Hello, actually we work with Bacula on Sarge with an HP DAT 72 without such problems. I don't know if the 1.36.3 will solve your problem because the 1.36.2-sarge contains backports form the 1.36.3. (see changelog)
IMHO, it seems like you have an external process locking the device. I hope it helps :o) Loïs Daniel Pittman wrote: >I am using Bacula 1.36.2-2sarge1 on Debian/stable, with kernel >2.6.8-2-k7, and I am having real problems with reliability. > >In testing, I have often reached a state where Bacula will lock up >trying to label the tape. Routinely, in fact, and I can't work out why. > >To reproduce it, I can simple do this: > >* erase the previous tape label with mt: >mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind >mt -f /dev/nst0 weof > >* purge Bacula *entirely* from the system >* drop the database completely >* remove any remaining content in the state directory >* reinstall the packages fresh, creating the database >* install my configuration files >* issue this into the bconsole process: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/bacula# bconsole >Connecting to Director anu:9101 >1000 OK: anu-dir Version: 1.36.2 (28 February 2005) >Enter a period to cancel a command. >*umount >Using default Catalog name=MyCatalog DB=bacula >Automatically selected Storage: LTO-2 >3002 Device /dev/nst0 unmounted. >*label >Automatically selected Storage: LTO-2 >Enter new Volume name: Daily01 >Defined Pools: > 1: Default > 2: Daily > 3: Weekly > 4: Monthly >Select the Pool (1-4): 2 >Connecting to Storage daemon LTO-2 at anu.rimspace.net:9103 ... >Sending label command for Volume "Daily01" Slot 0 ... >CatReq Job= UpdateMedia VolName=Daily01 VolJobs=0 VolFiles=1 VolBlocks=0 >VolBytes=0 VolMounts=0 VolErrors=0 VolWrites=0 MaxVolBytes=0 >EndTime=1123676278 VolStatus= Slot=0 relabel=0 InChanger=0 VolReadTime=0 >VolWriteTime=0 > > >...and boom, the system just sits there. The tape drive is not active >at all, the database shows no evidence of life, and Bacula just hangs. > > >Setting the 'LD_ASSUME_KERNEL' stuff up makes no difference, either; >I get the same failure mode with that set for all the Bacula processes. > > >By tape drive (IBM LTO-2) does pass the full btape testing run, >including a two tape test, and does work correctly so far as I can tell. > >Worse, occasionally, and with no obvious differences in my activities, >Bacula will work for a while. I can label a tape correctly, have it do >some trial backups and stuff, and all is good. > >Then, bingo, hangs again. Often, if I purge or delete a test volume >from the database they start, but occasionally it seems to be >unsolicited. > > >So, what should I do? At the moment my options seem to be: >* abandon Bacula and use Amanda, which is hateful but does work > reliably... >* Backport the Debian packages from Debian/unstable (1.36.3-2) to > Debian/stable myself, or find someone who has done so >* Build 1.36.3 (or 1.37.*) myself, from source.[1] > >I would *love* some advice about what could cause this, or how I could >diagnose it better. > >I do know that the 2.6 kernel series, and NPTL, are considered >problematic with Bacula, but I hope that the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL solution >should have eliminated those from the mix... > >Thanks, > Daniel > > >Footnotes: >[1] I actually want the Win32/VSS support from 1.37 some time soon, but > was working with a stable release on the theory that it would be > easier to learn that way... > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO >September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices >Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA >Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf >_______________________________________________ >Bacula-users mailing list >Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
