>> Uwe: if your tape library has a bar code header please use that for your own >> benefit. You can generate your own labels using some online free web >> services. >> The "update slots scan" forces Bacula to insert each tape into your drive in >> order to verify it's content, that's why you will have "Device xxxx is doing >> acquire." status for so long. >> Again, I truly believe this is not an error. Eventually Bacula will scan >> every >> tapes from your slots and you may resume normal operation. >> > Hello Heitor, > > I'm well aware that that the scan will load each tape into the drive, > that's why I usually update only the slots that were changed using the > > "slots=3,5,8" option for instance. > > Bacula definitely does not return to a working state once all the > slots have been scanned, we've had it sitting doing nothing for an > entire weekend blocking all the other backups (the update scan command > usually completes within a couple of minutes depending on the number > of slots being affected). > > I don't really see the advantage in using barcodes (I don't even think > our library supports them ATM) as we've developed a decent workflow > for our offline backups over the years without them. > > I'll look into their usage further, in the meantime it would be nice > if bacula wouldn't lock up for days using the "acquire" dance ;)
Sorry Uwe: now I fully comprehend the situation. Did you try to enable mtx-changer logging / debugging that can be turned on at mtx-changer.conf file? I think it worth a try to set a load_sleep equal to 30 (seconds) for example in the same file as a test. I don't know if it would help to run bacula-sd in debug mode also. Check your cabling and make sure your TL does not have any warnings at its display / console (e.g.: dirty tape). There are some old threads about similar behavior that might enlighten you eventually: http://www.backupcentral.com/phpBB2/two-way-mirrors-of-external-mailing-lists-3/bacula-25/bacula-hang-waiting-for-storage-94383/ If finally you still can reproduce the problem you may post a bug report at: http://bugs.bacula.org/ Regards, =========================================================================== Heitor Medrado de Faria - LPIC-III | ITIL-F | Bacula Systems Certified Administrator II Do you need Bacula training? http://bacula.us/video-classes/ +55 61 8268-4220 Site: http://bacula.us FB: heitor.faria =========================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741911&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
