Re: [Bacula-users] [Non-DoD Source] Re: Bacula kills tape drive and auto

Hello Daniel,

You are welcome :-).

I see you are using /dev/sgX and /dev/nstX device names for the autochanger configuration. This is not recommended since they can be modified after server reboots.

Please use /dev/tape/by-id values or even udev rules. Also, I noticed you have a pool configured to use "Storage = HP-Overland". To avoid confusion, I would rename your tape library and tape drive resources:

bacula-sd.conf

Autochanger {
Name = "
HP-Overland-
Autochanger"
Device = HP-Overland
-Drive-0
Changer Command = "/etc/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
Changer Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500110a00093f5f0

}

Device {
Name = HP-Overland
-Drive-0
Drive Index = 0
Media Type = LTO-5
Archive Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500110a00093f5f1-nst
AutomaticMount = yes;
AlwaysOpen = yes;
RemovableMedia = yes;
RandomAccess = no;
AutoChanger = yes;
Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error /dev/sg3'"
}

The Storage definition in bacula-dir.conf, should use

be something like:

Storage {

Name =

HP-Overlan

-TL

Device = HP-Overland-Autochanger

...

Autochanger = yes

}

Then your Tape pool should be configured to use the tape library and not the single drive:

# Tape pool definition
Pool {
Name = Tape
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Volume Retention = 3 years
Storage = HP-Overland-TL

}

Regarding what you mentioned about the migration job, I would recommend you to have the btape tests successfully run and a successful backup job writing to tape before dealing with a migration job.

The "fill" btape test needs a blank tape. You should have it formated before using it with the fill btape test:

mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind

mt -f /dev/nst0 weof

If this does not solve this problem, please let us know the Bacula version you are using.

Best regards,

Ana

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Re: [Bacula-users] [Non-DoD Source] Re: Bacula kills tape drive and autoloader