Hi, On 11/17/2006 12:14 AM, Keith Gunderson wrote: > Hello all, I can’t get bacula to autoload tapes in the autochanger. > I’ve read through a few months of the archives, but I can’t sort out my > issue from the previous issues that have been reported.
Hmm, then I suppose you've got to get to know Bacula better first :-) > BTW, I just > started this job and am trying to pick up where the previous admin left > off. An even better reason to really learn about the tool you use :-) > I’ve been able to get through about 5 tapes of full backup by > manually loading and mounting the tapes. That is, the jobs are working > fine, but the jobs are much bigger than the tapes… and bacula won’t > change the tapes itself. Ok, first thing to try: Use the query command and check which volumes Bacula thinks are in the changer (hopefully that query is in your version...). Then: Use the 'Update slots scan' command and see what it reports. > Bacula: 1.38.5 (run as root) > > RHEL4 > > > > > > We have a 11 slot LTO3 changer with no barcodes on the tapes. > > I’ve manually labeled all of the tapes in bconsole (via mtx /dev/sg8 > load 1, then label.) How exactly did your label command look? > My changer.volumes You mean you've got Bacula set up with the "fake autochanger" feature? I would NOT recommend to use that. ... > Giving the mtx –f /dev/sg8 status : ... looks normal. ... > Starting a job: > > > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-dir: Start Backup JobId 537, > Job=data.2006-11-16_16.52.32 > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result: > nothing loaded. > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command. > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result: > nothing loaded. > > 16-Nov 16:52 backup3-sd: Please mount Volume "F06T06" on Storage Device > "drive1" (/dev/nst0) for Job data.2006-11-16_16.52.32 Normal so far, because because it's quite possible that Bacula doesn't know the volme it wants is in the autochanger. ... > I think we have a stock mtx-changer: ... then it's time to fix it, erm, to make it better suit your needs :-) ... especially here: > # Increase the sleep time if you have a slow device > # or remove the sleep and add the following: > # wait_for_drive $device ... I'd usually recommend to use the wait_for_drive function if it works on your system. ... > Any pointers would be appreciated. It will probably really help you if you started with btape, checking your hardware setup, and learning how it works. Once you really need that knowledge there might be people around telling you to get at your data really soon.. Anyway, I suspect you're only missing how to operate Bacula together with an autochanger. The key point is that Bacula needs to know which volumes are in the autochanger. Arno -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
