Hello, On Tuesday 22 November 2005 10:11, __DireWolf wrote: > >From reading a few of the archives, getting an IDE Tape drive working in > > bacula is a real nightmare. > > Welcome to my Nightmare ;)
Yea, I have been through this before. It wasn't easy. Good luck ... > > Sorry if this looks like too much info but I always see flames about not > including enough detail to help troubleshoot. Hey, didn't anyone tell you that we don't flame on this list? Well, maybe once or twice in 5 years :-) I'm pleased to see you following the suggestions. It really helps. See the end of your email for a suggestion ... > > Anyway, I've started off at the "Testing Your Tape Drive With Bacula" page > here: http://bacula.org/dev-manual/Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html > > I first looked for my drive > > =============================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# dmesg | grep TAPE > hdc: Seagate STT8000A, ATAPI TAPE drive > =============================================== > > Then loaded the ide-scsi driver > > =============================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /sbin/modprobe ide-scsi > =============================================== > > Made sure it worked > > =============================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 status > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x45 (QIC-3095-MC (TR-4)). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > ================================================ > > Ok, I'm ready to start test number one > > ================================================= > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 erase > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# tar cvf /dev/nst0 . > ./ > ./install.log > ./.bashrc > ./.bash_profile > ./.gnupg/ > ./.gnupg/secring.gpg > ./.gnupg/trustdb.gpg > ./.gnupg/pubring.gpg~ > ./.gnupg/pubring.gpg > ./.gnupg/gpg.conf > ./.cpan/ > ./.cpan/sources/ > ./.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY > ./.mysql_history > ./.bash_logout > ./.cshrc > ./.bash_history > ./.tcshrc > ./anaconda-ks.cfg > ./install.log.syslog > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# tar tvf /dev/nst0 > drwxr-x--- root/root 0 2005-11-19 20:05:45 ./ > -rw-r--r-- root/root 13431 2005-05-30 17:47:26 ./install.log > -rw-r--r-- root/root 176 2005-02-22 03:22:18 ./.bashrc > -rw-r--r-- root/root 191 2005-02-22 03:22:18 ./.bash_profile > drwx------ root/root 0 2005-11-21 23:29:40 ./.gnupg/ > -rw------- root/root 0 2005-05-30 17:46:09 ./.gnupg/secring.gpg > -rw------- root/root 1200 2005-08-01 21:24:12 ./.gnupg/trustdb.gpg > -rw------- root/root 4010 2005-06-08 23:41:41 ./.gnupg/pubring.gpg~ > -rw------- root/root 5263 2005-07-19 13:26:17 ./.gnupg/pubring.gpg > -rw------- root/root 8075 2005-05-30 17:46:09 ./.gnupg/gpg.conf > drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2005-11-19 20:05:45 ./.cpan/ > drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2005-11-19 20:06:00 ./.cpan/sources/ > -rw-r--r-- root/root 147970 2005-11-19 20:06:00 > ./.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY -rw------- root/root 0 2005-06-02 > 19:34:04 ./.mysql_history -rw-r--r-- root/root 24 2005-02-22 > 03:22:18 ./.bash_logout > -rw-r--r-- root/root 100 2005-02-22 03:22:18 ./.cshrc > -rw------- root/root 3506 2005-11-20 21:39:53 ./.bash_history > -rw-r--r-- root/root 102 2005-02-22 03:22:18 ./.tcshrc > -rw-r--r-- root/root 1050 2005-05-30 17:47:27 ./anaconda-ks.cfg > -rw-r--r-- root/root 3281 2005-05-30 17:46:09 ./install.log.syslog > ======================================================= > > So far so good. > > In bacula-dir.conf I placed > > ======================================================= > Storage { > Name = Tarvan > Address = localhost > SDPort = 9103 > Password = > Device = /dev/nst0 > Media Type = Tarvan > } > ==================================================== > > and in bacula-sd.conf I placed this (based on the OnStream tape drive > > ==================================================== > Device { > Name = Tarvan > Description = "Tarvan drive on Linux" > Media Type = Tarvan-4 > Archive Device = /dev/nst0 > AutomaticMount = yes; AlwaysOpen = yes > Offline On Unmount = no > Fast Forward Space File = no #inserted this after test error > # The min/max blocksizes of 32768 are *required* > Minimum Block Size = 32768 > Maximum Block Size = 32768 > } > ======================================================== > > Ok now to test it out > > ======================================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/sbin/btape -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0 > Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes. > btape: