Hello,
I suspect that you have mistaken using IBM barcode labels (all LTO
labels are the same format), and ANSI/IBM tape labels.
Barcode labels are physical stickers that are put on a cartridge so that
the barcode scanner in your autochanger can identify the tape name.
Within Bacula itself there exists a function to turn on ANSI/IBM tape
labeling which is something very special that puts generic tape labels
on the tape itself (it is a special label record). Unless you really
know what you are doing and are sharing tapes among several different
backup programs, you should not be using ANSI tape labeling.
Recommendations:
1. Turn off ANSI/IBM tape labeling in your bacula-sd.conf file. If you
never added it, then very likely you have a broken Bacula binary.
2. Delete all the catalog Volumes that you list below.
3. Mount each tape one at a time, and with mt rewind the tape and write
two EOF marks.
4. Redo the label barcodes, and update slots.
5. All should be normal.
Note: ANSI labels are limited to 6 characters. Theoretically the Bacula
code works, but I don't think anyone has used it for over 10 years,
which means there is a high probability that if you really want to use
it you will run into problems.
Best regards,
Kern
On 04/18/2017 04:00 AM, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I must be missing something stupid. I am using IBM barcode labels on LTO7
> tapes. Bacula labeled my media, but I am unable to start backup job due to
> error Fatal error: ansi_label.c:296 ANSI Volume label name "000009L7" longer
> than 6 chars.
>
> BConsole Steps:
> *label barcodes
> *- snip -*
> *update slots
> Device "ULT3580" has 8 slots.
> Catalog record for Volume "000009L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000001L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000008L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000003L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000006L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000005L7" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "CLN002L1" is up to date.
> Catalog record for Volume "000007L7" is up to date.
>
> 17-Apr 20:16 bacula-dir JobId 18: Start Backup JobId 18,
> Job=Backup_TestData.2017-04-17_20.16.03_19
> 17-Apr 20:16 bacula-dir JobId 18: Using Device "ULT3580" to write.
> 17-Apr 20:16 bacula-sd JobId 18: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 3,
> drive 0" command for vol 000009L7.
> 17-Apr 20:16 bacula-sd JobId 18: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1, drive
> 0" command for vol 000009L7.
> 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-sd JobId 18: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 1, drive 0",
> status is OK for vol 000009L7.
> 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-sd JobId 18: Error: 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-sd JobId 18:
> Fatal error: ansi_label.c:296 ANSI Volume label name "000009L7" longer than 6
> chars.
> 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-fd JobId 18: Fatal error: job.c:2484 Bad response from SD
> to Append Data command. Wanted 3000 OK data
> , got len=114 msg="3903 Error append data: ansi_label.c:85 Read error on
> device /dev/nst0 in ANSI label. ERR=Cannot allocate memory "
> 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-sd JobId 18: Marking Volume "000009L7" in Error in
> Catalog.
> 17-Apr 20:17 bacula-sd JobId 18: Fatal error: Job 18 canceled.
>
>
> #-- /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
> Device {
> Name = ULT3580
> Description = "IBM ULT3580-HH7"
> Media Type = LTO-7
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> Label Type = IBM;
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AutoChanger = yes;
> Changer Device = /dev/sg6
> Drive Index = 0
> Spool Directory = /backup/bacula/spool
> Changer Command = "/usr/libexec/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
> # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
> }
>
> #-- /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
> Pool {
> Name = Daily_Tapes
> Pool Type = Backup
> Cleaning Prefix = "CLN"
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Volume Retention = 6 days
> Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
> Label Type = IBM
> }
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim Richardson
>
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