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Re: [Bacula-users] Tape put into error status after running job is cancelled

2011-03-07 13:28:20
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Tape put into error status after running job is cancelled
From: Win Htin <win.htin AT gmail DOT com>
To: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:24:56 -0500
Thanks John. Do you recollect which actual database I have to look into?


On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:15 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:
>> I noticed every time I have to cancel a running job, the tape/volume
>> goes into error state. I assumed the job would terminate gracefully
>> with an eod mark but seems not. Is there a way I can put an eod mark
>> and put the tape back to append mode? I am running version 2.2.6 on
>> RHEL 4.6 server (64 bit).
>>
>
> This bug was fixed in version 5.0.3. Its not about EOD marks but the
> catalog thinking there is 1 more file on the tape than it has recorded
> in the database. You have to correct this in the database to fix the
> inconsistency. Then mark the tape as append and you should be able to
> use the tape. I did that a few times in the past. The logs should
> mention this in marking the tape as error.
>
>
> John
>



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