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Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula recognizes only 7 slots in an 8-slot-changer

2012-06-26 02:49:13
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula recognizes only 7 slots in an 8-slot-changer
From: Geert Stappers <Geert.Stappers AT vanadgroup DOT com>
To: "bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:47:19 +0200
Op 20120626 om 08:24 schreef Jens Gruentjes:
> 
> When I log in into the web interface I see 8 usable slots. This is  
> where I told the changer that my former cleaning slot number 8 is no  
> longer a cleaning slot. On the Status-page I see the two magazines  
> with 4 tapes each. There is no cleaning slot defined, i.e. I set the  
> cleaning slot to 0 which is what the manual suggests.
> 
> I did a firmware upgrade hoping that this will fix my problem. I  
> encountered something strange as the following command (/dev/sg4 is  
> the changer) gives two different outputs:
> 
> boromir ~/tdtool # mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
> RequestSense (0x03) failed
> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Unit Attention
> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 28
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00
> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
> Mode sense (0x1A) for Page 0x1D failed
>    Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 3 Loaded):VolumeTag = WOC4-03L4
>        Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-01L4
>        Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-02L4
>        Storage Element 3:Empty
>        Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-01L4
>        Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-02L4
>        Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-03L4
>        Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=WOC1-01L4
>        Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=WOC1-02L4
> 
> boromir ~/tdtool # mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
>    Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 7 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 3 Loaded):VolumeTag = WOC4-03L4
>        Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-01L4
>        Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-02L4
>        Storage Element 3:Empty
>        Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-01L4
>        Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-02L4
>        Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-03L4
>        Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=WOC1-01L4
> 
> The two commands were issued directly one after another because I  
> worried about the first responses of the changer (RequestSense (0x03)  
> failed ...).


FWIW: It does remember me on SCSI cable termination problems.

I would check and double check the cables and especially the terminators.



Cheers
Geert Stappers
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