Quoting tomasz dereszynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Glen Vickers wrote: >> Hello all. >> >> >> >> I’m new to the list and having some issues with getting this backup tape >> system running. I decided to use bacula because it has a GUI form on >> webmin making it easier to remotely manage. >> >> >> >> When at console I’m running a test to see if I can’t get this thing to run. >> >> >> >> */sbin/btape -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0* >> >> *Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.* >> >> *btape: butil.c:285 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing.* >> >> *27-Jan 15:48 btape: Fatal Error at device.c:296 because:* >> >> *dev open failed: dev.c:433 Unable to open device "DDS-4" (/dev/nst0): >> ERR=Device or resource busy* >> >> * * >> >> *27-Jan 15:48 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: butil.c:194 Cannot open >> "DDS-4" (/dev/nst0)* >> >> * * >> >> I’m assuming it is probably a driver problem but I’m not sure. When I >> did the straight write test and mounting of the tape drive…. I didn’t >> get any errors. Anyone point me in the right direction to get this >> resolved? > > > > what system is it? > are you sure as device appear as /dev/nst0? > > >
Redhat FC8 the tape drive is a Dell LTO2 drive. After I installed the SCSI drivers for the Adaptec controller I had installed they used nst0 and st0 depending on which you look at. I believe the certance tape is probably the st0 so maybe that is my issue. I'll have to have another look see. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