butil.c:258 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing. > btape: btape.c:335 open_dev /dev/nst0 OK > *test > > === Write, rewind, and re-read test === > > I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF > then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind, > and re-read the data to verify that it is correct. > > This is an *essential* feature ... > > btape: btape.c:786 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:802 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:811 Rewind OK. > 1000 blocks re-read correctly. > Got EOF on tape. > 1000 blocks re-read correctly. > === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test === > > > === Write, rewind, and position test === > > I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF > then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind, > and position to a few blocks and verify that it is correct. > > This is an *essential* feature ... > > btape: btape.c:898 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:914 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:923 Rewind OK. > Reposition to file:block 0:4 > 22-Nov 18:34 btape: btape Error: block.c:264 Volume data error at 0:4! > Wanted ID > > : "BB02", got "". Buffer discarded. > > btape: btape.c:979 Read block 5 failed! file=0 blk=4. ERR=Input/output > error > > btape: btape.c:989 This may be because the tape drive block size is not > set to variable blocking as normally used by Bacula. > Please see the Tape Testing chapter in the manual and > look for using mt with defblksize and setoptions > If your tape drive block size is correct, then perhaps > your SCSI driver is *really* stupid and does not > correctly report the file:block after a FSF. In this > case try setting: > Fast Forward Space File = no > in your Device resource. > ===================================================================== > > Yeek! > > I have NFI about block size so I thought I would just throw in Fast > Forward Space File = no as it suggested. > > I ran the test again > > ====================================================================== > === Write, rewind, and re-read test === > > I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF > then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind, > and re-read the data to verify that it is correct. > > This is an *essential* feature ... > > btape: btape.c:786 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:802 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:811 Rewind OK. > 1000 blocks re-read correctly. > Got EOF on tape. > 1000 blocks re-read correctly. > === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test === > > > === Write, rewind, and position test === > > I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF > then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind, > and position to a few blocks and verify that it is correct. > > This is an *essential* feature ... > > btape: btape.c:898 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:914 Wrote 1000 blocks of 32668 bytes. > btape: btape.c:465 Wrote 1 EOF to /dev/nst0 > btape: btape.c:923 Rewind OK. > Reposition to file:block 0:4 > btape: btape.c:979 Read block 5 failed! file=0 blk=4. ERR=Input/output > error > > btape: btape.c:989 This may be because the tape drive block size is not > set to variable blocking as normally used by Bacula. > Please see the Tape Testing chapter in the manual and > look for using mt with defblksize and setoptions > If your tape drive block size is correct, then perhaps > your SCSI driver is *really* stupid and does not > correctly report the file:block after a FSF. In this > case try setting: > Fast Forward Space File = no > in your Device resource. > ================================================================= > > Ok, I guess I really do need to do something about the block size. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction from here?? As you said yourself, these IDE drives are a nightmare ... see my comments on the Travan drive about a week ago, or was my email to you? I am assuming that you told your tape drive what the block size is -- as the btape message suggests. If not, that is the first thing to do. Anyway, after that my best guess is that the driver may not be keeping track of the tape position correctly. You might try setting: Use mtiocget = no Please check the name of the directive -- I might have a silly typo in what I wrote. Another thing to do is to set debug say -d100 or -d200 on the command line. This will give you a lot more information about what is going on inside Bacula's tape handler. -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
