Bill, thank you for your response. The C2T "Cycle to Tape" jobs are actually
functioning properly. The first job takes longer, and I have one tape drive.
I am using Priority to ensure that the C2T-Data job completes before the
C2T-Archive job. The D2D "Daily to Disk" jobs use a different set of devices.
But, if this could be the root of my problem I will investigate. To complete
the picture, the priority of the C2T-Data job is 10, the C2T-Archive is 11 and
the D2D jobs are 9 except one the D2D-Bacula post backup job which is 99, due
to wanting a clean backup after all jobs are complete.
This is the behavior I am looking for: from the 7.4.6 manual: "Note that only
higher priority jobs will start early. Suppose the director will allow two
concurrent jobs, and that two jobs with priority 10 are running, with two more
in the queue. If a job with priority 5 is added to the queue, it will be run as
soon as one of the running jobs finishes. However, new priority 10 jobs will
not be run until the priority 5 job has finished."
It seems I am limited to only 2 connections to my Storage, but I can’t see
where that is configured improperly.
As a quick rationale
Concurrency:
My DIR allows for up to 20 concurrent
My SD allows for up to 20 concurrent
My FD allows for up to 20 concurrent
My Clients allow for up to 2 concurrent (by schedule will only happen on
Sundays)
My Bacula Client allows for up to 10 concurrent (just in case)
My Storage allows for up to 10 concurrent for each of two types Daily2Disk &
Weekly2Disk and 1 concurrent for Cycle2Tape
Devices:
TapeChanger (Dell TL1000)
- ULT3580 - /dev/nst0 (IBM LTO-7)
FileChanger
- Daily2Disk - Media-Type: Daily
- Weekly2Disk - Media-Type: Weekly
- Monthly2Disk - Media-Type: Monthly
Schedule:
Cycle2Tape begin daily at 6PM #-- Jobs will start first
Daily2Disk begin daily at 7PM #-- Jobs will start second except for Sundays
Daily2Disk-After Backup begin daily at 11:10 PM #-- Jobs will start last
Weekly2Disk begin Sunday at 12PM #-- Jobs will start first
-Run down
934 Back Diff 106,028 537.4 G C2T-Data is running <- Job starts at
6PM with a priority of 10 no other jobs running
935 Back Diff 0 0 C2T-Archive is waiting for higher
priority jobs to finish <- Job starts at 6PM with a priority of 11 Job 934 is
running job 935 waits
936 Back Full 19,943 13.58 G D2D-DC02-Application is running <- Job
starts at 7PM with a priority of 9, starts immediately just what we want.
937 Back Full 0 0 D2D-HRMS-Application is waiting on
Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk" <- Job starts at 7PM with priority of 9, but
hangs, when it should start per concurrency settings and being the same
priority as 936
938 Back Full 0 0 D2D-Fish-Application is waiting on
Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk" <- Job starts at 7PM with priority of 9, but
hangs, when it should start per concurrency settings and being the same
priority as 936 & 937
939 Back Full 0 0 D2D-SPR01-Application is waiting on
Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk" <- Job starts at 7PM with priority of 9, but
hangs, when it should start per concurrency settings and being the same
priority as 936, 937, & 938
Full Details:
/etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
Director {
Name = bacula-dir
DIRport = 9101
QueryFile = "/etc/bacula/query.sql"
WorkingDirectory = "/backup/bacula/spool"
PidDirectory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
Password = "*"
Messages = Daemon
}
###############################################################################
#--- SCHEDULES
Schedule {
Name = "Daily2DiskCycle"
Run = Pool=Pool_Monthly2Disk 1st sun at 19:00
Run = Pool=Pool_Daily2Disk mon-sat at 19:00
Run = Pool=Pool_Weekly2Disk 2nd-5th sun at 19:00
}
Schedule {
Name = "Weekly2DiskCycle"
Run = Pool=Pool_Monthly2Disk 1st sun at 12:00
Run = Pool=Pool_Weekly2Disk sun at 12:00
}
Schedule {
Name = "Days-Diff-MTWHFSU"
Run = Full 1st sat at 19:00
Run = Differential mon-sun at 19:00
}
Schedule {
Name = "LogIT360_Cycle"
Run = Level=Full sat at 6:00
Run = Level=Differential sun at 18:00
Run = Level=Incremental mon at 18:00
