Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] No bacula volume is mounted, but the volume is in use on the same device

2010-01-05 06:38:21
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] No bacula volume is mounted, but the volume is in use on the same device
From: Javier Barroso <javibarroso AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:36:22 +0100
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:18 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:26 AM, Javier Barroso <javibarroso AT gmail DOT com> 
> wrote:
>> Hi people,
>>
>> First, I'm using an old bacula version (etch version 1.38.11-8), so I
>> now this is a 2006 question :(
...
>> # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 load 4 0
>> * mount
>> * status storage
>> ...
>> Device status:
>> Autochanger "Autochanger" with devices:
>>   "Drive-1" (/dev/st0)
>> Device "FileStorage" (/tmp) is not open or does not exist.
>> Device "Drive-1" (/dev/st0) open but no Bacula volume is mounted.
>>    Device is BLOCKED waiting for media.
>>    Slot 4 is loaded in drive 0.
>>    Total Bytes Read=0 Blocks Read=0 Bytes/block=0
>>    Positioned at File=0 Block=0
>> Device "Drive-2" (/dev/st1) open but no Bacula volume is mounted.
>>    Total Bytes Read=0 Blocks Read=0 Bytes/block=0
>>    Positioned at File=0 Block=0
>> ====
>>
>> In Use Volume status:
>> ISOLAD01 on device "Drive-1" (/dev/st0)
>> ====
>> You have messages
>> *
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 4.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 4.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 4.
>> 05-Jan 10:18 backup-sd: Please mount Volume "ISOLAD01" on Storage
>> Device "Drive-1" (/dev/st0) for Job openbravodb.2010-01-04_20.00.06
>>
>> # ISOLAD01 is a volume in bacula db
>> * list media pool=DiarioLunes
>> Pool: DiarioLunes
>> +---------+------------+-----------+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+---------------+---------------------+
>> | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | VolBytes        | VolFiles |
>> VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType     |
>> LastWritten         |
>> +---------+------------+-----------+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+---------------+---------------------+
>> |      51 | ISOLAD01   | Append    | 371,662,282,376 |      523 |
>> 518,400 |       1 |    4 |         1 | Ultrium3-SCSI | 2009-10-20
>> 02:33:52 |
>>
>> So, what am I missing ? Any help is appreciated.
>
> Nothing. There are bugs like this in 1.38.
>
> 1) Change /dev/st0 to /dev/nst0 in your config so bacula does not
> accidentally delete one of your volumes.
>
> 2) Stop bacula-sd
>
> 3) Manually remove the tape using the autohanger command
>
> 4) Restart bacula-sd. Your jobs probably will have been terminated by
> this action.
>
Thank you very much, I'll try it the next time it happens (I'll change
my config like in your tip)
>>
>> I would like to ask another question ... How difficult is upgrading
>> from 1.38 to 2.4 and then to 3.0? Are there many differences between
>> config files between these bacula versions, or are backward compatible
>> ?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>
> I would go to 2.4 first. There is not that much configuration change
> but your database will need to be upgraded. On debian I believe the
> installer will auto upgrade the database.

Another (I hope last) Are bacula 1.38 cilents are compatible with
bacula 2.4 server?, or I need upgrade all my clients in the same time
than the server ? I search in 2.4 manual [1] and in wiki, but didn't
find anything

Thanks

http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/index.html

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