Hello,

Another question to the list. Every time I run a backup of I client I get a similar message to the below…

09-Jun 10:43 bacula01-sd JobId 3: Job kojak-onsite.2010-06-09_10.19.21_06 is waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes.

Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for:

    Storage:      "Drive1" (/dev/st0)

    Pool:         Onsite

    Media type:   LTO2

I then create issue a ‘label’ cmd and go through the steps. And am told that there is already a volume loaded.

*label

The defined Storage resources are:

     1: File

     2: Tape

Select Storage resource (1-2): 2

Enter autochanger drive[0]: 0

Enter new Volume name: testvol-6-9-10

Enter slot (0 or Enter for none):

Defined Pools:

     1: Onsite

     2: Catalog

     3: Offsite

     4: Scratch

Select the Pool (1-4): 1

Connecting to Storage daemon Tape at bacula.microslu.washington.edu:9103 ...

Sending label command for Volume "testvol-6-9-10" Slot 0 ...

Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "" on "Drive1" (/dev/st0). Manual load may be required.

3920 Cannot label Volume because it is already labeled: "vol-6-9-10-1040am"

Label command failed for Volume testvol-6-9-10.

Do not forget to mount the drive!!!

The volume already loaded says ‘Append’ and not full so why am I being prompted to change the tape? Ideally, I would like to add several tapes to a backup Pool and the have Bacula overwrite data on each volume as needed w/o having to load/unload tapes. Note, this is a tape robot (ADIC Scalar 24) and has an auto changer mechanism.

Appreciate the help!

Thanks.

Jeremiah Jester

Senior Informatics Specialist

Microbiology, Katze Lab

Box 357242

P: 206-732-6185