On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Dan Langille<d...@langille.org> wrote: > On Fri, August 14, 2009 11:39 am, Dan Langille wrote: >> >> On Fri, August 14, 2009 11:13 am, Dan Langille wrote: >>> Changing the subject, given the change in subject. :) >>> >>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 3:14 pm, John Drescher wrote: >>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:09 PM, John Drescher<dresche...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Dan Langille<d...@langille.org> wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 2:27 pm, Dan Langille wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 1:19 pm, Dan Langille wrote: >>>>>>>> I am setting up a new autochanger / tape drive. I'm trying to run >>>>>>>> btape. >>>>>>>> The basic test works, but I see this message when I start btape: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> mtx-changer [and mtx] both disagree with this: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> $ sudo /etc/bacula/mtx-changer /dev/sg4 loaded 0 /dev/nst0 0 >>>>>>>> AAM240L4 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That is a problem. You don't want the label. You want the slt it >>>>>>> came >>>>>>> from. See >>>>>>> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Autochanger_Resource.html#SECTION0017130000000000000000 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> loaded -- returns number of the slot that is loaded, base 1, >>>>>>> in the drive or 0 if the drive is empty. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Current problem: I can't see how to get this information from the >>>>>>> device. >>>>>>> I'll keep working on it: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 inquiry >>>>>>> Password: >>>>>>> Product Type: Medium Changer >>>>>>> Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM ' >>>>>>> Product ID: 'PX500 ' >>>>>>> Revision: '0033' >>>>>>> Attached Changer: No >>>>>>> [dlangi...@backup01 bacula]$ >>>>>> >>>>>> I think we have a problem: >>>>>> >>>>>> [dlangi...@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 load 3 >>>>>> [dlangi...@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 status >>>>>> Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 38 Slots ( 36 Import/Export ) >>>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Unknown Storage Element >>>>>> Loaded):VolumeTag >>>>>> = >>>>>> AAM240L4 >>>>>> Storage Element 1:Empty >>>>>> Storage Element 2:Empty >>>>>> Storage Element 3 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty >>>>>> Storage Element 4 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=AAM241L4 >>>>>> >>>>>> Should that 'Unknown Storage Element Loaded' be a 3 to indicate the >>>>>> slot >>>>>> it came from? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Here is what my mtx output looks like >>>>> >>>>> dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status >>>>> Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1 >>>>> Import/Export >>>>> ) >>>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 17 Loaded):VolumeTag = >>>>> A00036 >>>>> Data Transfer Element 1:Empty >>>>> Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00030 >>>>> Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag= >>>>> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00058 >>>>> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00053 >>>>> Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00023 >>>>> Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00006 >>>>> Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00007 >>>>> Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00052 >>>>> Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00028 >>>>> Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00020 >>>>> Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00054 >>>>> Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00039 >>>>> Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00048 >>>>> Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00012 >>>>> Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00068 >>>>> Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00069 >>>>> Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag= >>>>> Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00065 >>>>> Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00066 >>>>> Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00067 >>>>> Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00062 >>>>> Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00063 >>>>> Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=A00064 >>>>> Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=A00029 >>>>> >>>>> What version of mtx are you using? >>>>> >>>>> dev6 ~ # equery l mtx >>>>> [ Searching for package 'mtx' in all categories among: ] >>>>> * installed packages >>>>> [I--] [ ] sys-block/mtx-1.2.18 (0) >>>>> >>>>> It looks like I have 1.2.18 >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>> >>>> Ahh. If I manually load a tape using controls on the archive I get the >>>> same. Bacula will pick this up correctly if I update slots in the >>>> console however. >>>> >>>> dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status >>>> Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1 >>>> Import/Export >>>> ) >>>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 17 Loaded):VolumeTag = >>>> A00036 >>>> Data Transfer Element 1:Full (Unknown Storage Element Loaded):VolumeTag >>>> = >>>> A00029 >>>> Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00030 >>>> Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag= >>>> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00058 >>>> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00053 >>>> Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00023 >>>> Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00006 >>>> Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00007 >>>> Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00052 >>>> Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00028 >>>> Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00020 >>>> Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00054 >>>> Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00039 >>>> Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00048 >>>> Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00012 >>>> Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00068 >>>> Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00069 >>>> Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag= >>>> Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00065 >>>> Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00066 >>>> Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00067 >>>> Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00062 >>>> Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00063 >>>> Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=A00064 >>>> Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty:VolumeTag= >>> >>> My status output has reverted to 'Unknown Storage Element Loaded' today. >>> I don't know why. 'update slots' does not affect the situation. This >>> means that 'loaded' does not return the correct value. This renders the >>> autochanger useless. I'd like to know how to get this working. >> >> I had tried the 'update slots' approach. That doesn't fix it. What does >> fix it is getting Bacula to load a tape into the drive. I achieved that >> by running a job. I now see: >> >> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 2 Loaded):VolumeTag = >> AAM241L4 > > I dispute the above now. > > I go with what Alan Brown said: > >> This happens consistently with tapes loaded out of i/o slots and the only >> solution I've found is not to put tapes in them. > > We have 38 slots, 36 of which are labeled IMPORT/EXPORT. Seems I should > change this. I hope it is configurable. > I can tell you that my IMPORT/EXPORT slot does work correctly after a slight modification of the mtx-changer script. Although after I put a tape in it the first time I run update slots bacula says there are 23 slots instead of 24 so it ignores slot 24. I run update slots a second time and all is well.
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