On Sunday 15 October 2006 20:08, Michael Brennen wrote: > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > > On Sunday 15 October 2006 17:48, Michael Brennen wrote: > >> > >> I am starting over with a fresh regress checkout and current > >> bacula cvs. I will pay attention to every detail so as to try > >> and duplicate your test conditions. I may have to change the > >> mtx-changer script to enable the tape offline and inventory but > >> will only uncomment what is already there. > > > > OK. This sounds like a good approach. By the way, it is possible > > that the tape offline is causing some crazy timing or wierd state > > in the changer or in the communications between Bacula and the > > changer. It might be wise to look at it in detail too because > > here I have not enabled tape offline. I suppose I should try it, > > but when I get back -- at least got half of my packing done -- a > > real pain when you cannot take much carry-on. > > It has been some months since I enabled the offline, but as I recall > at least the Q47 will not unload a tape that has not first been made > offline. That may be a difference between DDS4 and DLT drives. > > A test just now on the Overland shows that it will unload a tape > without the offline. I tested that just by issuing mtx load and > unload commands. > > The same test on the Q47 shows that it does require the mt offline. > An mtx unload alone will not unload a loaded tape. > > The difference may be whether the changer itself issues an offline > if it thinks a tape is loaded, but adding the mt offline seems > harmless on the Overland though it is not strictly needed. > > I have now run the 2drive-incremental-2tape test a couple of times > without error on the Overland. This was with my standard patch to > mtx-changer for the offline and wait_for_drive. > > I have now also run the same test a couple of times on the Q47 > without error, same patch to mtx-changer. > > Drat... I hate needlessly taking up someone else's time. > > I think the only substantive difference remaining between this set > and my previous tests is that I am using your DDS-4 configuration > unmodified. My drives are not DDS-4, but the DDS-4 label seems to > be strictly descriptive for humans, that is, Bacula does not > semantically understand that as meaning a certain type of tape. > > I will work with this some more on my own to see if I can isolate a > difference in the device configurations that causes the failures. > If I find such I will post it.
Good luck. > > At least we have a reasonable conclusion before you leave. :) > Thanks again, and enjoy your vacation in peace. Thanks. > > -- Michael > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
