Hi, 08.11.2007 15:17,, Win Htin wrote:: > Hi folks, > > Just as I thought I have fixed my problems, I am again stumped with > Volumes being put into Error with "/*Error: Unable to position to end > of data on device*/" messages. > > As previously mentioned in my other post, all the tapes were erased once > over to make sure everything starts cleanly. The tapes were bought brand > new from IBM and some were used previously for my Bacula tests (btape + > actual backups). > > analysing the pattern, I suspect once all the backups are done EOF/EOD > is not written to the tape/volume causing next run(s) to put the tape > into Error and use the next available volume.
Have you set "Two EOF = Yes" in the SD configuration? Seems like setting that, and "BSF at EOM", too, might help you... you'll have to try. Arno > Following is part of the output from btape tests I did earlier. > > 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. > * 17-Oct 09:43 btape JobId 0: Error: block.c:995 Read error on fd=3 at > file:blk 4:0 on device "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0). ERR=Input/output error. * > 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! > > Following is the excerpt of last night's backups. > Job Backup Volume Pool start > finish Status > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > NFSSERVER Full 625AAL AllFulls 23:00:00 > 23:21:40 Appended to > > Volume 625AAL > > APP06 Differential 401AAL AllDifferentials 23:21:42 > 23:25:36 Put 400AAL in > > Error & used > > > 401AAL > 07-Nov 23:22 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload > slot 21, drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:23 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot > 1, drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 1, drive > 0", status is OK. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? > drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", > result is Slot 1. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: Volume "400AAL" previously written, > moving to end of data. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: Error: Unable to position to end of > data on device "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0): ERR= dev.c:1326 read error on > "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0). ERR=Input/output error. > > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: Marking Volume "400AAL" in Error in > Catalog. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload > slot 1, drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:24 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot > 2, drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:25 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 2, drive > 0", status is OK. > 07-Nov 23:25 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? > drive 0" command. > 07-Nov 23:25 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", > result is Slot 2. > 07-Nov 23:25 nfsserver-sd JobId 12: Wrote label to prelabeled Volume > "401AAL" on device "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0) > > > APP07 Differential 401AAL AllDifferentials 23:25:38 23:25:52 > Appended to > > > Volume 401AAL > > APP08 Differentail 401AAL AllDifferentials 23:25:53 23:25:57 > Appended to > > Volume 401AAL > > APP09 Differential 401AAL AllDifferentials 23:25:59 > 23:26:31 Appended to > > > Volume 401AAL > > APP10 Differential 401AAL AllDifferentials 23:26:32 > 23:46:27 Appended to > > Volume 401AAL > > CATALOG Full 627AAL AllFulls 04:00:08 > 04:14:45 Put 625AAL in > > > Error & u sed > > 627AAL > 08-Nov 04:00 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload > slot 2, drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:01 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot > 21, drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:02 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 21, > drive 0", status is OK. > 08-Nov 04:02 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? > drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:02 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", > result is Slot 21. > 08-Nov 04:02 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: Volume "625AAL" previously written, > moving to end of data. > 08-Nov 04:12 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: Error: Unable to position to end of > data on device "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0): ERR= dev.c:1326 read error on > "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0). ERR=Input/output error. > > 08-Nov 04:12 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: Marking Volume "625AAL" in Error in > Catalog. > 08-Nov 04:13 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload > slot 21, drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot > 23, drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 23, > drive 0", status is OK. > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? > drive 0" command. > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", > result is Slot 23. > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: Wrote label to prelabeled Volume > "627AAL" on device "LTO4_1" (/dev/IBMtape0) > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-sd JobId 17: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:02, > Transfer rate = 61.50 M bytes/second > 08-Nov 04:14 nfsserver-dir JobId 17: Bacula nfsserver-dir 2.2.5 > (09Oct07): 08-Nov-2007 04:14:45 > > Is there a certain parameter I need to set for the LTO4 tape drive to > write EOF/EOD after the backups are done? > > Help is much appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Win > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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