This does seem to be working. I installed the VS160 drivers from the
Quantum site, and WinBacula 2.0.3. Here is some more info with
comments and questions in parens:
My storage Device def:
Device {
Name = VS160 #
Media Type = VS160
Device Type = Tape
Archive Device = Tape0
AutomaticMount = yes # when device opened, read it
AlwaysOpen = yes
RemovableMedia = yes
RandomAccess = no
Alert Command = "tapeinfo -f Tape0 | findstr TapeAlert"
}
(The "Alert Command" doesn't work. The error is:
10-Apr 11:33 kestrel-sd: Alert: cannot open SCSI device 'Tape0' -
Permission denied
10-Apr 11:33 kestrel-sd: 3997 Bad alert command: tapeinfo -f Tape0 |
findstr TapeAlert: ERR=Unknown error.
If I issue the command manually it fails unless I stop the SD first:)
C:\Documents and Settings\jeff.KESTREL>"c:\Program
Files\Bacula\bin"\tapeinfo -f Tape0
cannot open SCSI device 'Tape0' - Permission denied
C:\Documents and Settings\jeff.KESTREL>"c:\Program
Files\Bacula\bin"\tapeinfo -f Tape0
Product Type: Tape Drive
Vendor ID: 'IBM '
Product ID: 'VS160 '
Revision: '2300'
Attached Changer API: No
SerialNumber: 'PHJ5G04594'
MinBlock:2
MaxBlock:16777214
SCSI ID: 0
SCSI LUN: 0
Ready: yes
BufferedMode: yes
Medium Type: 0x90
Density Code: 0x50
BlockSize: 0
DataCompEnabled: yes
DataCompCapable: yes
DataDeCompEnabled: yes
CompType: 0x10
DeCompType: 0x10
Block Position: 7077
ActivePartition: 0
EarlyWarningSize: 0
NumPartitions:0
MaxPartitions:0
C:\Documents and Settings\jeff.KESTREL>
(The docs say something about defining a changer resource for the scsi
generic device to point the Tape Alert command at even on non-changer
systems.. how would this go on Windows?)
(I ran the btape test... Here is the output:)
C:\Program Files\Bacula\bin>tapeinfo -f Tape0
Product Type: Tape Drive
Vendor ID: 'IBM '
Product ID: 'VS160 '
Revision: '2300'
Attached Changer API: No
SerialNumber: 'PHJ5G04594'
MinBlock:2
MaxBlock:16777214
SCSI ID: 0
SCSI LUN: 0
Ready: yes
BufferedMode: yes
Medium Type: 0x90
Density Code: 0x50
BlockSize: 0
DataCompEnabled: yes
DataCompCapable: yes
DataDeCompEnabled: yes
CompType: 0x10
DeCompType: 0x10
BOP: yes
Block Position: 0
ActivePartition: 0
EarlyWarningSize: 0
NumPartitions:0
MaxPartitions:0
(Note that blocksize=0 and compression enabled are the defaults)
C:\Program Files\Bacula\bin>btape -c "\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Applicat
ion Data\Bacula\bacula-sd.conf" Tape0
Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/butil.c:286 Using device: "Tape0" for writing.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:368 open device "VS160" (Tape0): OK
*test
=== Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF
then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
This is an *essential* feature ...
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:825 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:841 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:850 Rewind OK.
1000 blocks re-read correctly.
Got EOF on tape.
1000 blocks re-read correctly.
=== Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
=== Write, rewind, and position test ===
I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF
then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
and position to a few blocks and verify that it is correct.
This is an *essential* feature ...
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:937 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:953 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:962 Rewind OK.
Reposition to file:block 0:4
Block 5 re-read correctly.
Reposition to file:block 0:200
Block 201 re-read correctly.
Reposition to file:block 0:999
Block 1000 re-read correctly.
Reposition to file:block 1:0
Block 1001 re-read correctly.
Reposition to file:block 1:600
Block 1601 re-read correctly.
Reposition to file:block 1:999
Block 2000 re-read correctly.
=== Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
=== Append files test ===
This test is essential to Bacula.
I'm going to write one record in file 0,
two records in file 1,
and three records in file 2
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:368 open device "VS160" (Tape0): OK
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1091 Now moving to end of medium.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:520 Moved to end of medium.
We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
Now the important part, I am going to attempt to append to the tape.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
Done appending, there should be no I/O errors
Doing Bacula scan of blocks:
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
End of File mark.
2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
End of File mark.
3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
End of File mark.
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
End of File mark.
Total files=4, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
End scanning the tape.
We should be in file 4. I am at file 4. This is correct!
The above Bacula scan should have output identical to what follows.
Please double check it ...
=== Sample correct output ===
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
End of File mark.
2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
End of File mark.
3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
End of File mark.
1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
End of File mark.
Total files=4, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
=== End sample correct output ===
If the above scan output is not identical to the
sample output, you MUST correct the problem
or Bacula will not be able to write multiple Jobs to
the tape.
=== Write, backup, and re-read test ===
I'm going to write three records and an EOF
then backup over the EOF and re-read the last record.
Bacula does this after writing the last block on the
tape to verify that the block was written correctly.
This is not an *essential* feature ...
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:704 Wrote first record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:715 Wrote second record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:726 Wrote third record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:742 Backspaced over EOF OK.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:747 Backspace record OK.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:765
Block re-read correct. Test succeeded!
=== End Write, backup, and re-read test ===
=== Forward space files test ===
This test is essential to Bacula.
I'm going to write five files then test forward spacing
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1305 Now forward spacing 1 file.
We should be in file 1. I am at file 1. This is correct!
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1317 Now forward spacing 2 files.
We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:469 Rewound "VS160" (Tape0)
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1330 Now forward spacing 4 files.
We should be in file 4. I am at file 4. This is correct!
btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1348 Now forward spacing 1 more file.
We should be in file 5. I am at file 5. This is correct!
=== End Forward space files test ===
*
{It looks good to me!)
(Finally I ran a couple of backup jobs. using a test pool defined on
this device. They seemed to work fine. Next to test spooling, and
[most interesting to me,] migration!)
Jeff Dickens wrote:
> Has anyone been using tape drives on a Windows-based sd ? I've had to
> remove the tape drive from the system where my director and main
> disk-based sd lives. I have a Windows system handy with a Gigabit
> connection, and it occurred to me this might be a good place to put the
> tape drive.
>
> It's a Quantum VS160 ultra-scsi dlt drive, fwiw. I have a dedicated
> controller card for it too.
>
>
>
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