Hi,
18.07.2007 10:10,, Mariusz Czulada wrote::
> Hi again,
>
> I still have problems with my IBM TS3310 library, so again ask for your
> help with this.
>
> I use an IBM xSeries host with CentOS 4.3. DDS-5 internal drive (working
> perfectly), and IBM TS3310 tape library, with two LTO-3 drives connected
> directly (i mean without FC switch) to two QLogic QLA2460 HBA. IBM tape
> drivers taken from IBM site. Catalog is created in PostgreSQL 8.1.5.
> Bacula 2.0.2. Both pg and bacula compiled from sources.
>
>
>
> After btape tests (went 100% OK) I added some suggested options to
> device definition, so now it looks like this:
>
> ...
> Device {
> Name = "Dev:TS3310-drv0"
> Device Type = tape
> Media Type = LTO-3
> Archive Device = /dev/IBMtape0n
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> Block positioning = no; # hint from btape
> Hardware End of Medium = No # hint from btape
> Fast Forward Space File = No # hint from btape
> BSF at EOM = yes # hint from btape
This will only work when you also set Two EOFs at tape end, I think.
Arno
> Autochanger = yes;
> Drive Index = 0;
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = "Dev:TS3310-drv1"
> Device Type = tape
> Media Type = LTO-3
> Archive Device = /dev/IBMtape1n
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> Block positioning = no; # hint from btape
> Hardware End of Medium = No # hint from btape
> Fast Forward Space File = No # hint from btape
> BSF at EOM = yes # hint from btape
> Autochanger = yes;
> Drive Index = 1;
> }
>
> Autochanger {
> Name = "Achg:TS3310"
> Device = "Dev:TS3310-drv0"
> Device = "Dev:TS3310-drv1"
> Changer Device = /dev/sg6
> Changer Command = "/opt/bacula/etc/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
> }
> ...
>
>
> The problem appears when tape is reloaded - SD cannot correctly find end
> of tape and it marks volue as "Error". In attached file there is a part
> of debugged SD log with related elements. The curious case is that it
> not always fails! Sometimes one or two reloads works fine, job is
> appended to the volume, but after first error all further jobs fail to
> append.
>
> Lately, I tested 2.1.22, hoping for some fixes here, but still have same
> problems. I wonder if there is at least a workaround for this, i.e. with
> some additional device options.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Mariusz Czułada
>
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