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Re: [Bacula-users] Dell TL4000 labeling timeout

2015-06-19 06:04:13
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Dell TL4000 labeling timeout
From: Andrew Noonan <anoonan AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:00:32 -0500
Hi Marcin,

I changed that setting, but that doesn't seem to have made a
difference in terms of the status output, or mtx-changer taking less
then the full timeout period to complete.  The drive still shows as
DR_OPEN.

Thanks,
Andrew

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:00 AM, Marcin Haba <ganiuszka AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 2015-06-18 4:35 GMT+02:00 Andrew Noonan <anoonan AT gmail DOT com>:
>> @Marcin - dmesg is clean
>>
>> @Ana - I ~think~ /dev/changer is created by udev, I'm not 100%.  It's
>> a symlink to sg19 in this case:
>>
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/changer -> sg19
>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 21, 19 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/sg19
>>
>> Here are the tape drive parts of "lsscsi -l".  I removed a bunch of
>> HDDs attached to the system:
>>
>> [2:0:8:0]    tape    IBM      ULT3580-HH6      D8E5  /dev/st0
>>   state=running queue_depth=254 scsi_level=7 type=1 device_blocked=0 
>> timeout=900
>
> Your queue_depth value for tape devices looks to be too big (254) and
> seems to be value for tagged devices. You can try to switch to
> untagged command depth value (1) by:
>
> echo 1 > /sys/bus/scsi/devices/2\:0\:8\:0/queue_depth
>
> or
>
> echo 0 > /sys/bus/scsi/devices/2\:0\:8\:0/queue_depth
>
> I am not sure if the timeout=900 is not consequence of your
> queue_depth. However the timeout is the same as time of your switching
> tape drive in ONLINE state after tape load. So maybe worth to try.
>
> Best regards.
> Marcin Haba (gani)
>
>
>
>> [2:0:10:0]   tape    IBM      ULT3580-HH6      D8E5  /dev/st1
>>   state=running queue_depth=254 scsi_level=7 type=1 device_blocked=0 
>> timeout=900
>> [2:0:10:1]   mediumx IBM      3573-TL          C.30  -
>>   state=running queue_depth=254 scsi_level=6 type=8 device_blocked=0 
>> timeout=0
>>
>> At some point we had the Tape unit powered down and then powered it
>> back up, but the system remained on, so the dmesg mentions the drives
>> multiple times:
>>
>> [anoonan@odin ~]$ dmesg | grep Attached
>> sd 0:1:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
>> scsi 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
>> scsi 0:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
>> sd 0:1:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdb
>> sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:1: Attached scsi disk sdc
>> sd 1:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:2: Attached scsi disk sdd
>> sd 1:0:0:2: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:3: Attached scsi disk sde
>> sd 1:0:0:3: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:31: Attached scsi disk sdf
>> sd 1:0:0:31: Attached scsi generic sg7 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:0: Attached scsi disk sdg
>> sd 1:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg8 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:1: Attached scsi disk sdh
>> sd 1:0:1:1: Attached scsi generic sg9 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:2: Attached scsi disk sdi
>> sd 1:0:1:2: Attached scsi generic sg10 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:3: Attached scsi disk sdj
>> sd 1:0:1:3: Attached scsi generic sg11 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:31: Attached scsi disk sdk
>> sd 1:0:1:31: Attached scsi generic sg12 type 0
>> scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg13 type 1
>> scsi 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 1
>> st 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi tape st0
>> st 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:2:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:2:0: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 1
>> st 2:0:3:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:3:0: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 1
>> st 2:0:4:0: Attached scsi tape st0
>> st 2:0:4:0: Attached scsi generic sg13 type 1
>> st 2:0:5:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:5:0: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 1
>> scsi 2:0:5:1: Attached scsi generic sg15 type 8
>> st 2:0:6:0: Attached scsi tape st0
>> st 2:0:6:0: Attached scsi generic sg13 type 1
>> scsi 2:0:6:1: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 8
>> st 2:0:7:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:7:0: Attached scsi generic sg15 type 1
>> sd 1:0:0:4: Attached scsi disk sdl
>> sd 1:0:0:4: Attached scsi generic sg13 type 0
>> sd 1:0:0:5: Attached scsi disk sdm
>> sd 1:0:0:5: Attached scsi generic sg14 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:4: Attached scsi disk sdn
>> sd 1:0:1:4: Attached scsi generic sg15 type 0
>> sd 1:0:1:5: Attached scsi disk sdo
>> sd 1:0:1:5: Attached scsi generic sg16 type 0
>> st 2:0:8:0: Attached scsi tape st0
>> st 2:0:8:0: Attached scsi generic sg17 type 1
>> st 2:0:9:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:9:0: Attached scsi generic sg18 type 1
>> scsi 2:0:9:1: Attached scsi generic sg19 type 8
>> st 2:0:10:0: Attached scsi tape st1
>> st 2:0:10:0: Attached scsi generic sg18 type 1
>> scsi 2:0:10:1: Attached scsi generic sg19 type 8
>>
>> I did change out the device names for the drives to be /dev/tape/by-id
>> names instead to make sure the naming stays stable after reboots, but
>> I haven't tried changing /dev/changer to anything else.  The btape
>> tests were successful, and I haven't had any problems with mtx or even
>> mt commands, though as mentioned previously, I've gotten Input/Output
>> errors from mt when doing rewind/weof commands to the drives.  That
>> being said, I'm suspicious of the amount of time that mt reports
>> DR_OPEN on loads.  I can issue mtx-changer commands OK, as well,
>> though I'm not sure if the "load" command is actually returning
>> correctly, or is just timing out internally.  unloads/list/listall
>> from mtx-changer have always returned successfully.
