This is what I have done so far: Added the Minimum Block Size = 262144/Maximum Block Size = 262144 in the Bacula-sd.conf
Erased the tape in the tape drive which was in the Append status and re-labeled it. Now if I run tapeinfo: # tapeinfo -f /dev/sg0 Product Type: Tape Drive Vendor ID: 'IBM ' Product ID: 'ULT3580-TD5 ' Revision: 'B5BF' Attached Changer API: No SerialNumber: '1068007095' MinBlock: 1 MaxBlock: 16777215 SCSI ID: 0 SCSI LUN: 0 Ready: yes BufferedMode: yes Medium Type: 0x58 Density Code: 0x58 BlockSize: 0 DataCompEnabled: yes DataCompCapable: yes DataDeCompEnabled: yes CompType: 0x1 DeCompType: 0x1 Block Position: 2 Partition 0 Remaining Kbytes: -1 Partition 0 Size in Kbytes: -1 ActivePartition: 0 EarlyWarningSize: 0 NumPartitions: 0 MaxPartitions: 1 I don't know why the min/max block size still remains the same and has not changed to the new value? Uthra -----Original Message----- From: Alan Brown [mailto:a...@mssl.ucl.ac.uk] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:34 PM To: John Drescher Cc: Rao, Uthra R. (GSFC-672.0)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]; bacula-users Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] bacula block size On 31/01/12 17:54, John Drescher wrote: > I believe changing the fixed block size requires this. Also remember > that after this change you will not be able to read any tapes that had > the default block size. This is why I still use the default at work. Double check this. I increased block sizes here but am still able to read older tapes. It seems the only caveat for LTO is that any tapes currently in use must be marked USED before changing max block size - ie, the maximum block size must not change in the middle of an open tape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
