On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dan Langille<d...@langille.org> wrote: > > On Fri, August 14, 2009 1:43 pm, John Drescher wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Dan Langille<d...@langille.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, August 14, 2009 12:23 pm, John Drescher wrote: >>>> 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. >>> >>> What did your mtx-changer modification do? >>> >> >> dev6 bacula # cat mtx-changer.patch >> --- mtx-changer.old 2008-05-15 15:32:59.000000000 +0200 >> +++ mtx-changer 2008-05-15 15:13:12.000000000 +0200 >> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ >> # ${MTX} -f $ctl inventory >> ${MTX} -f $ctl status >${TMPFILE} >> rtn=$? >> - cat ${TMPFILE} | grep " Storage Element [0-9]*:.*Full" | awk >> "{print \$3 \$4}" | sed "s/Full *\(:VolumeTag=\)*//" >> + cat ${TMPFILE} | sed "s/ IMPORT\/EXPORT//" | grep " Storage >> Element [0-9]*:.*Full" | awk "{print \$3 \$4}" | sed "s/Full >> *\(:VolumeTag=\)*//" >> # >> # If you have a VXA PacketLoader and the above does not work, try >> # turning it off and enabling the following line. > > That is similar to what I created: > > cat ${TMPFILE} | grep " Storage Element [0-9]*.*:Full" | sed -r 's/[ > ]+Storage Element ([0-9]+)( IMPORT\/EXPORT)?\:Full > \:VolumeTag=(.*)/\1:\3/' > > >> This was added for bacula to recognize the barcode for slots labeled >> IMPORT/EXPORT. I kind of doubt that this is your issue. > > Agreed. It was an issue, fixed with the above. > >> Can you post the output of update slots. And possibly query 15 > > > *update slots > The defined Storage resources are: > 1: File > 2: LTO-4 > Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 > Connecting to Storage daemon LTO-4 at localhost:9103 ... > 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command. > Device "LTO-4" has 38 slots. > Connecting to Storage daemon LTO-4 at localhost:9103 ... > 3306 Issuing autochanger "list" command. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM275L4" updated to reference slot 2. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM242L4" updated to reference slot 3. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM265L4" updated to reference slot 4. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM241L4" updated to reference slot 5. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM243L4" updated to reference slot 6. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM244L4" updated to reference slot 7. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM245L4" updated to reference slot 8. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM246L4" updated to reference slot 9. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM247L4" updated to reference slot 10. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM248L4" updated to reference slot 11. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM249L4" updated to reference slot 12. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM250L4" updated to reference slot 13. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM251L4" updated to reference slot 14. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM252L4" updated to reference slot 15. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM253L4" updated to reference slot 16. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM254L4" updated to reference slot 17. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM255L4" updated to reference slot 18. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM256L4" updated to reference slot 19. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM257L4" updated to reference slot 20. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM258L4" updated to reference slot 21. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM259L4" updated to reference slot 22. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM260L4" updated to reference slot 23. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM261L4" updated to reference slot 24. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM262L4" updated to reference slot 25. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM263L4" updated to reference slot 26. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM264L4" updated to reference slot 27. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM240L4" updated to reference slot 28. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM266L4" updated to reference slot 29. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM267L4" updated to reference slot 30. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM268L4" updated to reference slot 31. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM269L4" updated to reference slot 32. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM270L4" updated to reference slot 33. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM271L4" updated to reference slot 34. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM272L4" updated to reference slot 35. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM273L4" updated to reference slot 36. > Catalog record for Volume "AAM274L4" updated to reference slot 1. > *query > Available queries: > 1: List up to 20 places where a File is saved regardless of the > directory > 2: List where the most recent copies of a file are saved > 3: List last 20 Full Backups for a Client > 4: List all backups for a Client after a specified time > 5: List all backups for a Client > 6: List Volume Attributes for a selected Volume > 7: List Volumes used by selected JobId > 8: List Volumes to Restore All Files > 9: List Pool Attributes for a selected Pool > 10: List total files/bytes by Job > 11: List total files/bytes by Volume > 12: List Files for a selected JobId > 13: List Jobs stored on a selected MediaId > 14: List Jobs stored for a given Volume name > 15: List Volumes Bacula thinks are in changer > 16: List Volumes likely to need replacement from age or errors > Choose a query (1-16): 15 > +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+ > | MediaId | VolumeName | GB | Storage | Slot | Pool | MediaType | > VolStatus | > +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+ > | 35 | AAM274L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 1 | Default | LTO-4 | > Full | > | 39 | AAM275L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 2 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 3 | AAM242L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 3 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 26 | AAM265L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 4 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 38 | AAM241L4 | 0.0005 | LTO-4 | 5 | Default | LTO-4 | > Full | > | 4 | AAM243L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 6 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 5 | AAM244L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 7 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 6 | AAM245L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 8 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 7 | AAM246L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 9 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 8 | AAM247L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 10 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 9 | AAM248L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 11 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 10 | AAM249L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 12 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 11 | AAM250L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 13 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 12 | AAM251L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 14 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 13 | AAM252L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 15 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 14 | AAM253L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 16 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 15 | AAM254L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 17 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 16 | AAM255L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 18 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 17 | AAM256L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 19 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 18 | AAM257L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 20 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 19 | AAM258L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 21 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 20 | AAM259L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 22 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 21 | AAM260L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 23 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 22 | AAM261L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 24 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 23 | AAM262L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 25 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 24 | AAM263L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 26 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 25 | AAM264L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 27 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 37 | AAM240L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 28 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 27 | AAM266L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 29 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 28 | AAM267L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 30 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 29 | AAM268L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 31 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 30 | AAM269L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 32 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 31 | AAM270L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 33 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 32 | AAM271L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 34 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 33 | AAM272L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 35 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > | 34 | AAM273L4 | 0.0001 | LTO-4 | 36 | Default | LTO-4 | > Append | > +---------+------------+---------+---------+------+---------+-----------+-----------+ > > The output looks good. Bacula is correctly recognizing the lablels and putting that into the database correctly..
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