On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 05:26:04PM -0500, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: > Jon, > > 'amadmin tape' list the oldest reusable label, it doesn't use the > taperscan algorithm and it doesn't check what is currently loaded in the > changer. > 'amcheck' and 'amtape' run the taperscan algorithm and verify they are > in the changer. > > Which taperscan are you using? >
Just a bit more info (I already posted "lexical" is my algorithm. I did an "amtape DS1 inventory". It lists all 240 tapes. The output has two values in the last column, "[retention-tapes]" and "[retention-no]". However these do not match the in-use vs. skipped tapes. DS1-000 to DS1-009 [retention-no] # recreated after crash # currently being skipped DS1-010 to DS1-018 [retention-tapes] # most recently used # after looping from 207 DS1-019 to DS1-077 [retention-no] # oldest used and I assume # will be used next DS1-078 to DS1-207 [retention-tapes] # used after 077 and # looped to 010 DS1-208 to DS1-239 [retention-no] # newly created, never used # skipped over Jon > Jean-Louis > > > On 27/12/17 05:12 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > A while back one of my small older drives containing > > vtapes failed. I replaced it and its twin with larger > > drives. I moved the still good vtapes from the good > > twin to the new drives, created empty vtapes for the > > lost backups from the crashed drive, and added a good > > number of new vtapes. > > > > However, none of the previously unused vtapes are > > being used by amanda and I can not figure out why. > > > > Here are relevant entries from my current tape list. > > > > 20171227025501 DS1-018 reuse BLOCKSIZE:32 POOL:DS1 STORAGE:DS1 CONFIG:DS1 > > ... > > 20170705025501 DS1-019 reuse BLOCKSIZE:32 POOL:DS1 STORAGE:DS1 CONFIG:DS1 > > 20170627205502 DS1-009 reuse BLOCKSIZE:32 POOL:DS1 STORAGE:DS1 CONFIG:DS1 > > ... > > 20170618085502 DS1-209 reuse BLOCKSIZE:32 POOL:DS1 STORAGE:DS1 CONFIG:DS1 > > 20170618025502 DS1-208 reuse BLOCKSIZE:32 POOL:DS1 STORAGE:DS1 CONFIG:DS1 > > > > DS1-018 is the vtape it used last night, 019 will be > > used tonight. DS1-208 is at the bottom of the list > > and amanda is skipping all 40 tapes between it and > > DS1-009. > > > > > > There are 3 ways to check what tapes will be used. > > However their results differ. > > > > $ amanda amadmin DS1 tape > > The next Amanda should go onto tape DS1-208 or a new tape. > > tape DS1-209 or a new tape. > > tape DS1-210 or a new tape. > > > > $ amanda amtape DS1 taper > > slot 19: volume 'DS1-019' > > Will write to volume 'DS1-019' in slot 19. > > > > $ amcheck DS1 > > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > > ----------------------------- > > NOTE: Holding disk '/amanda/Holding': 293752 MB disk space available, using > > 293652 MB > > slot 19: volume 'DS1-019' > > Will write to volume 'DS1-019' in slot 19. > > > > [ looks the same as amtape ] > > > > > > Any clues as to why the 40+ tapes are not being used? > > > > Why do amadmin and amtape/amcheck use different > > algorithms when looking up the next tape(s) to be used? > > > > Jon > This message is the property of CARBONITE, INC. and may contain confidential > or privileged information. > If this message has been delivered to you by mistake, then do not copy or > deliver this message to anyone. Instead, destroy it and notify me by reply > e-mail >>> End of included message <<< -- Jon H. LaBadie j...@jgcomp.com 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)