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Ryan Novosielski wrote:
> Andreas Helmcke wrote:
>> On 08.06.2007 16:20, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
>>> Marc Levy wrote:
>>>> Ryan Novosielski <novosirj <at> umdnj.edu> writes:
>>>>> Ralf Gross wrote:
>>>>>> Ryan Novosielski schrieb:
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>>>>>>> Ralf Gross wrote:
>>>>>>>> Ryan Novosielski schrieb:
>>>>>>>>> Could someone tell me where I'm going wrong here? Here is my line that
>>>>>>>>> I've added to the config files, stolen directly from those who know
>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>> they're doing:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Alert Command = "sh -c '/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error %c'"
>>>>>>>> Try something like this:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error %c'"
>>>>>>> I'll certainly give it a shot, but doesn't it look like the %c is never
>>>>>>> getting expanded to anything? Does anyone know where in the manual these
>>>>>>> % variables are discussed?
>>>>>> It's in 'CHAPTER 28. AUTOCHANGER SUPPORT'
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>> %c = changer device name
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course you can use the device path instead of %c.
>>>>> I don't have an autochanger. Would that mean I'd have to type the path
>>>>> in manually, or use a different variable?
>>>>>
>>>> You've got to solutions:
>>>> 1/ The answer is in the manual too:
>>>> 'Chapter 14: Alert Command' (bottom of page 228 of bacula.pdf v2.0.3):
>>>> "you will need to specify a Changer Device directive in your Device
>>>> resource
>>>> (...) so that the generic SCSI device name can be edited into the command
>>>> (with
>>>> the %c)."
>>>> 2/ The second one, more elegant, as you do not have to define a
>>>> ChangerDevice=
>>>> directive for a device that is not an autochanger, is to modify the
>>>> AlertCommand= and replace the '%c' with '%a' that is the subtitution for
>>>> the
>>>> archive device name (as stated in the manual (chapter 28.5 bottom of page
>>>> 409
>>>> and other places as well). This way Bacula will substitute '%a' with the
>>>> actual
>>>> value of the ArchiveDevice= directive in your SD.conf file before it is
>>>> sent to
>>>> the OS for execution.
>> I dare say - without having checked this version, but fought with Alert
>> Command for a while - that this wont work.
>
>> When bacula is executing the Alert Command the storage daemon is using
>> the tape and thus preventing the smartcl to access the tape device.
>
>> So you are either back to solution number 1 (having to add a changer
>> device when not having an autochanger) or you have to replace the %c
>> with the name of the generic scsi-device of the tape drive (using linux
>> the name is something like /dev/sg4)
>
> I'm not 100% sure on this, but I do not believe Solaris uses companion
> generic device names in addition to the standard tape drive names. If it
> does, I've never come across them (unless we're talking about those
> crazy [EMAIL PROTECTED],4, etc. device names that hang out under /dev
> someplace).
> I suppose I will find out soon enough whether Solaris' handling of
> drives allows for this sort of thing or not.
Well, it looks like we were both right. Unfortunately, I don't know
where that takes me. If you look at the following manpage for scsitape:
The first argument, given following -f , is the SCSI generic device
corresponding to your tape drive. Consult your operating system's
documentation for more information (for example, under Linux these are
generally /dev/sg0 through /dev/sg15, under FreeBSD these are /dev/pass0
through /dev/passX. Under Solaris this is usually the same as your tape
drive (Solaris has a SCSI passthrough ioctl). You can set the STAPE or
TAPE environment variable rather than use -f.
...however, if I do try to use %a for the archive device, I do get a
busy error:
09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: smartctl version 5.36
[sparc-sun-solaris2.8] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert:
09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: Alert: Smartctl open device: /dev/rmt/0cbn
failed: Device busy
09-Jun 20:52 helios-sd: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c
'/opt/csw/sbin/smartctl -H -l error /dev/rmt/0cbn': ERR=Child exited
with code 2.
...I tried /dev/rmt/0 too for good measure. No dice. I wonder if this is
also a problem caused by this process running at an odd place in the
job. It appears as if Blastwave has upgraded to 2.0.3 -- I guess I can
find out.
Incidentally, the out-of-place running of RunAfterJob (before
despooling) -- which part would I upgrade to test the effects? The
director? The storage?
>> By the way:
>> I would recommend to use this form *especially* when using multidrive
>> autochangers or you will only ask the changer for its status while
>> asking the tape gives more and more useful information.
>
> Not 100% sure what you mean in this case. I don't have an autochanger,
> so this doesn't much matter to me, but I'm curious how this alleviates
> the problem you were talking about, as it seems to me you can only
> specify one Changer Device, so you'd still only be able to ask about one
> drive (or the changer itself).
>
>>> Thanks for the ideas -- I should have looked there in the manual, but I
>>> didn't expect the "Alert Command" to have such an elaborate description
>>> in the manual -- I suppose that will teach me to underestimate it. ;)
>>>
>>> Thanks to all of those that responded -- hopefully this will make things
>>> a little easier, too, for those that search the list archives for an answer.
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