On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dan Langille<dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, August 14, 2009 1:43 pm, John Drescher wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Dan Langille<dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, August 14, 2009 12:23 pm, John Drescher wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Dan Langille<dan AT langille DOT org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, August 14, 2009 11:39 am, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, August 14, 2009 11:13 am, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>> Changing the subject, given the change in subject. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 3:14 pm, John Drescher wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:09 PM, John
>>>>>>>> Drescher<drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Dan Langille<dan AT langille DOT org>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 2:27 pm, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 1:19 pm, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am setting up a new autochanger / tape drive. I'm trying to
>>>>>>>>>>>> run
>>>>>>>>>>>> btape.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The basic test works, but I see this message when I start
>>>>>>>>>>>> btape:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> mtx-changer [and mtx] both disagree with this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> $ sudo /etc/bacula/mtx-changer /dev/sg4 loaded 0 /dev/nst0 0
>>>>>>>>>>>> AAM240L4
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That is a problem. You don't want the label. You want the slt
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> came
>>>>>>>>>>> from. See
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Autochanger_Resource.html#SECTION0017130000000000000000
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> loaded -- returns number of the slot that is loaded, base 1,
>>>>>>>>>>> in the drive or 0 if the drive is empty.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Current problem: I can't see how to get this information from
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> device.
>>>>>>>>>>> I'll keep working on it:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> $ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 inquiry
>>>>>>>>>>> Password:
>>>>>>>>>>> Product Type: Medium Changer
>>>>>>>>>>> Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM '
>>>>>>>>>>> Product ID: 'PX500 '
>>>>>>>>>>> Revision: '0033'
>>>>>>>>>>> Attached Changer: No
>>>>>>>>>>> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think we have a problem:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 load
>>>>>>>>>> 3
>>>>>>>>>> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4
>>>>>>>>>> status
>>>>>>>>>> Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 38 Slots ( 36 Import/Export )
>>>>>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Unknown Storage Element
>>>>>>>>>> Loaded):VolumeTag
>>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>>> AAM240L4
>>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 1:Empty
>>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 2:Empty
>>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 3 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty
>>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 4 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=AAM241L4
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Should that 'Unknown Storage Element Loaded' be a 3 to indicate
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> slot
>>>>>>>>>> it came from?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Here is what my mtx output looks like
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status
>>>>>>>>> Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1
>>>>>>>>> Import/Export
>>>>>>>>> )
>>>>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 17 Loaded):VolumeTag
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> A00036
>>>>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 1:Empty
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00030
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag=
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00058
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00053
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00023
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00006
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00007
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00052
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00028
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00020
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00054
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00039
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00048
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00012
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00068
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00069
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag=
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00065
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00066
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00067
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00062
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00063
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=A00064
>>>>>>>>> Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=A00029
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What version of mtx are you using?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> dev6 ~ # equery l mtx
>>>>>>>>> [ Searching for package 'mtx' in all categories among: ]
>>>>>>>>> * installed packages
>>>>>>>>> [I--] [ ] sys-block/mtx-1.2.18 (0)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It looks like I have 1.2.18
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ahh. If I manually load a tape using controls on the archive I get
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> same. Bacula will pick this up correctly if I update slots in the
>>>>>>>> console however.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status
>>>>>>>> Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1
>>>>>>>> Import/Export
>>>>>>>> )
>>>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 17 Loaded):VolumeTag
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> A00036
>>>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 1:Full (Unknown Storage Element
>>>>>>>> Loaded):VolumeTag
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> A00029
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00030
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag=
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00058
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00053
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00023
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00006
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00007
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00052
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00028
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00020
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00054
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00039
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00048
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00012
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00068
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00069
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag=
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00065
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00066
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00067
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00062
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00063
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=A00064
>>>>>>>> Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty:VolumeTag=
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My status output has reverted to 'Unknown Storage Element Loaded'
>>>>>>> today.
>>>>>>> I don't know why. 'update slots' does not affect the situation.
>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>> means that 'loaded' does not return the correct value. This renders
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> autochanger useless. I'd like to know how to get this working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had tried the 'update slots' approach. That doesn't fix it. What
>>>>>> does
>>>>>> fix it is getting Bacula to load a tape into the drive. I achieved
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> by running a job. I now see:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 2 Loaded):VolumeTag
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> AAM241L4
>>>>>
>>>>> I dispute the above now.
>>>>>
>>>>> I go with what Alan Brown said:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This happens consistently with tapes loaded out of i/o slots and the
>>>>>> only
>>>>>> solution I've found is not to put tapes in them.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have 38 slots, 36 of which are labeled IMPORT/EXPORT. Seems I
>>>>> should
>>>>> change this. I hope it is configurable.
>>>>>
>>>> I can tell you that my IMPORT/EXPORT slot does work correctly after a
>>>> slight modification of the mtx-changer script. Although after I put a
>>>> tape in it the first time I run update slots bacula says there are 23
>>>> slots instead of 24 so it ignores slot 24. I run update slots a second
>>>> time and all is well.
>>>
>>> What did your mtx-changer modification do?
>>>
>>
>> dev6 bacula # cat mtx-changer.patch
>> --- mtx-changer.old 2008-05-15 15:32:59.000000000 +0200
>> +++ mtx-changer 2008-05-15 15:13:12.000000000 +0200
>> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
>> # ${MTX} -f $ctl inventory
>> ${MTX} -f $ctl status >${TMPFILE}
>> rtn=$?
