Hello,
I am attempting to use Bacula on a backup server and am having trouble with btape test in the append files section. I have read the documentation, searched on Google, and updated the firmware on my SAS card and tape drive. I don't see any particularly helpful log messages on the system. Any thoughts on where I should look to continue troubleshooting this? Could it have something to do with the SCSI driver in the OS?
Configuration is as follows: Debian 8 with Atto H1280 (also tried H644) SAS HBA and HP LTO6 tape drive. More details below.
Thank you.
Best,
Aaron
Output from btape:
=== Append files test ===
This test is essential to Bacula.
I'm going to write one record in file 0,
two records in file 1,
and three records in file 2
btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:478-0 open device "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0): OK
btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:1430-0 Now moving to end of medium.
btape: btape.c:633-0 Moved to end of medium.
We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
Now the important part, I am going to attempt to append to the tape.
btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
Done appending, there should be no I/O errors
Doing Bacula scan of blocks:
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
End of File mark.
2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
End of File mark.
3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
End of File mark.
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
End of File mark.
Total files=5, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
End scanning the tape.
We should be in file 4. I am at file 5. This is NOT correct!!!!The above Bacula scan should have output identical to what follows.
Please double check it ...
=== Sample correct output ===
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
End of File mark.
2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
End of File mark.
3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
End of File mark.
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
End of File mark.
Total files=4, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
=== End sample correct output ===
If the above scan output is not identical to the
sample output, you MUST correct the problem
or Bacula will not be able to write multiple Jobs to
the tape.
bacula-sd.conf (I tried this without the Hardware End of File line; same result):