Run = Level=Differential tue at 18:00
Run = Level=Incremental wed at 18:00
Run = Level=Differential thu at 18:00
Run = Level=Incremental fri at 18:00
}
# This schedule does the catalog. It starts after the WeeklyCycle
Schedule {
Name = "Daily2DiskCycle-AfterBackup"
Run = Pool=Pool_Monthly2Disk 1st sun at 23:10
Run = Pool=Pool_Daily2Disk mon-sat at 23:10
Run = Pool=Pool_Weekly2Disk 2nd-5th sun at 23:10
}
###############################################################################
#--- DISK STORAGE OPTIONS
Storage {
Name = Storage_Daily2Disk
Address = backup.us.domain.com
SDPort = 9103
Password = "*"
Device = FileChgr
Media Type = DailyDisk
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
Storage {
Name = Storage_Weekly2Disk
Address = backup.us.domain.com
SDPort = 9103
Password = "*"
Device = FileChgr
Media Type = WeeklyDisk
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
Storage {
Name = Storage_Monthly2Disk
Address = backup.us.domain.com
SDPort = 9103
Password = "*"
Device = FileChgr
Media Type = MonthlyDisk
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
###############################################################################
#--- TAPE STORAGE OPTIONS
Storage {
Name = Tape
Address = backup.us.domain.com
SDPort = 9103
Password = "*"
Device = "ULT3580"
Media Type = LTO-7
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
Autochanger = yes
}
###############################################################################
#--- DEFAULT JOB DEFINITIONS
JobDefs {
Name = "Daily2Disk Jobs"
Type = Backup
Level = Full
Schedule = "Daily2DiskCycle"
Messages = Standard
SpoolAttributes = yes
Write Bootstrap = "/backup/bacula/spool/%c-%n-%j.bsr"
Priority = 9
Allow Mixed Priority = yes
}
JobDefs {
Name = "Weekly2Disk Jobs"
Type = Backup
Level = Full
Schedule = "Weekly2DiskCycle"
Messages = Standard
SpoolAttributes = yes
Write Bootstrap = "/backup/bacula/spool/%c-%n-%j.bsr"
Priority = 9
Allow Mixed Priority = yes
}
JobDefs {
Name = "Daily2Disk Bacula Catalog"
Type = Backup
Level = Full
Schedule = "Daily2DiskCycle-AfterBackup"
Messages = Standard
SpoolAttributes = no
Write Bootstrap = "/backup/bacula/spool/%c-%n-%j.bsr"
Priority = 99
}
JobDefs {
Name = "TapeJobs"
Type = Backup
Level = Full
Client = bacula-fd
Storage = Tape
Messages = Standard
SpoolAttributes = yes
Write Bootstrap = "/backup/bacula/spool/%c-%n-%j.bsr"
Priority = 10
Allow Mixed Priority = yes
}
###############################################################################
##--- SAMPLE CLIENT
Client {
Name = sample-fd
Address = 10.1.X.X
FDPort = 9102
Catalog = MyCatalog
Password = "*"
File Retention = 60 days
Job Retention = 6 months
AutoPrune = yes
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 2
}
#-- SERVER JOBS
Job {
Name = "W2D-Sample-System"
Client = sample-fd
JobDefs = "Weekly2Disk Jobs"
FileSet = "Windows-Sample-System"
Pool = Pool_Weekly2Disk
RunScript {
Command = "WBADMIN START SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP -backupTarget:E: -quiet"
RunsWhen = Before
RunsOnClient = yes
}
}
Job {
Name = "D2D-Sample-Application"
Client = sample-fd
JobDefs = "Daily2Disk Jobs"
FileSet = "Windows-Sample-Application"
Pool = Pool_Daily2Disk
}
FileSet {
Name = "Windows-Sample-Application"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
compression = GZIP
}
File = "E:/ShareFiles"
File = "E:/Shares/Share"
File = "C:/Shares/Scans"
}
}
FileSet {
Name = "Windows-Sample-System"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
compression = GZIP
}
File = "E:/WindowsImageBackup"
}
}
/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
Storage {
Name = bacula-sd
SDPort = 9103
WorkingDirectory = "/backup/bacula/spool"
Pid Directory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
}
Autochanger {
Name = FileChgr
Device = DailyDevice, WeeklyDevice, MonthlyDevice
Changer Command = ""
Changer Device = /dev/null
}
Device {
Name = DailyDevice
Media Type = DailyDisk
Archive Device = /backup/bacula/daily
Autochanger = yes;
LabelMedia = yes;
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = yes;
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
