Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your help!
I looked around in HP's Library and Tape Tools software and couldn't find
anything similar to a "Read Past Filemark" setting - the settings were
limited to disabling the eject button and something else that didn't look
very useful. I'm sure that HP has a this setting buried somewhere, but I'd
expect that one has to call HP support to enable it.
Meanwhile, I installed Bacula 7.4.7 and the test passes in that version. I
think the answer for now is to use version 7.4.7 to get my backup server
running.
Is there any sort of information that would be useful for you from versions
9.0.0 or 9.0.1 (both gave me the same problem)?
Thanks,
Aaron
On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Kern Sibbald <k...@sibbald.com> wrote:
> Hello Jim,
>
> Very interesting! Thanks for telling us.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kern
>
> On 07/20/2017 08:30 PM, Jim Richardson wrote:
>
> Be sure to factory default your tape drive. I had the exact issue with my
> LTO7. The drive was used in a non-linux environment before. My steps to
> factory reset are a pain, but they got me working. Yours may be
> different. Manufacturer dependent.
>
>
>
> # Steps
>
> 1. Install non-RAID HBA
>
> 2. install lin_tape & lin_taped
>
> 3. install ITDT
>
> 4. run full set of tests in ITDT
>
> 5. factory default settings - Specifically the "Read Past Filemark"
> setting MUST BE no
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S7002972&aid=1
>
> 6. remove lin_tape & lin_taped
>
> 7. rmmod st
>
> 8. modprob st
>
> 9. power cycle library
>
> 10. Bacula configuration
>
> 11. btape test
>
>
>
> # tapeinfo -f /dev/nst0
>
> Product Type: Tape Drive
>
> Vendor ID: 'IBM '
>
> Product ID: 'ULT3580-HH7 '
>
> Revision: 'G9Q1'
>
> Attached Changer API: No
>
> SerialNumber: '1097000515'
>
> MinBlock: 1
>
> MaxBlock: 8388608
>
> SCSI ID: 1
>
> SCSI LUN: 0
>
> Ready: yes
>
> BufferedMode: yes
>
> Medium Type: 0x78
>
> Density Code: 0x5c
>
> BlockSize: 0
>
> DataCompEnabled: yes
>
> DataCompCapable: yes
>
> DataDeCompEnabled: yes
>
> CompType: 0xff
>
> DeCompType: 0xff
>
> BOP: yes
>
> Block Position: 0
>
> Partition 0 Remaining Kbytes: -1
>
> Partition 0 Size in Kbytes: -1
>
> ActivePartition: 0
>
> EarlyWarningSize: 0
>
> NumPartitions: 0
>
> MaxPartitions: 3
>
>
>
> # lsscsi -g
>
> [3:0:1:0] tape IBM ULT3580-HH7 G9Q1 /dev/st0 /dev/sg5
>
> [3:0:1:1] mediumx IBM 3572-TL 0071 - /dev/sg6
>
>
>
> Device {
>
> Name = Drive-1 #
>
> Drive Index = 0
>
> Media Type = LTO-7
>
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
>
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
>
> RemovableMedia = yes;
>
> RandomAccess = no;
>
> AutoChanger = yes
>
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Jim Richardson*
>
>
>
> *From:* Aaron Greenblatt [mailto:aaronbgreenbl...@gmail.com
> <aaronbgreenbl...@gmail.com>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 12:15 PM
> *To:* Kern Sibbald <k...@sibbald.com> <k...@sibbald.com>
> *Cc:* bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Bacula-users] Btape Test - Append Files Test
>
>
>
> Hi Kern,
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> I removed the two lines you mentioned and had the same result.
>
> The btape output is below. I'm running Debian 8.8 (kernel 3.16.0-4-amd64).
> I downloaded the Bacula 9.0.1 source from https://sourceforge.net/
> projects/bacula/files/bacula/9.0.1/ and compiled the binaries on my
> machine. The binaries are dynamically linked, so I added
> "/home/agreenblatt/software-bacula/bacula/src/stored/.libs" to
> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/bacula.conf and ran ldconfig. I assume that the warning
> about plugins in /usr/local/lib can be ignored as a result? (Though, now
> that I look, I see the libs are indeed in /usr/local/lib, so perhaps I
> didn't need to make the extra file in ld.so.conf.d.)
>
> Best,
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
> Full btape output:
>
>
> root@tapebackup:/usr/local/bacula/etc# btape -c bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0
> Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
> 20-Jul 03:11 btape JobId 0: Warning: Failed to find any plugins in
> /usr/local/lib
> btape: butil.c:290-0 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing.
> btape: btape.c:478-0 open device "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0): OK
> *test
>
> === Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>
> I'm going to write 10000 records and an EOF
> then write 10000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
> and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
>
> This is an *essential* feature ...
>
> btape: btape.c:1161-0 Wrote 10000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1177-0 Wrote 10000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1219-0 Rewind OK.
> 10000 blocks re-read correctly.
> Got EOF on tape.
> 10000 blocks re-read correctly.
> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>
> btape: btape.c:1286-0 Block position test
> btape: btape.c:1297-0 Rewind OK.
> Reposition to file:block 0:4
> Block 5 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 0:200
> Block 201 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 0:9999
> Block 10000 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:0
> Block 10001 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:600
> Block 10601 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:9999
> Block 20000 re-read correctly.
> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>
>
>
> === Append files test ===
>
> This test is essential to Bacula.
>
> I'm going to write one record in file 0,
> two records in file 1,
> and three records in file 2
>
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:478-0 open device "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0): OK
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1430-0 Now moving to end of medium.
> btape: btape.c:633-0 Moved to end of medium.
> We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
>
> Now the important part, I am going to attempt to append to the tape.
>
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> Done appending, there should be no I/O errors
>
> Doing Bacula scan of blocks:
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
> End of File mark.
> 2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
> End of File mark.
> 3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
> End of File mark.
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
> End of File mark.
> Total files=5, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
> End scanning the tape.
> We should be in file 4. I am at file 5. This is NOT correct!!!!
>
> The above Bacula scan should have output identical to what follows.
> Please double check it ...
> === Sample correct output ===
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
> End of File mark.
> 2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
> End of File mark.
> 3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
> End of File mark.
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
> End of File mark.
> Total files=4, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
> === End sample correct output ===
>
> If the above scan output is not identical to the
> sample output, you MUST correct the problem
> or Bacula will not be able to write multiple Jobs to
> the tape.
>
>
>
> === Forward space files test ===
>
> This test is essential to Bacula.
>
> I'm going to write five files then test forward spacing
>
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1644-0 Now forward spacing 1 file.
> We should be in file 1. I am at file 1. This is correct!
> btape: btape.c:1656-0 Now forward spacing 2 files.
> We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1669-0 Now forward spacing 4 files.
> We should be in file 4. I am at file 4. This is correct!
>
> btape: btape.c:1687-0 Now forward spacing 1 more file.
> We should be in file 5. I am at file 5. This is correct!
>
> === End Forward space files test ===
>
> *
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:01 AM, Kern Sibbald <k...@sibbald.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Please take out the:
>
> Hardware End of File = no
>
> and
>
> Device Type = Tape
>
> then try the test again. If it fails please post the btape output, the OS
> you are running, the Bacula version, and where you got the binaries.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kern
>
>
>
>
>
> On 07/20/2017 05:42 PM, Aaron Greenblatt wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am attempting to use Bacula on a backup server and am having trouble
> with btape test in the append files section. I have read the documentation,
> searched on Google, and updated the firmware on my SAS card and tape drive.
> I don't see any particularly helpful log messages on the system. Any
> thoughts on where I should look to continue troubleshooting this? Could it
> have something to do with the SCSI driver in the OS?
>
> Configuration is as follows: Debian 8 with Atto H1280 (also tried H644)
> SAS HBA and HP LTO6 tape drive. More details below.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
> Output from btape:
> === Append files test ===
>
> This test is essential to Bacula.
>
> I'm going to write one record in file 0,
> two records in file 1,
> and three records in file 2
>
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:478-0 open device "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0): OK
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1430-0 Now moving to end of medium.
> btape: btape.c:633-0 Moved to end of medium.
> We should be in file 3. I am at file 3. This is correct!
>
> Now the important part, I am going to attempt to append to the tape.
>
> btape: btape.c:1917-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1919-0 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:612-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:582-0 Rewound "LTO-6" (/dev/nst0)
> Done appending, there should be no I/O errors
>
> Doing Bacula scan of blocks:
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
> End of File mark.
> 2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
> End of File mark.
> 3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
> End of File mark.
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
> End of File mark.
> Total files=5, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
> End scanning the tape.
> *We should be in file 4. I am at file 5. This is NOT correct!!!!*
>
> The above Bacula scan should have output identical to what follows.
> Please double check it ...
> === Sample correct output ===
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 1
> End of File mark.
> 2 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 2
> End of File mark.
> 3 blocks of 64448 bytes in file 3
> End of File mark.
> 1 block of 64448 bytes in file 4
> End of File mark.
> Total files=4, blocks=7, bytes = 451,136
> === End sample correct output ===
>
> If the above scan output is not identical to the
> sample output, you MUST correct the problem
> or Bacula will not be able to write multiple Jobs to
> the tape.
>
>
> bacula-sd.conf (I tried this without the Hardware End of File line; same
> result):
>
> Device {
> Name = LTO-6
> Media Type = LTO-6
> Device Type = Tape
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> Maximum File Size = 5GB
> Hardware End of File = no
> }
>
>
>
> tapeinfo -f /dev/sg8
>
> Product Type: Tape Drive
> Vendor ID: 'HP '
> Product ID: 'Ultrium 6-SCSI '
> Revision: '35GD'
> Attached Changer API: No
> SerialNumber: 'HUJ4321BY1'
> MinBlock: 1
> MaxBlock: 16777215
> SCSI ID: 0
> SCSI LUN: 0
> Ready: yes
> BufferedMode: yes
> Medium Type: Not Loaded
> Density Code: 0x5a
> BlockSize: 0
> DataCompEnabled: yes
> DataCompCapable: yes
> DataDeCompEnabled: yes
> CompType: 0x1
> DeCompType: 0x1
> BOP: yes
> Block Position: 0
> ActivePartition: 0
> EarlyWarningSize: 0
> NumPartitions: 0
> MaxPartitions: 3
>
>
>
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