Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] volumes marked status "Error" in bacula version2.4.0

2008-07-09 02:51:08
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] volumes marked status "Error" in bacula version2.4.0
From: <S.Lehmann8 AT DeutschePost DOT de>
To: <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:50:52 +0200

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: bacula-users-bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net 
> [mailto:bacula-users-bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net] Im 
> Auftrag von Lehmann, S., SNL IT BRIEF, DD, 6010, Berater
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 9. Juli 2008 08:37
> An: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Betreff: Re: [Bacula-users] volumes marked status "Error" in 
> bacula version2.4.0
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: bacula-users-bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> > [mailto:bacula-users-bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net] Im 
> > Auftrag von Bob Hetzel
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008 23:45
> > An: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> > Betreff: Re: [Bacula-users] volumes marked status "Error" in 
> > bacula version 2.4.0
> > 
> > > Dear Bob
> > > 
> > > I saw this problem when I reported a major bug with 2.4.0 I
> > recommend
> > > you go back to 2.2.8 until Kern and others release a fix.
> > > 
> > > Kern could not repeat the error you and I seem to see. The system
> > > seems
> > > to be comparing the tape in the catalog and the tape in the unit.
> > > 
> > > The tapes are physically OK but the data is being 
> overwritten on the 
> > > tape in the unit.
> > > 
> > > Kern issued a warning regarding the problem - it seems to 
> occur with 
> > > those changing the tapes manually.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > Stephen Carr
> > 
> > 
> > I'm using an autochanger.  Anybody else using an autochanger
> > seeing this 
> > issue? Guess we should identify whether it's the same bug or 
> > a different 
> > one too.
> > 
> We also have a autochanger and sometimes we have this problem, too.
> 
> Tapes will be marked as error when
> * fd crashes and network error or broken datastream occures
> * sd crashes
> * sd is beeing restared while tape is in drive (sometimes)
> * dir is beeing restared
> 
> In any cases some jobs are executed, so there is data lose on 
> incomplete jobs which is the reason for the wrong filecount.
> 
> The only bug i could possibly see is, that the filecount will 
> be also wrong if something on the network or with the fd 
> happpens. This should the bacula-dir catch, mark the job as 
> error and correct the filecounter on the tape.

Looks like this bug:
http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=1072
 

 Greetings
 Sebastian
 

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