>>
>> This is a Centos 5 machine, so not very new at all.  mtx package is:
>> mtx-1.2.18-9, mt-st is mt-st-0.9b-4.el5
>>
>> It may be a little challenge to upgrade this system (probably to
>> Centos 6), but not impossible if it needs to happen.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andrew
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Ana Emília M. Arruda
>> <emiliaarruda AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>>> Hello Andrew,
>>>
>>> Is /dev/changer created by udev rules? Have you tried /dev/sgX instead? Can
>>> you send us the output of the "lsscsi -l" command and "dmesg | grep
>>> Attached"? Have you checked your drives/autochanger using just mtx/mt
>>> commands to see if they are working? Which is your mtx version?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Ana
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Marcin Haba <ganiuszka AT gmail DOT com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Do you have any errors in dmesg (hardware errors, bus reset, SCSI
>>>> errors ... etc.) ?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Marcin Haba (gani)
>>>>
>>>> 2015-06-17 21:56 GMT+02:00 Andrew Noonan <anoonan AT gmail DOT com>:
>>>> > Hi all,
>>>> >
>>>> >      It's taking a lot longer because of the higher timeouts, but the
>>>> > label is still failing with a termination.  If I understand it
>>>> > correctly, the mtx-changer script is polling with 'mt' looking for the
>>>> > $ready state, defined in the config file as ONLINE (for Linux).  I'm
>>>> > not seeing drive 0 go into that state... I just see:
>>>> >
>>>> > SCSI 2 tape drive:
>>>> > File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
>>>> > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
>>>> > Soft error count since last status=0
>>>> > General status bits on (50000):
>>>> >  DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN
>>>> >
>>>> > the other device looks like:
>>>> >
>>>> > SCSI 2 tape drive:
>>>> > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
>>>> > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x5a (no translation).
>>>> > Soft error count since last status=0
>>>> > General status bits on (41010000):
>>>> >  BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
>>>> >
>>>> > So I see that it's ~possible~ to see the ONLINE state, but it doesn't
>>>> > seem like it ever gets to that state during load.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any thoughts?
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks,
>>>> > Andrew
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Andrew Noonan <anoonan AT gmail DOT 
>>>> > com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >> Hi Ana,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>      Thanks for the reply.  I'm adding those into the drives.  BTW,
>>>> >> 900 is the value.  Having no real experience with these, is it
>>>> >> abnormal for a load to take the 10+ minutes, or is that reasonable?
>>>> >> My next step is to add those settings in, restart the SD, and attempt
>>>> >> to do a "label barcode" again.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>> >> Andrew
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 9:10 PM, Ana Emília M. Arruda
>>>> >> <emiliaarruda AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>>>> >>> Hello Andrew,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> You can find in the output of a "lsscsi -l" command the timeout for
>>>> >>> your
>>>> >>> drives. Then you can configure 3 timeout directives for each one of
>>>> >>> your two
>>>> >>> drives (LRADrive-1 e LRADrive-2):
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Maximum Changer Wait = X
>>>> >>> Maximum Rewind Wait = X
>>>> >>> Maximum Open Wait = X
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> where X is the timeout value for your dirves.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> You can also customize your mtx-changer script for this timeout
>>>> >>> changing the
>>>> >>> bellow 300 seconds value:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> wait_for_drive() {
>>>> >>>   i=0
>>>> >>>   while [ $i -le 300 ]; do  # Wait max 300 seconds
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Best regards,
>>>> >>> Ana
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Andrew Noonan <anoonan AT gmail DOT 
>>>> >>> com>
>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi all,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I'm almost completely new to tape.  We've been doing disk-based
>>>> >>>> backups for years, but we now have a project where we want to offsite
>>>> >>>> hundreds of TB permanently, and have a Dell TL4000 (a rebranded IBM
>>>> >>>> 3573-TL from the looks of it) with 2 ULT3580 LTO-6 drives.  We're
>>>> >>>> running bacula 5.2.  The server is a Dell 1950 running Centos 5
>>>> >>>> (sorry
>>>> >>>> for the old OS).