>> - cat ${TMPFILE} | grep " Storage Element [0-9]*:.*Full" | awk
>> "{print \$3 \$4}" | sed "s/Full *\(:VolumeTag=\)*//"
>> + cat ${TMPFILE} | sed "s/ IMPORT\/EXPORT//" | grep " Storage
>> Element [0-9]*:.*Full" | awk "{print \$3 \$4}" | sed "s/Full
>> *\(:VolumeTag=\)*//"
>> #
>> # If you have a VXA PacketLoader and the above does not work, try
>> # turning it off and enabling the following line.
>
> That is similar to what I created:
>
> cat ${TMPFILE} | grep " Storage Element [0-9]*.*:Full" | sed -r 's/[
> ]+Storage Element ([0-9]+)( IMPORT\/EXPORT)?\:Full
> \:VolumeTag=(.*)/\1:\3/'
>
>
>> This was added for bacula to recognize the barcode for slots labeled
>> IMPORT/EXPORT. I kind of doubt that this is your issue.
>
> Agreed. It was an issue, fixed with the above.
>
>> Can you post the output of update slots. And possibly query 15
>
>
> *update slots
> The defined Storage resources are:
> 1: File
> 2: LTO-4
> Select Storage resource (1-2): 2
> Connecting to Storage daemon LTO-4 at localhost:9103 ...
> 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command.
> Device "LTO-4" has 38 slots.
> Connecting to Storage daemon LTO-4 at localhost:9103 ...
> 3306 Issuing autochanger "list" command.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM275L4" updated to reference slot 2.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM242L4" updated to reference slot 3.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM265L4" updated to reference slot 4.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM241L4" updated to reference slot 5.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM243L4" updated to reference slot 6.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM244L4" updated to reference slot 7.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM245L4" updated to reference slot 8.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM246L4" updated to reference slot 9.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM247L4" updated to reference slot 10.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM248L4" updated to reference slot 11.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM249L4" updated to reference slot 12.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM250L4" updated to reference slot 13.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM251L4" updated to reference slot 14.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM252L4" updated to reference slot 15.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM253L4" updated to reference slot 16.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM254L4" updated to reference slot 17.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM255L4" updated to reference slot 18.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM256L4" updated to reference slot 19.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM257L4" updated to reference slot 20.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM258L4" updated to reference slot 21.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM259L4" updated to reference slot 22.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM260L4" updated to reference slot 23.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM261L4" updated to reference slot 24.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM262L4" updated to reference slot 25.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM263L4" updated to reference slot 26.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM264L4" updated to reference slot 27.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM240L4" updated to reference slot 28.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM266L4" updated to reference slot 29.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM267L4" updated to reference slot 30.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM268L4" updated to reference slot 31.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM269L4" updated to reference slot 32.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM270L4" updated to reference slot 33.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM271L4" updated to reference slot 34.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM272L4" updated to reference slot 35.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM273L4" updated to reference slot 36.
> Catalog record for Volume "AAM274L4" updated to reference slot 1.
> *query
> Available queries:
> 1: List up to 20 places where a File is saved regardless of the
> directory
> 2: List where the most recent copies of a file are saved
> 3: List last 20 Full Backups for a Client
> 4: List all backups for a Client after a specified time
> 5: List all backups for a Client
> 6: List Volume Attributes for a selected Volume
> 7: List Volumes used by selected JobId
> 8: List Volumes to Restore All Files
> 9: List Pool Attributes for a selected Pool
> 10: List total files/bytes by Job
> 11: List total files/bytes by Volume
> 12: List Files for a selected JobId
> 13: List Jobs stored on a selected MediaId
> 14: List Jobs stored for a given Volume name
> 15: List Volumes Bacula thinks are in changer
> 16: List Volumes likely to need replacement from age or errors
> Choose a query (1-16): 15
> +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+
> | MediaId | VolumeName | GB | Storage | Slot | Pool | MediaType |
> VolStatus |
> +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+
> | 35 | AAM274L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 1 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Full |
> | 39 | AAM275L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 2 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 3 | AAM242L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 3 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 26 | AAM265L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 4 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 38 | AAM241L4 | 0.0005 | LTO-4 | 5 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Full |
> | 4 | AAM243L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 6 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 5 | AAM244L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 7 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 6 | AAM245L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 8 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 7 | AAM246L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 9 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 8 | AAM247L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 10 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 9 | AAM248L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 11 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 10 | AAM249L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 12 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 11 | AAM250L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 13 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 12 | AAM251L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 14 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 13 | AAM252L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 15 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 14 | AAM253L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 16 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 15 | AAM254L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 17 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 16 | AAM255L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 18 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 17 | AAM256L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 19 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 18 | AAM257L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 20 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 19 | AAM258L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 21 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 20 | AAM259L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 22 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 21 | AAM260L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 23 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 22 | AAM261L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 24 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 23 | AAM262L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 25 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 24 | AAM263L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 26 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 25 | AAM264L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 27 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 37 | AAM240L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 28 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 27 | AAM266L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 29 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 28 | AAM267L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 30 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 29 | AAM268L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 31 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 30 | AAM269L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 32 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 31 | AAM270L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 33 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 32 | AAM271L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 34 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 33 | AAM272L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 35 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> | 34 | AAM273L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 36 | Default | LTO-4 |
> Append |
> +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+
>
>
The output looks good. Bacula is correctly recognizing the lablels and
putting that into the database correctly..
I am pretty sure Arno's advice is exactly what you need.
--
John M. Drescher
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