Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] critical error -- tape labels get corrupted, previous backups unreadable

2012-01-25 14:25:39
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] critical error -- tape labels get corrupted, previous backups unreadable
From: Brian Debelius <bdebelius AT intelesyscorp DOT com>
To: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:23:43 -0500
I just checked the config on that server and I am using /dev/nst0.  Its 
just odd.  I have never encountered this before in my ~5 years of 
running bacula.


On 1/25/2012 1:36 PM, John Drescher wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Brian Debelius
> <bdebelius AT intelesyscorp DOT com>  wrote:
>> I just want to say that I have seen this recently too.  I have a set of
>> LTO-3 tapes that I am now relabeling as I use them because the labels
>> have become unreadable.  All I can add right now is that that particular
>> server is running Bacula v5.0.3 on Ubuntu.
>>
> I have seen examples of this on the list when bacula was using a
> rewinding tape device /dev/st0 instead of /dev/nst0. Could you be
> doing that?
>
> John


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