2009/5/22 John Lockard <jlock...@umich.edu>: > Okay, here's more informational information. :) > > I've attached the logs sections for both jobs. > > For both jobs which required me to mount a tape I had something > like the following happen. > > ---------------------------------------- > 22-May 05:16 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" > command. > 22-May 05:16 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: > nothing loaded. > 22-May 05:16 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 29, > drive 0" command. > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 29, drive 0", > status is OK. > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: Volume "100116L2" previously written, > moving to end of data. > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: Error: Unable to position to end of data on > device "NEO-LTO-0" (/dev/nst0): ERR=dev.c:946 ioctl MTIOCGET erro > r on "NEO-LTO-0" (/dev/nst0). ERR=Input/output error. > If there does not appear to be damage with the tape, I would look into this error. People have these a few times a month on this list. I have not seen this on my side so I have no experience dealing with this. > > > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: Marking Volume "100116L2" in Error in > Catalog. > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 29, > drive 0" command. > 22-May 05:17 tibor-sd JobId 4223: 3995 Bad autochanger "unload slot 29, drive > 0": ERR=Child exited with code 1 > Results=Unloading drive 0 into Storage Element 29...mtx: Request Sense: Long > Report=yes > mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current) > mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request > mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no > mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no > mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 53 > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 02 > mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no > mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no > I believe the drive/changer was still busy when bacula was feeding it commands. I have seen this before. I get a similar error if I try to update slots before the changer is done with inventory.
> > MOVE MEDIUM from Element Address 480 to 60 Failed > ---------------------------------------- > > So, it came across a "bad" tape, puked, tried to unload to slot and > failed. It tried the unload twice (within the same minute) failed > both times, then sat there waiting for me to issue the mount command, > which succeeded. > > Could it be a timing issue? > Yes. Also after bacula hits errors like this I have seen that manual mounts are required most of the time or even worse rebooting the changer and restarting of the bacula-sd daemon. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
