Hi, On 4/25/2007 10:13 PM, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ralf wrote: ... >> >> I´ve always use new sealed cartridges of Tandberg. But in the initial setup >> process I have not rewind the mediums with "mt weof -f /dev/nst0". Is this >> also >> necassary with new cartridges? >> >> Here an example of my problem: >> A weekly marked cartridge was full at 6GB. I have delete the catalog in >> Bacula >> and after I delete the content of the cartridge with the command "mt -f >> /dev/st0 >> erase". Then I label the medium in Bacula again and wrote data to it. Now the >> cartridge is market full at 12,5GB. Perhaps I have a lack of tape geometry? > > Keep in mind doing a weof does NOT rewind the tape -- AFAIK, only a > rewind does this.
Well, above, Ralf stated he used /dev/nst0 for the initial setup, which might result in Bacula starting to write not to the beginning of the tape (I did not check, but I think Bacula rewinds tapes when it labels them). Content deletion is done with /dev/st0, which will rewind the tape after the work is done. So, at least then, there shouldn't be any problems. > As for whether it's necessary? I somewhat doubt it -- > that said, I do it anyway. In this case, at least giving it a whack > would tell you whether or not that is at all related to this problem. Yup. Arno > - -- > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGL7Ztmb+gadEcsb4RAiqTAKC0AxxcYRUAAPc/CzvyS2/ztaEdvwCfRPqA > JbBVv2CI+PaSwvgL276pYE4= > =l3P2 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
