Hi, It just seems to me that SCSI tapes & bacula don't perform well on low-budget SCSI cards... ? I'm also having problems finsihing btape successfully with a DDS2 tape on a tekram dc315U controller, and I'm waiting for a friend sending me an adaptec 2940 controller to see if it happens as well. I'll update the list.
Michael On Nov 14, 2007 10:59 PM, Brad M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The difficult SCSI card was an Adaptec 2130SLP. > > I was using a RAID Array on the card with the tape drive attached. > > The btape fill command is now performing the read back process using the > Adaptec 2940 so I'm quite happy that things are working correctly. > > Now the fun begins... > > ________________________________ > > > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:32:09 -0500 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Btape test command fails > > > > amazing how difficult scsi can be, as mature as it is. i find it very > frustrating. > > what was the difficult scsi adapter again? > > > > -- michael > > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 09:46:34AM -0800, Brad M wrote: > > > A small update: > > > > > > I installed an old Adaptec 2940 and ran the btape test command and it > finished no problem. > > > > > > I then ran the test 4 more times and all is good. > > > > > > Currently I am performing a fill and it seems to be going alright, > although maybe a tad slow. It's only writing at 20MB/s but I can figure that > out later. > > > > > > Thanks again for all your help everyone! > > > > > > Brad. > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:10:33 -0800Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Btape test > command fails > > > > > > > > > Hi again, The only errors that I could pull out were in the > /var/log/messages: Nov 13 12:29:56 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): > READ(06). CDB: 8 0 0 20 0 0Nov 13 12:29:56 quagmire kernel: > (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): NO SENSE ILI (length mismatch): -56320 asc:0,0Nov 13 > 12:29:56 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): No additional sense > informationNov 13 12:30:27 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): READ(06). > CDB: 8 0 0 fc 0 0Nov 13 12:30:27 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): NO > SENSE info:fc00 asc:0,1Nov 13 12:30:27 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): > Filemark detectedNov 13 12:31:22 quagmire kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): > READ(06). CDB: 8 0 0 fc 0 0Nov 13 12:31:22 quagmire kernel: > (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): NO SENSE info:fc00 asc:0,1Nov 13 12:31:22 quagmire > kernel: (sa0:aacp0:0:4:0): Filemark detected These errors were produced from > running: ./btape -c bacula-sd.conf /dev/sa0rewindtest It seems I get the 'NO > SENSE ILI (length mismatch)' and 'No additional sense information' messages > the first time i perform a rewind on the tape from a fresh boot. All other > tape rewinds that I perform do not cause these errors. I am still in the > process of obtaining a different SCSI card to test to see if I have the same > issues. Thanks, Brad. > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:28:16 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Btape test command fails> > > is there anything in dmesg or log files related to scsi when this error > occurs?> > On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 04:21:58PM -0800, Brad M wrote:> > Thanks > for the post Michael.> > > > Unfortunately I am still getting the same > results.> > > > I changed my SCSI card settings so that the ID of the tape > drive was now:> > Initiate Wide Negotiation = No> > Sync Transfer Rate = > 40MB/s> > Packetized = No> > QAS = No> > The tape drive is on the same > channel as the hard drives so I could not disable the BIOS for the channel.> > > > > I did notice something new... I have been doing all my testing via a > SSH connection but saw that every time I ran the btape test command, an > error would be displayed on the server's terminal.> > > > I then ran the > btape test command at the server and this is what I got:> > btape: > btape.c:852 Rewind OK.> > 1000 blocks re-read correctly.(sa0:aacp:0:0:4:0) : > READ(06). CDB: 8 0 0 fc 0 0> > (sa0:aacp:0:0:4:0) : NO SENSE info:fc00 > asc:0,1(sa0:aacp:0:0:4:0) : Filemark detected> > 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> > > > I was not seeing the read, no sense and > filemark messages via my SSH console.> > > > Suggestions?> > > > Thanks!> > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:25:31 -0500> From: [EMAIL > > > > > > > > > > PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: > Re: [Bacula-users] Btape test command fails> > 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)btape: 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? 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