>>>>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:28:05 +0200, Andrea Venturoli said: > > Hello. > > This has been brought up several times, but I can only find questions, > not a definite answer. > > I have a LTO-4 tape drive on FreeBSD 7.3/amd64. > > # camcontrol devlist > > <TANDBERG LTO-4 HH W519> at scbus0 target 2 lun 0 (sa0,pass0) > > I can write tapes and restore them, but, after a reboot or after I > unmount the tape, I cannot append to them anymore. This happens with > every tape. > I'm using bacula 5.0.3 and I remember this used to work in the past; > however I cannot remember when it stopped working. > > What bacula says: > > 26-Oct 07:27 golia-sd JobId 16763: Volume "Out001" previously written, > > moving to end of data. > > 26-Oct 07:43 golia-sd JobId 16763: Error: Unable to position to end of data > > on device "LTO-4" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=dev.c:956 ioctl MTEOM error on "LTO-4" > > (/dev/nsa0). ERR=Input/output error. > > 26-Oct 07:43 golia-sd JobId 16763: Marking Volume "Out001" in Error in > > Catalog. > > What I see in the logs: > > Oct 26 07:43:29 xxxxx kernel: (sa0:mpt0:0:2:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status > > Error > > Oct 26 07:43:29 xxxxx kernel: (sa0:mpt0:0:2:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition > > Oct 26 07:43:29 xxxxx kernel: (sa0:mpt0:0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:7fff > > asc:14,0 > > Oct 26 07:43:29 xxxxx kernel: (sa0:mpt0:0:2:0): Recorded entity not found > > Oct 26 07:43:29 xxxxx kernel: (sa0:mpt0:0:2:0): Retries Exhausted > > I can complete all the tape tests with no errors. > > What should I do?
Does the setting of "TWO EOF" in the bacula-sd.conf match what is reported by the drive after you reboot? E.g. mt -f /dev/sa0.ctl geteotmodel __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