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The btape tests run on both units without a problem, including the
>>>> >>>> autochanger tests, and manually executing load/unload/list commands
>>>> >>>> with mtx-changer seem to run fine.  The one exception to this is that
>>>> >>>> the mtx-changer load command seems to take about 10 minutes to
>>>> >>>> complete, which seems unreasonably long.  These are brand new tapes
>>>> >>>> and I haven't written anything to them other then whatever btape does
>>>> >>>> with testing.  I put a 5 minute sleep on the load for mtx-changer,
>>>> >>>> but
>>>> >>>> other then that haven't customized the script, as I'm not sure what
>>>> >>>> I'd customize.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The "update slots" command from the director works OK, but when I go
>>>> >>>> to do a "label barcode", the resulting "load slot" gets killed by
>>>> >>>> Bacula:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 3992 Bad autochanger "load slot 20, drive 1": ERR=Child died from
>>>> >>>> signal 15: Termination.
>>>> >>>> Results=Program killed by Bacula (timeout)
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I've seen that in some of these posts to the list, this ends up being
>>>> >>>> permissions problems against the devices, but that doesn't seem to be
>>>> >>>> the case as far as I can see:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> bacula-sd is running as the bacula user/group.  The bacula user is in
>>>> >>>> the "disk" group, and the *st* devices are in the disk group with
>>>> >>>> "rw"
>>>> >>>> permissions:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 128 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/nst0
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 224 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/nst0a
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 160 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/nst0l
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 192 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/nst0m
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 129 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/nst1
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 225 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/nst1a
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 161 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/nst1l
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 193 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/nst1m
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,   0 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/st0
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  96 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/st0a
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  32 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/st0l
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  64 Jun  4 12:02 /dev/st0m
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,   1 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/st1
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  97 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/st1a
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  33 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/st1l
>>>> >>>> crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9,  65 Jun 10 17:06 /dev/st1m
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Here's a block of debug from the SD during a label attempt for one of
>>>> >>>> the
>>>> >>>> slots:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:434-0 Wiffle through devices looking for slot
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:313-0 Locking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:740-0 omsg=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst0 0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:272-0 Run
>>>> >>>> program=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst0 0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:206-0 Registered watchdog 636b888, interval 300
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:220-0 Wait for 28962 opt=1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:228-0 Got break wpid=28962 status=0 ERR=none
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:249-0 child status=0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:226-0 Unregistered watchdog 636b888
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:264-0 returning stat=0,0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:274-0 run_prog: /usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst0 0 stat=0 result=0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:327-0 Unlocking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:313-0 Locking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:740-0 omsg=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst1 1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:272-0 Run
>>>> >>>> program=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst1 1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:206-0 Registered watchdog 636b888, interval 300
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:220-0 Wait for 28976 opt=1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:228-0 Got break wpid=28976 status=0 ERR=none
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:249-0 child status=0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:226-0 Unregistered watchdog 636b888
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:264-0 returning stat=0,0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:274-0 run_prog: /usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer loaded 14 /dev/nst1 1 stat=0 result=0
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:327-0 Unlocking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:453-0 Slot=14 not found in another device
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:313-0 Locking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:183-0 Doing changer load slot 14 "LRADrive-2"
>>>> >>>> (/dev/nst1)
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:740-0 omsg=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer load 14 /dev/nst1 1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dev.c:1746-0 close_dev "LRADrive-2" (/dev/nst1)
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dev.c:1751-0 device "LRADrive-2" (/dev/nst1) already closed
>>>> >>>> vol=
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:190-0 Run
>>>> >>>> program=/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer
>>>> >>>> /dev/changer load 14 /dev/nst1 1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:206-0 Registered watchdog 636b888, interval 300
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:443-0 Run program fgets killed=1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:220-0 Wait for 28990 opt=1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:228-0 Got break wpid=28990 status=15 ERR=none
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:256-0 Child died from signal 15
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: watchdog.c:235-0 Unregistered inactive watchdog 636b888
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: bpipe.c:264-0 returning stat=15,134217743
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:205-0 load slot 14, drive 1, bad stats=Child
>>>> >>>> died from signal 15: Termination.
