The output below shows an autochanger problem when you ran btape fill: > 02-Jul 16:27 btape JobId 0: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1, drive > 1" command. > 02-Jul 16:32 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: 3992 Bad autochanger "load slot > 1, drive 1": ERR=Child died from signal 15: Termination. > Results=Program killed by Bacula (timeout)
Are you also seeing that problem for backups? __Martin >>>>> On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:39:29 +0100, Jeffrey DiDomenico said: > > Hi, > > I know you guys are volunteers but any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Please help me with the following problem. I have been working on this > for some time but can't find a solution on the internet. I can > understand if "Device is BLOCKED waiting for mount of volume" can mean > several issues but here are all the details. > > > OS: CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core) > Bacula Version: 5.2.13 > Problem: No backups will start as the drive is always blocked. The > bacula environment was running fine, and had been for years, then just > stopped one day, no config was changed. > > Device "IBM0" (/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438016019fad) open but no > Bacula volume is currently mounted. > Device is BLOCKED waiting for mount of volume "IPR962L5", > Pool: Default > Media type: LTO5 > Slot 10 is loaded in drive 0. > Total Bytes Read=0 Blocks Read=0 Bytes/block=0 > Positioned at File=0 Block=0 > Tape Drive: The tape library is a HP MSL 4048 with two HP Ultrium 5-SCSI > drives attached to a Supermicro server. I had a HP engineer swap the > drives out and the problem still persisted. > > btape test: On the following website > https://www.bacula.org/5.2.x-manuals/en/problems/problems/Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html > > I reach point 5 successfully but the btape fill command fails with the > following, this is after making sure there is a tape in the drive: > > [root@union ~]# btape -c bacula-sd.conf > /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438016019fb0 > Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes. > btape: butil.c:290-0 Using device: > "/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438016019fb0" for writing. > btape: btape.c:477-0 open device "IBM1" > (/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438016019fb0): OK > *fill > > This command simulates Bacula writing to a tape. > It requires either one or two blank tapes, which it > will label and write. > > If you have an autochanger configured, it will use > the tapes that are in slots 1 and 2, otherwise, you will > be prompted to insert the tapes when necessary. > > It will print a status approximately > every 322 MB, and write an EOF every 53.68 G. If you have > selected the simple test option, after writing the first tape > it will rewind it and re-read the last block written. > > If you have selected the multiple tape test, when the first tape > fills, it will ask for a second, and after writing a few more > blocks, it will stop. Then it will begin re-reading the > two tapes. > > This may take a long time -- hours! ... > > Do you want to run the simplified test (s) with one tape > or the complete multiple tape (m) test: (s/m) m > Multiple tape test selected. > 02-Jul 16:26 btape JobId 0: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 10, > drive 1" command. > 02-Jul 16:27 btape JobId 0: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1, drive > 1" command. > 02-Jul 16:32 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: 3992 Bad autochanger "load slot > 1, drive 1": ERR=Child died from signal 15: Termination. > Results=Program killed by Bacula (timeout) > > btape: btape.c:3074-0 Autochanger returned: -1 > Mount blank Volume on device "IBM1" > (/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-35001438016019fb0) and press return when ready: > btape: btape.c:3079-0 > Wrote Volume label for volume "TestVolume1". > 02-Jul 16:42 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: Job 0 canceled. > * > > thanks, > > > -- > > Jeffrey Di Domenico > Systems Administrator > > Direct: +44 020 7608 7463 > > Email: jdidomen...@integrafin.co.uk <mailto:jdidomen...@integrafin.co.uk> > > Transact - take control > > Phone: +44 (0)20 7608 4900 > Web: www.transact-online.co.uk <http://www.transact-online.co.uk> > Address: 29 Clement's Lane, London EC4N 7AE > > Please consider the environment before printing this email > > -- > This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain > confidential information. Unless you are that person, you may not > disclose its contents or use it in any way and are requested to delete > the message along with any attachments and notify us immediately. > This email is not intended to, nor should it be taken to, constitute advice. > The information provided is correct to our knowledge & belief and must not > be used as a substitute for obtaining tax, regulatory, investment, legal or > any other appropriate advice. > > "Transact" is operated by Integrated Financial Arrangements Ltd. > 29 Clement's Lane, London EC4N 7AE. Tel: (020) 7608 4900 Fax: (020) 7608 5300. > (Registered office: as above; Registered in England and Wales under > number: 3727592). Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct > Authority (entered on the Financial Services Register; no. 190856). > _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users