i had somewhat similar problems with btape that i ended up resolving by modifying the configuration of my scsi controller. see this thread:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071030014308.GA31765%40sif.lsd.ornl.gov&forum_name=bacula-users -- michael On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 01:07:13PM -0800, Brad M wrote: > Hi there, I am having some problems trying to get my Tape drive working with > Bacula. I am very new to the world of Bacula as I was only introduced to it > back at the BSDCan 2007 gathering. Basically I am setting up a new file > server and need to backup the data on a daily basis but can't get past the > point of simply testing my drive. When running the btape test command, it > seems that it is able to write to the device but unable to read from it. Here > is the error output: # ./btape -c bacula-sd.conf /dev/sa0Tape block > granularity is 1024 bytes.btape: butil.c:285 Using device: "/dev/sa0" for > writing.btape: btape.c:368 open device "HP_Ultrium" (/dev/sa0): OK*test=== > Write, rewind, and re-read test ===I'm going to write 1000 records and an > EOFthen 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: > btape.c:827 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.btape: btape.c:501 Wrote 1 EOF > to "HP_Ultrium" (/dev/sa0)b tape: btape.c:843 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.btape: btape.c:501 Wrote 1 EOF to "HP_Ultrium" (/dev/sa0)btape: btape.c:501 Wrote 1 EOF to "HP_Ultrium" (/dev/sa0)btape: btape.c:852 Rewind OK.1000 blocks re-read correctly.07-Nov 15:28 btape JobId 0: Error: block.c:995 Read error on fd=3 at file:blk 0:1000 on device "HP_Ultrium" (/dev/sa0). ERR=Operation not permitted.btape: btape.c:864 Read block 1001 failed! ERR=Operation not permitted Here is a copy of my baculad-sd.conf file: Storage { # definition of myself Name = quagmire-sd SDPort = 9103 # Director's port WorkingDirectory = "/usr/local/bacula/bin/working" Pid Directory = "/usr/local/bacula/bin/working" Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20} > Director { Name = quagmire-dir Password = "somthing random"} > Director { Name = quagmire-mon Password = "somthing random" Monitor = yes} > Device { Name = HP_Ultrium Media Type = LTO Archive Device = /dev/sa0 > AutomaticMount = yes; Device Type = Tape AlwaysOpen = yes Removable Media > = yes Random Access = no; AutoChanger = no#FreeBSD Settings Offline On > Unmount = no Hardware End of Medium = no BSF at EOM = yes Backward Space > Record = no Backward Space File = no Fast Forward Space File = no TWO EOF > = yes} > Messages { Name = Standard director = quagmire-dir = all} My software > setup is as follows:FreeBSD 5.5 x86Bacula 2.2.5 (Installed from source)MySQL > 5.0.45 My hardware setup is as follows:CPU - AMD AM2 5600+Motherboard - > Asus M2N-LRSCSI Card - Adaptec 2130SLP (PCIX Ultra320)Tape Drive - HP > StorageWorks Ultrium 448Data Cartridge - HP LTO2 Ultrium 400GB I have been > trying various FreeBSD suggested configuration changes but in the end, I'm > always getting the same error. I manually tar'd 40GB of data to the tape > drive then extracted it back and it worked flawlessly. So I am guessing its a > configuration setting that I either got wrong or am missing.Any help would be > very appreciated. Thanks! Brad. > > (Sorry if this gets posted twice as I had a message awaiting approval but it > disappeared) > _________________________________________________________________ > Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! > http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
