Bacula-users

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

2009-02-07 05:37:44
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] tape error and bacula: ...block numbers differ
From: Ralf Gross <Ralf-Lists AT ralfgross DOT de>
To: bacula-users <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:33:58 +0100
Kern Sibbald schrieb:
> 
> The problem described in the email below is probably an important data loss 
> problem due (most likely) to an I/O error, but more importantly due to a 
> misconfigured tape drive.  From the information I see below, it appears to me 
> that you have lost significant data.  This is probably due to the fact that 
> the HBA or the tape drive is running in asynchronous mode (cached or 
> buffered) while Bacula *requires* you to run everything concerning tapes in 
> synchronous mode -- please see the Tape testing chapter for more information.
> 
> This data loss due to asynchronous mode will probably also occur when your 
> tape fills.

The verify job hasn't found any errors, so it seems that all data
that was backed up could be read.

I still think it would be a good thing if bacula notifies the
user about this problem by mail and in the final job output.

Ralf
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