On Wednesday 26 October 2005 14:03, Frank Matthieß @Bacula ML wrote:
> Arno Lehmann schrieb am 26.10.2005 09:36:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On 26.10.2005 09:06, Frank Matthieß @Bacula ML wrote:
> >> Hello *,
> >>
> >>
> >> if i get the storage status, i saw the messages in the attachment
> >> bacula-status.log.
> >>
> >> What does "Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media." mean in
> >> detail?
I would recommend that you setup a "dummy" Bacula on another machine and run
through the "Brief Tutorial" chapter of the manual. It may not provide all
your answers, but it should give you a good idea what the above message means
in detail.
The interaction with retention and recycling is a bit more complex, but also
explained in the manual in several chapters with examples ...
> >
> > That means that the device needs a volume to append data to. In other
> > words, whatever is loaded is now full.
>
> This seems wrong, because the tape reuse is 7 days, so this tape should
> be logical empty every tuesday. Do i misunderstood the "Volume
> Retention = 7 days" and "Recycle = yes"?
>
> > Usually, you would also get a mail to the operator email account you
> > specified.
>
> I get this mail. But i don't understand the behaviour of bacula ;-), so
> the problem sits in front of the monitor.
>
> The storage definiton for the used ait tape is:
>
> Device {
> Name = SDX-500V
> Media Type = SDX-500V
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> LabelMedia = yes;
> Random Access = no;
> AutomaticMount = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> }
>
> Do i have the problem here, or is it correct?
>
> Frank Matthieß
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