>>>>> On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:16:42 +0200, Stefan G Weichinger said: > > Am 25.06.24 um 17:43 schrieb Martin Simmons: > >>>>>> On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:59:03 +0200, Stefan G Weichinger said: > >> > >> I see various issues, maybe related to defective tapes also. > >> > >> Volumes that are in mode "Append" are loaded and not written to as in: > >> > >> > >> 25-Jun 12:52 samba-sd JobId 2840: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load Volume > >> CMR945L6, Slot 6, Drive 0" command. > >> 25-Jun 12:52 samba-sd JobId 2840: 3305 Autochanger "load Volume > >> CMR945L6, Slot 6, Drive 0", status is OK. > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: Volume "CMR945L6" previously written, > >> moving to end of data. > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: Warning: For Volume "CMR945L6": > >> The number of files mismatch! Volume=350 Catalog=349 > >> Correcting Catalog > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: [SI0202] End of Volume "CMR945L6" at > >> 350:1 on device "HP-Ultrium" (/dev/nst0). Write of 262144 bytes got -1. > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: Re-read of last block succeeded. > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: End of medium on Volume "CMR945L6" > >> Bytes=1,310,721 Blocks=1 at 25-Jun-2024 12:53. > >> 25-Jun 12:53 samba-sd JobId 2840: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload > >> Volume CMR945L6, Slot 6, Drive 0" command. > >> 25-Jun 12:54 samba-sd JobId 2840: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load Volume > >> CMR915L6, Slot 5, Drive 0" command. > >> > >> > >> I "Purge" them, mark them as "Append" ... doesn't work. > > > > Don't manually mark them as "Append" because that tells Bacula to wind > > forward > > to the end of the data before writing. The "Purge" operation just affects > > the > > catalog, not the data on the tape. > > > > If configured correctly, Bacula should automatically reuse tapes that have > > been marked as purged (either explicitly marked or implicitly after the > > retention time has expired). > > So I only "Purge" a "Full" tape?
No, you can purge a volume in "Append", "Full" "Used" or "Error" state. Bacula sets the "Used" status if a tape reaches its "Volume Use Duration". I suggest looking at https://www.bacula.org/15.0.x-manuals/en/main/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
