Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] tape error and bacula: ...block numbers differ

2009-02-04 10:31:14
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] tape error and bacula: ...block numbers differ
From: Ralf Gross <Ralf-Lists AT ralfgross DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:28:25 +0100
Ralf Gross schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem with a new lto-4 tape. Only 411 GB were written on it, then
> bacula detected an write error. 
> 
> JobId 9250: Error: block.c:568 Write error at 411:14724 on device 
> "ULTRIUM-TD4-D2"
>             (/dev/ULTRIUM-TD4-D2).  ERR=Eingabe-/Ausgabefehler.
> JobId 9250: Error: Re-read of last block OK, but block numbers differ.
>              Last block=32305463 Current block=32307189.
> JobId 9250: End of medium on Volume "A00151L4" Bytes=411,923,570,688
>             Blocks=6,385,223 at 03-Feb-2009 20:44.
> 
> 
> And at the same time in the kernel log:
> 
> kernel: sense key: Medium Error
> kernel:     Additional sense: Write error
> kernel: Info fld=0xfc00
> 
> No doubt there was a problem. The big question is: will this be a problem
> during a restore? bacula changed the tape and continued but didn't mark
> the tape as faulty.
> 
> The job is still running and will backup 9 TB. Any idea how to test the tape?
> Which of the b* tools would be the right one for this?

Right now I'm using bls to see what's on the tape. Let's see how it
goes.

Ralf

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