lsscsi -L This will list your auto changer
mtx -f /dev/sgx status This will list all of the tapes in your auto changer.
root@nas:~# mtx -f /dev/sg1 status
Storage Changer /dev/sg1:1 Drives, 16 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Empty
Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=131000
Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=131001
Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=131002
Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=131003
root@nas:~# lsscsi -L
[5:0:0:0] tape QUANTUM ULTRIUM 5 3210 /dev/st0
device_blocked=0
iocounterbits=32
iodone_cnt=0x11
ioerr_cnt=0x1
iorequest_cnt=0x11
queue_depth=1
queue_type=none
scsi_level=7
state=running
timeout=900
type=1
[5:0:0:1] mediumx QUANTUM UHDL 0090 /dev/sch0
device_blocked=0
iocounterbits=32
iodone_cnt=0x19
ioerr_cnt=0x2
iorequest_cnt=0x19
queue_depth=1
queue_type=none
scsi_level=3
state=running
timeout=0
type=8
lsscsi -g
[6:0:0:0] tape QUANTUM ULTRIUM 5 3210 */dev/st0 * /dev/sg0
*=Drive*
[6:0:0:1] mediumx QUANTUM UHDL 0092 /dev/sch0 * /dev/sg1 =Changer*
Sincerely,
Darold Lucus
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Ana Emília M. Arruda <
emiliaarr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Daniel,
>
> Did you run the btape tests? were the tests successful?
> All tapes need to be blank tapes before you label them in Bacula.
> If, for example, you use tar to write to the tape, then you label this
> tape in Bacula, only the space not used by the tar command will be
> available to be used by Bascula.
>
> You may also make sure you don't have volume size limit in your pool
> definition.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ana
>
> El 26 jul. 2017 14:58, "Hicks, Daniel CTR OSD DMEA" <
> daniel.hicks....@dmea.osd.mil> escribió:
>
>> Ana
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help, your suggestions helped to get me started. I also
>> needed to define within the source pool that is was a read pool for the
>> job.
>>
>>
>>
>> Now I have two different issues, one where I can only write a small
>> amount of data about 2GB of data and then the tape is marked full, the
>> tapes are 3TB tapes. The other is when a larger migration job starts about
>> 5 minutes in it will kill the tape drive taking it offline where the server
>> no longer sees the SCSI devices for autoloader and tape drive. The only way
>> to get it back is to reboot the autoloader/tape drive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any ideas.
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel Hicks | 916-999-2711 <(916)%20999-2711> | DMEA
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Ana Emília M. Arruda [mailto:emiliaarr...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 24, 2017 3:01 PM
>> *To:* Hicks, Daniel CTR OSD DMEA <daniel.hicks....@dmea.osd.mil>
>> *Cc:* Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula kills tape
>> drive and autoloader
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Daniel,
>>
>>
>>
>> You are welcome :-).
>>
>>
>>
>> I see you are using /dev/sgX and /dev/nstX device names for the
>> autochanger configuration. This is not recommended since they can be
>> modified after server reboots.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please use /dev/tape/by-id values or even udev rules. Also, I noticed you
>> have a pool configured to use "Storage = HP-Overland". To avoid confusion,
>> I would rename your tape library and tape drive resources:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> bacula-sd.conf
>>
>>
>>
>> Autochanger {
>>
>> Name = "
>>
>> HP-Overland-
>>
>> Autochanger"
>>
>> Device = HP-Overland
>>
>> -Drive-0
>>
>> Changer Command = "/etc/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>>
>> Changer Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500110a00093f5f0
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> Device {
>>
>> Name = HP-Overland
>>
>> -Drive-0
>>
>> Drive Index = 0
>>
>> Media Type = LTO-5
>>
>> Archive Device = /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500110a00093f5f1-nst
>>
>> AutomaticMount = yes;
>>
>> AlwaysOpen = yes;
>>
>> RemovableMedia = yes;
>>
>> RandomAccess = no;
>>
>> AutoChanger = yes;
>>
>> Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error /dev/sg3'"
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Storage definition in bacula-dir.conf, should use
>>
>> be something like:
>>
>>
>>
>> Storage {
>>
>> Name =
>>
>> HP-Overlan
>>
>> d
>>
>> -TL
>>
>> Device = HP-Overland-Autochanger
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Autochanger = yes
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Then your Tape pool should be configured to use the tape library and not
>> the single drive:
>>
>>
>>
>> # Tape pool definition
>>
>> Pool {
>>
>> Name = Tape
>>
>> Pool Type = Backup
>>
>> Recycle = yes
>>
>> AutoPrune = yes
>>
>> Volume Retention = 3 years
>>
>> Storage = HP-Overland-TL
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> Regarding what you mentioned about the migration job, I would recommend
>> you to have the btape tests successfully run and a successful backup job
>> writing to tape before dealing with a migration job.
>>
>>
>>
>> The "fill" btape test needs a blank tape. You should have it formated
>> before using it with the fill btape test:
>>
>>
>>
>> mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
>>
>> mt -f /dev/nst0 weof
>>
>>
>>
>> If this does not solve this problem, please let us know the Bacula
>> version you are using.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Ana
>>
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