I then ran kudzu -p
which gave me the following info on tape-device and changer:
class: OTHER
bus: SCSI
detached: 0
device: sg1
driver: ignore
desc: "Hp C7200"
host: 0
id: 14
channel: 0
lun: 0
generic: sg1
class: TAPE
bus: SCSI
detached: 0
device: st
driver: ignore
desc: "Hp Ultrium 1-SCSI"
host: 0
id: 13
channel: 0
lun: 0
generic: sg0
So the tape device has changed to sg0 on it's own? either way
substituting /dev/nst0 with /dev/sg0 produces the same error so my
thought is that the tape drive is malfunctioning?
On 8/19/05, Lars Sørensen <zaphodbeeb AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> I think I've located the problem!
>
> Running amtape {config} show results in:
> amtape: scanning all 19 slots in tape-changer rack:
> amtape: could not load slot 6: Drive not ready after 120 seconds,
> rewind said "/dev/nst0: No such device or address"
>
> So I guess there is something wrong with the drive? Because as stated
> earlier the setup has been running for ages and I haven't changed
> anything.
>
> On 8/19/05, Scott R. Burns <Scott.Burns AT netcontech DOT com> wrote:
> > Have you tried:
> >
> > amtape {config} show
> >
> > to see if amanda thinks the tape label is correct ?
> >
> > Scott...
> >
> > Scott R. Burns
> > NETCON Technologies Inc.
> > Suite 135 - 4474 Blakie Road
> > London, Ontario, Canada
> > N6L 1G7
> > Voice: +1.519.652.0401
> > Fax: +1.519.652.9275
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> > [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org]On Behalf Of Lars Sørensen
> > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:49 AM
> > To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> > Subject: Strange behaviour by amanda/tape device
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have amanda 2.4.3 running on a RedHat 9 an old setup I know and it
> > has been running for three years almost without problems :-)
> >
> > But last saturdays backup never finished but aprox. 12 hours after the
> > job started I received the following mail:
> >
> > Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> > -----------------------------
> > Holding disk /backup: 154964584 KB disk space available, using 154933864 KB
> > WARNING: skipping tape test because amdump or amflush seem to be running
> > WARNING: if they are not, you must run amcleanup
> > Server check took 0.001 seconds
> >
> > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> > --------------------------------
> > Client check: 2 hosts checked in 1.117 seconds, 0 problems found
> >
> > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.3)
> >
> > I tried to run amcleanup but it wouldn't run since amanda was still
> > running, then I rebooted the machine and ran amcleanup when it came
> > back online, after that I'm experiencing a weird error:
> >
> > *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [label BackUp06 or new tape not found in
> > rack]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush
> > again to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is:
> > BackUp06.
> >
> > so nothing gets backed up :-(
> >
> > And the weird thing is that the tape mentioned is in fact in the rack
> > and in the right place. I've tried starting with tape 5 in the drive
> > and watched as the tapechanger substituted that tape with tape 6 into
> > the drive and then producing the exact same error as above ? ? ?
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas at all as to what is going on?
> >
> > btw I also tried moving all the tapelist, amdump, amflush and other
> > log files out of the but that did not help either.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >
>
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