Note: my answers Are rushed.
On Nov 25, 2012, at 3:43 AM, Manu S <manupk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Please find the details inline
>
> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Dan Langille <d...@langille.org> wrote:
> On Nov 24, 2012, at 1:50 AM, Manu S <manupk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am facing one issue in bacula, backup keep failing. Please find the status
>> of director.
>>
>> * status dir
>> Running Jobs:
>> Console connected at 24-Nov-12 12:13
>> JobId Level Name Status
>> ======================================================================
>> 511 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-13_23.10.00_12 is waiting execution
>
> Some jobs have been waiting for two months.
>
> Can I kill that old jobs?
Yes, you can. Use the cancel command.
>
>
>
> What versions of SD & Dir? (more questions below).
>
> Version: 5.0.3
After fixing this situation, consider upgrading the Director & [all] SD to the
letter version.
>
>
>> 512 Differe BackupClient1.2012-10-14_23.05.00_13 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 513 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-14_23.10.00_14 is waiting execution
>> 514 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-15_23.05.00_15 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 515 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-15_23.10.00_16 is waiting execution
>> 516 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-16_23.05.00_17 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 517 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-16_23.10.00_18 is waiting execution
>> 518 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-17_23.05.00_20 is waitingg on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 519 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-17_23.10.00_21 is waiting execution
>> 520 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-18_23.05.00_22 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 521 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-18_23.10.00_23 is waiting execution
>> 522 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-19_23.05.00_24 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>> 523 Full BackupCatalog.2012-10-19_23.10.00_25 is waiting execution
>> 524 Increme Panasas.2012-10-20_18.00.00_26 is waiting on max Storage jobs
>> 525 Increme BackupClient1.2012-10-20_23.05.00_27 is waiting on max
>> Storage jobs
>
> What does status storage for this SD report?
>
> Device status:
> Autochanger "TL2" with devices:
> "Drive-3" (/dev/IBMtape1)
> "Drive-4" (/dev/IBMtape0)
> Device "Drive-3" (/dev/IBMtape1) is not open.
> Device is BLOCKED. User unmounted.
This is important. An unmount ommnd was issued. This orients Bacula from using
the drive until a mount comman is issued.
> Drive 0 is not loaded.
> Configured device capabilities:
> EOF BSR BSF FSR FSF EOM REM RACCESS AUTOMOUNT !LABEL !ANONVOLS ALWAYSOPEN
> Device state:
> !OPENED TAPE !LABEL !MALLOC !APPEND !READ !EOT !WEOT !EOF !NEXTVOL !SHORT
> !MOUNTED
> num_writers=0 reserved=0 block=1
>
> Device parameters:
> Archive name: /dev/IBMtape1 Device name: Drive-3
> File=0 block=0
> Min block=0 Max block=0
> Device "Drive-4" (/dev/IBMtape0) is not open.
> Device is BLOCKED waiting to create a volume for:
> Pool: dailybackup
> Media type: LTO5
> Drive 1 is not loaded.
This too.
The system is waiting for a tape from the dailybackup pool. And it seems you
need to label a new tape. This should get jobs running again.
> Configured device capabilities:
> EOF BSR BSF FSR FSF EOM REM RACCESS AUTOMOUNT !LABEL !ANONVOLS ALWAYSOPEN
> Device state:
> !OPENED TAPE !LABEL !MALLOC !APPEND !READ !EOT !WEOT !EOF !NEXTVOL !SHORT
> !MOUNTED
> num_writers=0 reserved=1 block=2
>
> Device parameters:
> Archive name: /dev/IBMtape0 Device name: Drive-4
> File=0 block=0
> Min block=0 Max block=0
>
>
>>
>> We are using tape libraries for storing the backup. Appreciate your thoughts
>> for the same for troubleshooting this issue.
>
>
> It looks very similar to stalled situations I see on my own tape Library.
>
> Have you tried issuing a mount command for this SD?
>
> I am very new to tape libraries. May I know how to check the backed up files
> in tapes and delete unwanted files?
You can't delete files on tapes [also known as Volumes]. But you can Prune
them, then recycle them so they get reused. That is a bigger topic.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Manu S
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single
>> web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware,
>> SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial.
>> Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications!
>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bacula-users mailing list
>> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single
web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware,
SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial.
Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications!
http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