Device {
Name = WeeklyDevice
Media Type = WeeklyDisk
Archive Device = /backup/bacula/weekly
Autochanger = yes;
LabelMedia = yes;
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = yes;
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
Device {
Name = MonthlyDevice
Media Type = MonthlyDisk
Archive Device = /backup/bacula/monthly
Autochanger = yes;
LabelMedia = yes;
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = yes;
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
}
Autochanger {
Name = "Dell-TL1000"
Device = ULT3580
Description = "Dell TL1000 (model IBM 3572-TL)"
Changer Device = /dev/sg5
Changer Command = "/usr/local/sbin/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
}
Device {
Name = ULT3580
Description = "IBM ULT3580-HH7"
Media Type = LTO-7
Archive Device = /dev/nst0
Label Media = yes
# Label Type = IBM;
AutomaticMount = yes;
AlwaysOpen = yes;
RemovableMedia = yes;
RandomAccess = no;
AutoChanger = yes;
Changer Device = /dev/sg5
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'"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
}
/etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf
FileDaemon {
Name = bacula-fd
FDport = 9102
WorkingDirectory = /var/spool/bacula
Pid Directory = /var/run
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
Plugin Directory = /usr/lib64/bacula
}
Thanks you again and I hope we can find a resolution 😊
Jim Richardson
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Arlofski [mailto:waa-bac...@revpol.com]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 12:08 AM
To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Job is waiting on Storage
On 07/13/2017 06:50 PM, Jim Richardson wrote:
> I can’t seem to get Bacula to run simultaneous jobs when using the
> same storage device. Can anyone offer advice?
>
>
>
> Running Jobs:
>
> Console connected at 13-Jul-17 19:37
>
> JobId Type Level Files Bytes Name Status
>
> ======================================================================
>
> 934 Back Diff 106,028 537.4 G C2T-Data is running
>
> 935 Back Diff 0 0 C2T-Archive is waiting for higher
> priority jobs to finish
>
> 936 Back Full 19,943 13.58 G D2D-DC02-Application is running
>
> 937 Back Full 0 0 D2D-HRMS-Application is waiting on
> Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk"
>
> 938 Back Full 0 0 D2D-Fish-Application is waiting on
> Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk"
>
> 939 Back Full 0 0 D2D-SPR01-Application is waiting on
> Storage "Storage_Daily2Disk"
Hi Jim,
To me, it looks like your settings are correct regarding MaximumConcurrentjobs
(MCJ)...
What I think is going on here is that jobid 935 is holding everything else up
due to it having a different priority.
Notice that its status is: "waiting for higher priority jobs to finish"
Unless you have set "AllowMixedPriority" in your Job resources, then the other
jobs will wait until this one is finished. Personally, I do not recommend that
this be set, as it causes more confusion than clarity in my opinion.
Just an FYI: The status "is waiting for higher priority jobs to finish", in my
humble opinion is not really 100% correct. It could be that it "is waiting on
LOWER priority jobs to finish", but the same message is printed in both cases.
I think this message could be more specific to the actual case, or made more
generic to say "waiting on jobs of different priorities to finish, and
'AllowMixedPriority' not enabled..." (something like this)
I wonder why though, that jobid 936 (after 935) is listed as running...
Perhaps check its priority to see if it is the same as jobid 934 "C2T-Data"
If you set the "C2T-Archive" job's priority to the same priority as the other
backup jobs, then it will not be held up, and it will not hold up any other
queued jobs.
You can investigate the "AllowMixedPriority" option, but I think it may not do
what you want (exactly).
Another option is to set up some schedules to try to make sure this "Archive"
jobs is run when no other normal backup jobs are running.
Best regards,
Bill
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