If I'm not mistaken, tapeinfo is a utility app to assist in setting up the system/tape drive -- it's not meant to be used IN production.
What information are you needing to pull from the drive during production? Erich On Jan 11, 2007, at 1:57 AM, Andreas Lüdtke wrote: > Hi Erich, > > as I wrote in my last mail, I CAN run the tapeinfo.exe and get > results when I stop the > Bacula Storage Service. > > The problem I still have is, that I get an error message in the job > log. So my question > is: do I have to stop the Bacula Storage Service in order to get > the tapeinfo.exe working > WHILE a backup is job is executed? > > I'm just concerned about the fact to stop a Bacula Service in order > to run a backup job > completely (with tape alert check)! > > Andreas > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erich Prinz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:38 PM >> To: Andreas Lüdtke >> Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] tapeinfo under windows >> >> I'm new to the world of Bacula + Tapes so some of this is new and >> fresh for me. >> >> Kill any process that might be accessing the drive - this means >> bacula-sd, bacula-dir, and any OTHER backup software that may be >> running as a service (eg Backup Exec, NT Backup, etc..) wanting to >> connect to the drive. That will clear up the permissions problem for >> you. >> >> Then attempt access to the drive. >> >> I had no luck with Bacula writing to the DAT-72 on the unit I was >> working on, but the DLT you have should work. >> >> Erich >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Andreas Lüdtke wrote: >> >>> Thanks Erich, >>> >>> my windows 2003 SBS doesn't show a tab page named "Tape Symbolic >>> Name" for the DLT drive. >>> Nevertheless, I could run the tapeinfo program in a dos box while >>> the Bacula Storage >>> Service was stopped: >>> >>> D:\Programme\Bacula\bin>tapeinfo -f tape0 >>> Product Type: Tape Drive >>> Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM ' >>> Product ID: 'DLT-V4 ' >>> ... >>> >>> But when I run a job I get still this message: >>> >>> 10-Jan 18:40 pthh-fs-sd: Alert: cannot open SCSI device 'tape0' - >>> Permission denied >>> 10-Jan 18:40 pthh-fs-sd: 3997 Bad alert command: tapeinfo -f tape0 >>> | findstr TapeAlert: >>> ERR=Unknown error. >>> >>> Do I have to stop the Bacula Storage Service before the >>> tapeinfo.exe can work? Obviously I >>> have to restart the service after tapeinfo.exe was executed. >>> If this is true, the documentation should be updated and the setup >>> should reflect this >>> when the default config files are created. >>> >>> Does the stopping/starting of the Bacula Storage Service inside of >>> a running job has any >>> other impact I do not see in the moment? >>> >>> Any help is much appreciated >>> >>> Andreas >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Erich Prinz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:10 PM >>>> To: Andreas Lüdtke >>>> Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] tapeinfo under windows >>>> >>>> Substitute DeviceName for the name the OS gives the drive. >>>> >>>> On a Windows box you'll find it here: >>>> >>>> Computer Manager > Device Manager > Tape Drives > [your branded >>>> model] > Properties >Tape Symbolic Name (this is where you'll find >>>> what the OS calls it) >>>> >>>> and TapeInfo will work just fine for you. >>>> >>>> Erich >>>> >>>> On Jan 10, 2007, at 3:19 AM, Andreas Lüdtke wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to configure the tape alert (Alert Command) for my DLT >>>>> drive under Windows 2003 >>>>> Server. I ran the following command on the command line: >>>>> >>>>> tapeinfo -f DeviceName >>>>> >>>>> the result is always: >>>>> >>>>> cannot open SCSI device 'DeviceName' - No such file or directory >>>>> >>>>> I read in the archive (may 2006) that Robert Nelson has ported the >>>>> mtx package to windows. >>>>> So I assume that this program "should" work under windows, >>>> but what >>>>> is the correct >>>>> DeviceName to use it under windows? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Andreas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -------- >>>>> --- >>>>> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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