there any errors in your dmesg about scsi or mt? Are you using an older kernel? If so can you update that? John -- Come build with us! The BlackBer
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:47:54 -0500
i couldnt get the tape i was using out of the drive and our drive is at the back of the machine so i had to fiddle with it to get it to move the tape back. i am using a pretty up to date kernel and i
Author: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:10:19 -0400
Sometimes (less than 1 time per 3 months) I see this with my archive. And the solution is to stop bacula-sd. If that did not work unload mt modprobe -r mt If that did not work unload the scsi driver
Author: "Watson, Joe" <ISJOEWAT AT oklahomacounty DOT org>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:07:45 -0500
at the back of the machine so i had to fiddle with it to get it to move the tape back. Sometimes (less than 1 time per 3 months) I see this with my archive. And the solution is to stop bacula-sd. If