> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amanda-us...@amanda.org [mailto:owner-amanda-
> us...@amanda.org] On Behalf Of McGraw, Robert P
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 4:19 PM
> To: 'amanda-users@amanda.org'
> Subject: Cannot alloc contig buf for I/O error.
>
>
> build: VERSION="Amanda-3.2.0" on a Sun x86 Solaris 10 host
>
> I just started getting the fillowing errors.
>
> Feb 28 15:57:36 hertz.math.purdue.edu scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning]
> WARNING: /pci@0,0/pci10de,376@a/pci10b5,8114@0/pci1000,10b0@8/st@1,0
> (st1):
> Feb 28 15:57:36 hertz.math.purdue.edu Cannot alloc contig buf for I/O
> for 1048576 blk size
> Feb 28 15:57:36 hertz.math.purdue.edu scsi: [ID 107833 kern.warning]
> WARNING: /pci@0,0/pci10de,376@a/pci10b5,8114@0/pci1000,10b0@8/st@1,0
> (st1):
> Feb 28 15:57:36 hertz.math.purdue.edu Cannot alloc contig buf for I/O
> for 1048576 blk size
>
> My amanda.conf file shows the following block size
>
> device-property "BLOCK_SIZE" "1024k"
>
> I relabeled the tape to be sure I had to correct block size and still
> get the errors.
>
> I have been running with this setup for the last several months. why
> all the sudden would the block size change on me?
>
> Thanks
>
> Robert
>
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
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>
>
[McGraw, Robert P]
As a followup I see the following entries in my debug file
/tmp/amanda/server/daily/taper.20110227231047.debug. Does this give any clues?
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: pid 15570 ruid 30002 euid 30002 version 3.2.0:
start at Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: config_overrides: diskfile disklist
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: pid 15570 ruid 30002 euid 30002 version 3.2.0:
rename at Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: chg-robot: using statefile
'/local/amanda/amanda/etc/amanda/daily/chg-zd-mtx-state'
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scan::traditional stage 1:
search for oldest reusable volume
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scan::traditional oldest
reusable volume is 'D01002'
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scan::traditional stage 1:
searching oldest reusable volume 'D01002'
Sun Feb 27 23:10:47 2011: taper: invoking /opt/csw/sbin/mtx -f /dev/changer/0
status
Sun Feb 27 23:10:48 2011: taper: c4: updating state
Sun Feb 27 23:10:48 2011: taper: c4: loading label 'D01002'
Sun Feb 27 23:10:48 2011: taper: c4: requested volume is already in drive 0
Sun Feb 27 23:10:48 2011: taper: c4: polling 'tape:/dev/rmt/0cbn' to see if
it's ready
Sun Feb 27 23:10:51 2011: taper: c4: setting current slot to 2
Sun Feb 27 23:10:51 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scan::traditional result:
'D01002' on tape:/dev/rmt/0cbn slot 2, mode 2
Mon Feb 28 03:17:38 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scribe preparing to write, part
size 0, using cache_inform (splitter) (no LEOM)
Mon Feb 28 03:17:38 2011: taper: Starting <Xfer@89e7af0
(<XferSourceHolding@89b5da0> -> <XferDestTaperSplitter@89ea568>)>
Mon Feb 28 03:17:38 2011: taper: Final linkage: <XferSourceHolding@89b5da0>
-(PULL_BUFFER)-> <XferElementGlue@88baf88> -(PUSH_BUFFER)->
<XferDestTaperSplitter@89ea568>
Mon Feb 28 03:17:38 2011: taper: Building type TAPESTART header of
1048576-1048576 bytes with name='D01002' disk='' dumplevel=0 and
blocksize=1048576
Mon Feb 28 03:17:42 2011: taper: invoking /opt/csw/sbin/mtx -f /dev/changer/0
status
Mon Feb 28 03:17:43 2011: taper: c4: updating state
Mon Feb 28 03:17:43 2011: taper: Building type SPLIT_FILE header of
1048576-1048576 bytes with name='hertz' disk='/gauss/export/varmail'
dumplevel=0 and blocksize=1048576
Mon Feb 28 07:20:23 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scribe preparing to write, part
size 0, using cache_inform (splitter) (no LEOM)
Mon Feb 28 07:20:23 2011: taper: Starting <Xfer@89d73e0
(<XferSourceHolding@89e7898> -> <XferDestTaperSplitter@89e77d0>)>
Mon Feb 28 07:20:23 2011: taper: Final linkage: <XferSourceHolding@89e7898>
-(PULL_BUFFER)-> <XferElementGlue@8a5fe18> -(PUSH_BUFFER)->
<XferDestTaperSplitter@89e77d0>
Mon Feb 28 07:20:23 2011: taper: Building type SPLIT_FILE header of
1048576-1048576 bytes with name='galileo' disk='/' dumplevel=0 and
blocksize=1048576
Mon Feb 28 08:10:07 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scribe preparing to write, part
size 0, using cache_inform (splitter) (no LEOM)
Mon Feb 28 08:10:07 2011: taper: Starting <Xfer@89e0928
(<XferSourceHolding@8a52968> -> <XferDestTaperSplitter@8a528a0>)>
Mon Feb 28 08:10:07 2011: taper: Final linkage: <XferSourceHolding@8a52968>
-(PULL_BUFFER)-> <XferElementGlue@8a566c0> -(PUSH_BUFFER)->
<XferDestTaperSplitter@8a528a0>
Mon Feb 28 08:10:07 2011: taper: Building type SPLIT_FILE header of
1048576-1048576 bytes with name='hertz' disk='/gauss/export/rpoolbackup'
dumplevel=5 and blocksize=1048576
Mon Feb 28 08:48:15 2011: taper: Amanda::Taper::Scribe preparing to write, part
size 0, using cache_inform (splitter) (no LEOM)
