On Thursday 01 February 2007 21:01, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > 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.
Unfortunately, you aren't the first person to whom this has happened. Bacula version 2.0+ will lock the door on your tape drive, while Bacula is using the drive, providing your tape drive/OS permit it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
