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Re: [Bacula-users] Why doesn't Bacula use the whole tape?

2011-06-10 11:39:32
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Why doesn't Bacula use the whole tape?
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: Stefan Günther <prolinux AT web DOT de>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:36:25 -0400
2011/6/10 "Stefan Günther" <prolinux AT web DOT de>:
> Hello,
>
> we are use an Autochanger with 8 Ultrium-LTO 3 tapes: seven for everyday and 
> the last one is a cleaning tape
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+--------------+---------------------+
> | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes        | VolFiles | 
> VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType    | LastWritten       
>   |
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+--------------+---------------------+
> |      20 | TestVol1   | Full      |       1 | 223,467,181,056 |      224 |   
>    604,800 |       1 |    1 |         1 | Ultrium-LTO3 | 2011-06-10 12:04:53 |
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+--------------+---------------------+
>
> TestVol1 belongs to a pool where we defined "Maximum Volumes Bytes = 0".
>
> Nevertheless Bacula complains that it needs a new volume:
>
> 10-Jun 12:06 bacula-sd JobId 106: Job Storage08.2011-06-10_09.14.16_23 is 
> waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes.
> Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for:
>    Storage:      "Drive-1" (/dev/st0)
>    Pool:         TestPool
>
>
> Any idea what's going wrong?
>
Are these LTO3 or LTO2 tapes?
When bacula hits any kind of tape error it assumes the tape is full.
Check your dmesg.

John

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