Hi, On 7/6/2006 7:52 AM, Anwar wrote: ... > Thanks for replying. I've actually tested the mtx-changer script (by > default at /etc/bacula/mtx-changer) and it works fine. I can list the > number of slots, load and unload specific slots fine.
Have you tried accessing the tape *immediately* after the load command returns? > However I've found > that even though the documentation mentions you can use 2 parameters, > somehow the trap does not work. So in essence mtx-changer /dev/sg2 > unload will not work. Instead you have to use mtx-changer /dev/sg2 > unload 1 /dev/nst0 0 where (1 is where the tape was loaded from). I don't know why this is the case - here it always worked with two parameters only - but it's quite a while that I used an unmodified version of mtx-changer, so this might have changed. > I've even checked by issuing the correct mtx commands that the > mtx-changer script does and that works too. However running the btape > test (btape -c /etc/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0) and then running the > autochanger command will fail. It just keeps on loading tape 1, reading > for 10 minutes and then unloading, then reloading, reading ... repeat. > Each time getting longer. I've even labeled the tape using the console > label command first to ensure it wasn't an empty tape and its still fails... > > If I run it from the console (not btape) then I get the following > emailed as an error:- > > 03-Jul 13:44 FC5-test: Error: bnet.c:426 Write error sending 55 bytes to > client:127.0.0.1:36131: ERR=Broken pipe > > Don't know why the pipe is breaking... The passwords are all correct. I've > even checked that there's no firewall in the way (not supposed to matter > because its localhost). I don't, too, but that might follow from the underlying problem with tape access... > Is there anything else I should be looking at? Try running the SD with debug output, and watch for the autochanger operations. Arno > Thanks! > > Regards, > Anwar > > > > > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
