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Re: [Networker] Spurious device cleaned emails

2013-05-14 14:03:44
Subject: Re: [Networker] Spurious device cleaned emails
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT newtech DOT fi>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 20:58:21 +0300
On Tuesday 14 May 2013 17:15:57 Lars Hecking wrote:
>  I'm getting an email every five minutes that the networker server's device
>  has been cleaned, i.e. the tape device. These emails persist through a
>  networker restart and even a reboot. Any ideas what could be causing this?
> 
>  This is Networker 7.6.5.0.Build.1160 on Linux x86_64. The jukebox is a
>  Quantum Superloader with 16 slots, and the cleaning tape lives in slot 16.
>  The display panel doesn't give me any indication that the tape has in fact
>  been cleaned.
> 
> 42506 05/14/13 16:33:18  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd media info: 
> Jukebox `[email protected]' Hardware status of jukebox '[email protected]' is 'ready' 
> 12363 05/14/13 16:34:37  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd [Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', operation 1]. Initiated operation `Clean device /dev/nst0 
> using cleaning slot 16'. 
> 67985 05/14/13 16:34:38  2 0 0 3923732224 5361 0 server nsrmmgd Loading 
> volume `Cleaning Tape (50 uses left) ' from slot `16' into device 
> `/dev/nst0'. 
> 0 05/14/13 16:34:39  2 0 0 3923732224 5361 0 server nsrmmgd lcpd 1 at host 
> server reported error 'Jukebox `[email protected]', command operation `LOAD', 
> command ID 12, slot `S:000271' is inaccessible.' for th
> e command `4'. 
> 7224 05/14/13 16:34:39  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd [Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', operation # 1]. Jukebox `[email protected]', command operation 
> `LOAD', command ID 12, slot `S:000271' is inaccessible. 
> 4690 05/14/13 16:34:39  2 0 0 3923732224 5361 0 server nsrmmgd Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', command operation `LOAD', command ID 12, slot `S:000271' is 
> inaccessible. 
> 7224 05/14/13 16:34:39  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd [Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', operation # 1]. Jukebox `[email protected]', command operation 
> `LOAD', command ID 12, slot `S:000271' is inaccessible. 
> 42506 05/14/13 16:34:39  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd device cleaned 
> notice: Jukebox `[email protected]' Device `/dev/nst0' in jukebox `[email protected]' 
> cleaned at `Tue May 14 16:34:39 GMT+0100 2013'. 
> 12361 05/14/13 16:34:42  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd [Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', operation # 1]. Finished with status: retryable 
> 12363 05/14/13 16:39:38  2 0 0 340272896 5222 0 server nsrd [Jukebox 
> `[email protected]', operation 2]. Initiated operation `Clean device /dev/nst0 
> using cleaning slot 16'. 
> 67985 05/14/13 16:39:40  2 0 0 3923732224 5361 0 server nsrmmgd Loading 
> volume `Cleaning Tape (50 uses left) ' from slot `16' into device 
> `/dev/nst0'. 
> 

Could be that the box has been told to do the cleaning and itself grabbed the 
cleaning slot + tape. Now Networker cannot access the slot and cleaning never 
happens?
Disable cleaning from the jukebox settings in that case.

Best
Dag

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