Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula: Backup failing in Tape library

Note: my answers Are rushed.

On Nov 25, 2012, at 3:43 AM, Manu S <manupkd87 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

Hi Dan,

Thanks for your reply. Please find the details inline

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:

On Nov 24, 2012, at 1:50 AM, Manu S <manupkd87 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

Hi All,

I am facing one issue in bacula, backup keep failing. Please find the status of director.

* status dir

Running Jobs:
Console connected at 24-Nov-12 12:13

JobId Level Name Status
======================================================================
511 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-13_23.10.00_12 is waiting execution

Some jobs have been waiting for two months.

Can I kill that old jobs?

Yes, you can. Use the cancel command.

What versions of SD & Dir? (more questions below).

Version: 5.0.3

After fixing this situation, consider upgrading the Director & [all] SD to the letter version.

512 Differe BackupClient1.2012-10-14_23.05.00_13 is waiting on max Storage jobs
513 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-14_23.10.00_14 is waiting execution
514 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-15_23.05.00_15 is waiting on max Storage jobs

515 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-15_23.10.00_16 is waiting execution
516 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-16_23.05.00_17 is waiting on max Storage jobs
517 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-16_23.10.00_18 is waiting execution

518 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-17_23.05.00_20 is waitingg on max Storage jobs
519 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-17_23.10.00_21 is waiting execution
520 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-18_23.05.00_22 is waiting on max Storage jobs

521 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-18_23.10.00_23 is waiting execution
522 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-19_23.05.00_24 is waiting on max Storage jobs
523 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-19_23.10.00_25 is waiting execution

524 Increme Panasas.2012-10-20_18.00.00_26 is waiting on max Storage jobs
525 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-20_23.05.00_27 is waiting on max Storage jobs

What does status storage for this SD report?

Device status:
Autochanger "TL2" with devices:
"Drive-3" (/dev/IBMtape1)

"Drive-4" (/dev/IBMtape0)
Device "Drive-3" (/dev/IBMtape1) is not open.
Device is BLOCKED. User unmounted.

This is important. An unmount ommnd was issued. This orients Bacula from using the drive until a mount comman is issued.

Drive 0 is not loaded.
Configured device capabilities:

EOF BSR BSF FSR FSF EOM REM RACCESS AUTOMOUNT !LABEL !ANONVOLS ALWAYSOPEN
Device state:
!OPENED TAPE !LABEL !MALLOC !APPEND !READ !EOT !WEOT !EOF !NEXTVOL !SHORT !MOUNTED
num_writers=0 reserved=0 block=1

Device parameters:
Archive name: /dev/IBMtape1 Device name: Drive-3
File=0 block=0
Min block=0 Max block=0
Device "Drive-4" (/dev/IBMtape0) is not open.

Device is BLOCKED waiting to create a volume for:
Pool: dailybackup
Media type: LTO5
Drive 1 is not loaded.

This too.

The system is waiting for a tape from the dailybackup pool. And it seems you need to label a new tape. This should get jobs running again.

Configured device capabilities:
EOF BSR BSF FSR FSF EOM REM RACCESS AUTOMOUNT !LABEL !ANONVOLS ALWAYSOPEN
Device state:
!OPENED TAPE !LABEL !MALLOC !APPEND !READ !EOT !WEOT !EOF !NEXTVOL !SHORT !MOUNTED
num_writers=0 reserved=1 block=2

Device parameters:
Archive name: /dev/IBMtape0 Device name: Drive-4
File=0 block=0
Min block=0 Max block=0

We are using tape libraries for storing the backup. Appreciate your thoughts for the same for troubleshooting this issue.

It looks very similar to stalled situations I see on my own tape Library.

Have you tried issuing a mount command for this SD?

I am very new to tape libraries. May I know how to check the backed up files in tapes and delete unwanted files?

You can't delete files on tapes [also known as Volumes]. But you can Prune them, then recycle them so they get reused. That is a bigger topic.

Thanks,
Manu S

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