On 07/07/11 02:28, Robert.Mortimer wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have Bacula running with an IBM TL3400. As the tapes are bar coded
>> Bacula can read the library and add the tapes to it's catalogue. I can
>> than move then to the backup pools. My issue is the tapes have not had a
>> volume written to the front of the tape using the label command they
>> fail to mount with the following bconsole status. 
>>
>> Device "Drive-3" (/dev/nst2) open but no Bacula volume is currently
>> mounted.
>>    Device is BLOCKED waiting for mount of volume "CBP10020",
>>       Pool:        snapshot-pool
>>       Media type:  LTO-3
>>    Slot 11 is loaded in drive 2.
>>    Total Bytes Read=0 Blocks Read=0 Bytes/block=0
>>    Positioned at File=0 Block=0
>>
>>
>> Tape CBP10020 is in /dev/nst2 but is blank. How do I get Bacula to
>> automatically initialise the tape and write the volume label. My storage
>> definition is as follows:-
>>
>> Device {
>>  Name = Drive-3                      #
>>  Drive Index = 2
>>  Media Type = LTO-3
>>  Archive Device = /dev/nst2
>>  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>>  AlwaysOpen = yes;
>>  RemovableMedia = yes;
>>  RandomAccess = no;
>>  AutoChanger = yes
>>  Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
>> Maximum Spool Size = 100GB
>> # Spool Size = 40GB
>> Maximum Job Spool Size = 40GB
>> Spool Directory = /backup/hosts/SPOOL
>> }
>>
>>
>> I sort of assumed that AutomaticMount would do it. I am reluctant to use
>> LabelMedia because I am not sure it will use that label on the bar code
>> rather than issuing a new one. Can anyone confirm that behaviour of
>> LabelMedia when used with a bar coded auto-changer?
>>
> 
> I have tried "LabelMedia = yes" and I still have the same issue
> There must be a fix for this but at the moment I am a loss I 
> Suspect there is a fix but I just don't know the magic word 
> 
> 
>> Robert Mortimer



Hi Robert...

With a tape library, you will want to use the "label barcodes" command.
Bacula will ask you what pool you want to put them into and will ask if it is
OK to go ahead and label them..

Remember though, that Bacula will label the tapes the same as their barcodes
and not some other name that you may prefer.

--
Bill Arlofski
Reverse Polarity, LLC
http://www.revpol.com/

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