> Hello list,
Hello, Tilman,
> running Bacula 7.4.4 (same problem with version 5.2.13) on openSUSE Leap
> 42.3 with a standalone LTO tape drive.
> When the loaded tape is full, or unsuitable for the backup job for some
> other reason, Bacula will eject it, select another tape from the
> appropriate pool, and emit an "Intervention needed" message for the
> operator to load that tape.
> In general, this works well.
> Every once in a while however, Bacula selects a tape that for some
> reason cannot or should not be used for that job.
> Then if I mount a different tape, Bacula will immediately eject it
> again, claiming that it is in the wrong state ("Used" instead of
> "Recycle") and insisting I mount the one it requested.
If tape has Used status, its volume retention is not over yet.
> How can I convince Bacula to recycle and use the tape I give it?
You can forccefully recycle this tape with the purge command.
> aTdHvAaNnKcSe,
yWoEuLCaOrMeE,
> --
> Tilman Schmidt
> til...@imap.cc
Regards,
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