> Iñaki,
>
Hello, Iñaki,
> Thank you for this. indeed, i've had this problem.
> Gonna use your script!
Most distros today automatically create static links for tape libraries devices
under /dev/tape/by-id.
In this case there is really no need to run any script.
> --Thib
Regards,
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "itlinux_igtp" <itli...@igtp.cat>
> À: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Cc: krashoverr...@free.fr
> Envoyé: Jeudi 11 Janvier 2018 09:56:34
> Objet: Re: [Bacula-users] Autochanger best practicies
>
> Hi Thibault,
>
> From what I recall of my bacula install, it is better to set the
> Changer Device to a linked device that is updated on boot, as /dev/sg3
> might be the autochanger but in a reboot could become a drive and the
> autochanger move to /dev/sg2 (for example). I use the following script
> run after reboot to set the autochager properly:
>
> #! /bin/bash
>
> # Find the autochanger device and create the /dev/changer link
>
> for i in /dev/sg{0..4}# the range might be different for you!
> do
> if (tapeinfo -f $i|grep "Medium Changer"); then
> logger -t rclocal "Will create changer link to $i"
> if readlink /dev/changer; then
> unlink /dev/changer
> logger -t rclocal "Removed an existing /dev/changer link"
> fi
> ln -s $i /dev/changer
> fi
> done
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Iñaki
>
>
> On 01/11/2018 08:53 AM, krashoverr...@free.fr wrote:
>> Hello Bacula Users community,
>>
>> I need advices/best practicies about configuration of an Autochanger
>> I've read the documentation on bacula website, and it works like a charm,
>> except
>> one point
>>
>> First of all,
>>
>> - bacula-dir / bacula-sd / bacula-fd version 7.4.4 / SQLite -- running on a
>> Debian 9 virtualized server
>> - Autochanger is a DELL PowerVault TL1000 with an LTO 6 drive -- Firmware up
>> to
>> date
>> - tapes have a code39 barcode
>> - server / autochanger is on a remote location, I don't have physical access
>> to
>> it
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Storage {
>> Name = Changer_TL1000
>> Password = "hellothere"
>> Address = servername
>> SDPort = 9103
>> Device = TL1000
>> Media Type = LTO-6
>> Heartbeat Interval = 60
>> Autochanger = yes
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
>> }
>>
>> Autochanger {
>> Name = Changer_TL1000
>> Device = TL1000
>> Changer Command = "/etc/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>> Changer Device = /dev/sg3
>> }
>>
>> Device {
>> Name = TL1000
>> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>> Media Type = LTO-6
>> LabelMedia = yes
>> Random Access = yes
>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> RemovableMedia = Yes
>> AlwaysOpen = yes
>> AutoChanger = yes
>> Check Labels = yes
>> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
>> Spool Directory = /opt/bacula/spool
>> Maximum Spool Size = 50GB
>> Maximum Network Buffer Size = 65536
>> Maximum job Spool Size = 15GB
>> }
>>
>> The problem occurs when I want to label a tape. It does not seems to label
>> the
>> tape, but instead the "drive".
>> There's something I must have misunderstood in the config.
>>
>> For example, the drive was loaded with tape called VGOBQ001.
>> I've asked my local contact to set a new tape into the drive, and label it
>> with
>> the bconsole "label" command, what he did (label : VGOBM002)
>> When I "list volume" on bconsole, I can see the volume VGOBM002 has been
>> successfully created.
>>
>> He left VGOBM002 tape in the drive. Today's backup starts, and needs
>> VGOBQ001.
>> Bacula unloads the drive, and loads the correct tape.
>> Here's the log
>>
>> JobId 23: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 1, drive 0" command for vol
>> VGOBQ001.
>> JobId 23: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 3, drive 0" command for vol
>> VGOBQ001.
>> JobId 23: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 3, drive 0", status is OK for vol
>> VGOBQ001.
>> JobId 23: Error: The Volume= on device=VGOBM002 appears to be unlabeled.
>> #What
>> the hell ?
>> JobId 23: Volume "VGOBQ001" previously written, moving to end of data.
>> JobId 23: Ready to append to end of Volume "VGOBQ001" at file=3160.
>>
>> Then the job starts with the correct VGOBQ001 tape.
>> The problem is the Error line, how can my volume has no label, but my device
>> has
>> one ?
>> Did i miss something in the config ?
>>
>> Thank you for your support,
>>
>> Thibault
>>
>>
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