Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Tape size problem.

2009-07-13 11:59:07
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Tape size problem.
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:49:40 -0400
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:41 AM, sieber<bacula-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> 
wrote:
>
> More Information:
> I'm trying do re-run the job after mt-st defcompreeion=1 and compression=1...
>
> using mt-st
> bkp:/etc/bacula# mt-st -f /dev/nst0 status
> SCSI 2 tape drive:
> File number=1, block number=0, partition=0.
> Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x39 (no translation).
> Soft error count since last status=0
> General status bits on (81010000):
>  EOF ONLINE IM_REP_EN
> bkp:/etc/bacula# mt-st -f /dev/nst0 defcompression 1
> bkp:/etc/bacula# mt-st -f /dev/nst0 status
> SCSI 2 tape drive:
> File number=1, block number=0, partition=0.
> Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x39 (no translation).
> Soft error count since last status=0
> General status bits on (81010000):
>  EOF ONLINE IM_REP_EN
> ------------------------
>

If you make these changes you must blank the tape.

mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
mt -f /dev/nst0 weof

John

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