Martin Simmons wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:50:10 +0100, Erik P Olsen said: >> Maybe I did something really stupid. I ejected an already bacula-mounted >> tape >> and inserted a cleaning cartridge. After the cleaning process was finished I >> reinserted the backup tape. I did it without an unmount/mount cycle. When >> the >> backup run later started the tape was ejected with tape error and it was no >> longer possible to read the tape because bacula claimed that it had no >> volume >> label and that proved to be true when I tried to read the tape. >> >> Why was this proceedue not possible and why was the backup tape overwritten? > > It was overwritten because Bacula remembers the tape's position while it is > bacula-mounted. When you ejected the tape, it was rewound without Bacula > knowing, so the position was different when you reinserted it. > > Normally, when you bacula-mount a tape, Bacula knows that the tape is > positioned at the start, so it winds the taoe forward to the end before > writing the next job.
OK, so I was stupid. > > >> >> Is >> it a bug or did I just do something stupid? > > Do you have AlwaysOpen = yes (the default)in the device config? If so, then I > think the bug is in the OS or tape drive -- it should be impossible to eject > the tape while it is mounted (and open) by Bacula. I have AlwaysOpen = yes but I ejected the tape by pressing the eject button on the tape drive. Thanks for the answer, I've learned a lesson. -- Erik P. Olsen, Civilingeniør, MSc Solsortvej 30, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: +45 38346480, Fax: +45 32106480, Mobil: +45 40765300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
