On Thursday 16 November 2006 18:49, Michael Nelson wrote: > I am running Bacula 1.38.11 under CentOS 4.4 with a Quantum SuperLoader3 > LTO-3 changer. I have only one magazine for it so it can hold 8 tapes. I > keep a cleaning tape in slot 8 and rotate backup tapes in slots 1-7. > > My problem is that sometimes bacula goes into this loop and I just don't > know what to do: > > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:28 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:29 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > > Why does it keep doing that, over and over again? > > 16-Nov 09:29 nts-sd: Please mount Volume "MCL376L3" on Storage Device > "Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) for Job nsecure.2006-11-16_09.28.42 > *mount > The defined Storage resources are: > 1: File > 2: Autochanger > Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 > Connecting to Storage daemon Autochanger at 10.10.0.8:9103 ... > 3001 OK mount. Device="Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) > * > 16-Nov 09:29 nts-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 16-Nov 09:29 nts-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 16-Nov 09:29 nts-sd: Please mount Volume "MCL376L3" on Storage Device > "Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) for Job nsecure.2006-11-16_09.28.42 > *umount > The defined Storage resources are: > 1: File > 2: Autochanger > Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 3. > 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 3, drive 0" command. > 3001 Device "Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) unmounted. > *mount > The defined Storage resources are: > 1: File > 2: Autochanger > Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result: nothing loaded. > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result: nothing loaded. > 3905 Device "Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) open but no Bacula volume is mounted. > If this is not a blank tape, try unmounting and remounting the Volume. > > > What the hell does it want from me? I have tried umounting and > remounting, it just goes back into this crazy loop. I tried deleting all > the volumes, erasing all the tapes, doing "label barcode"... it is driving > me NUTS. > > I have 2 sets of 7 LTO-3 tapes. I would like to be able to go over to the > colocation site where the drive is once a week, remove the used tapes and > put in fresh ones, and have bacula continue to back up every night. But > everytime I have to change the tapes it literally takes me DAYS of > screwing with it before it stabilizes again.
You can try five things: 1. Read the autochanger chapter of the manual. Especially about how to change "magazines". 2. Learn how to do "update slots" or "update slots scan 1-7" if you do not have barcodes. 3. Upgrade to 1.39.28 4. Cross your fingers. 5. If the problem occurs again, be *much* more specific about what happened (with complete console and Job report output) and what commands you issued when. Note, in general, if you unmount a drive, remove a volume from an autochanger, then remount the drive, Bacula just is not going to work. The manual explains why -- and Arno as well as others have explained why a number of times on this list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