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:212-0 load slot 14 status=134217743
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:327-0 Unlocking changer LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: autochanger.c:218-0 After changer, status=134217743
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dev.c:1735-0 Clear volhdr vol=
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: vol_mgr.c:544-0 vol_unused: no vol on "LRADrive-2"
>>>> >>>> (/dev/nst1)
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: lock.c:302-0 return lock. old=BST_WRITING_LABEL from
>>>> >>>> dircmd.c:554
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: lock.c:307-0 return lock. new=BST_NOT_BLOCKED
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dev.c:1746-0 close_dev "LRADrive-2" (/dev/nst1)
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dev.c:1751-0 device "LRADrive-2" (/dev/nst1) already closed
>>>> >>>> vol=
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: acquire.c:731-0 Enter detach_dcr_from_dev
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:220-0 <dird: label LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>> VolumeName=000030L6 PoolName=LogrepoArchive MediaType=LTO-6 Slot=15
>>>> >>>> drive=1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:234-0 Do command: label
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:627-0 Try changer device LRADrive-1
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:648-0 Device LogRepoAutochanger drive wrong: want=1
>>>> >>>> got=0 skipping
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:627-0 Try changer device LRADrive-2
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:643-0 Found changer device LRADrive-2
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:656-0 Found device LRADrive-2
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: block.c:144-0 Returning new block=636b800
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: acquire.c:713-0 JobId=0 enter attach_dcr_to_dev
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:421-0 Can label. Device is not open
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: lock.c:285-0 steal lock. old=BST_NOT_BLOCKED from
>>>> >>>> dircmd.c:470
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: lock.c:290-0 steal lock. new=BST_WRITING_LABEL
>>>> >>>> odin-sd: dircmd.c:471-0 Stole device "LRADrive-2" (/dev/nst1) lock,
>>>> >>>> writing label.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The config I've got for these is:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Device {
>>>> >>>>   Name = LRADrive-1
>>>> >>>>   Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
>>>> >>>>   AlwaysOpen = yes
>>>> >>>>   ArchiveDevice = /dev/nst0
>>>> >>>>   AutoChanger = yes
>>>> >>>>   AutomaticMount = yes
>>>> >>>>   DeviceType = Tape
>>>> >>>>   DriveIndex = 0
>>>> >>>>   LabelMedia = no
>>>> >>>>   MediaType = LTO-6
>>>> >>>>   RandomAccess = no
>>>> >>>>   RemovableMedia = yes
>>>> >>>> }
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Device {
>>>> >>>>   Name = LRADrive-2
>>>> >>>>   Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
>>>> >>>>   AlwaysOpen = yes
>>>> >>>>   ArchiveDevice = /dev/nst1
>>>> >>>>   AutoChanger = yes
>>>> >>>>   AutomaticMount = yes
>>>> >>>>   DeviceType = Tape
>>>> >>>>   DriveIndex = 1
>>>> >>>>   LabelMedia = no
>>>> >>>>   MediaType = LTO-6
>>>> >>>>   RandomAccess = no
>>>> >>>>   RemovableMedia = yes
>>>> >>>> }
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Autochanger {
>>>> >>>>   Name = LogRepoAutochanger
>>>> >>>>   ChangerCommand = "/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>>>> >>>>   ChangerDevice = /dev/changer
>>>> >>>>   Device = LRADrive-1
>>>> >>>>   Device = LRADrive-2
>>>> >>>> }
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I know there are some things that could be optimized here for
>>>> >>>> performance, and I'm certainly interested in them, but right now I
>>>> >>>> can't even label my tapes :)
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I suspect it's the long load delay, and I wasn't sure if maybe the
>>>> >>>> drive is searching for some mark or something.  On that note, I tried
>>>> >>>> to do a "rewind" and "weof" using the /dev/st0 device (wasn't sure if
>>>> >>>> nst0 would complain about issuing a rewind), but I would get
>>>> >>>> "Input/Output error" messages from mt on both the rewind and weof
>>>> >>>> commands.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Any advice I could get would be helpful.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Thanks!
>>>> >>>> Andrew
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
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