Hi All
I'm still having problems with my Sony AIT2 device. Been trying different
avenues for help but to no avail.
I accidentally typo-ed the wrong device in my previous message and I know that
my tape device is indeed on /dev/nst0 and not the generic scsi device /dev/sg2.
However Bacula is still giving me the same error message from /dev/nst0 as
originally listed (below).
I might have a hardware configuration problem (maybe at BIOS level even) as
someone has hinted to remove (or add the appropriate) idescsi driver for the
tape drive such that the drive itself is on dev/st0 (instead of dev/sgX).
Unfortunately I did not build the server and my Linux knowledge is very
limited. Something about the scsi driver used being a serial-tape device and
not a direct-access hard-drive?
I know it is not directly Bacula related, but I would be very grateful if the
community could help me to resolve my problem. I also know that it has worked
in the past, as I have a "First Full Backup" tape written using Bacula many
months ago.
-- Regards
Alan To
BCo
From: Robert Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 November 2006 18:43
To: 'Alan To';bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
You need to use the tape device /dev/nstX not the generic scsi device /dev/sgX
for tape software like tar, Bacula, btape, etc.
If /dev/nst0 isn't the right device then try /dev/nst1, etc.
Anyways this is an OS problem not a Bacula problem.
From: Alan To [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:29 AM
To: Robert Nelson; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
This was the problem...
...tar, bacula and btape all don't like /dev/sg2!
Anyway, while the Sony TapeTool happily checks/tests and read/write tapes,
using tar/bacula/bconsole etc. still give me the error (this is via bconsole's
label command):
--------
Connecting to Storage daemon SonyAIT at localhost:9103 ...
Sending label command for Volume "Tue-A" Slot 0 ...
block.c:782 Read error at file:blk 0:0 on device /dev/nst0. ERR=Invalid
argument.
block.c:552 Write error at 0:0 on device /dev/nst0. ERR=Invalid argument.
askdir.c:219 NULL Volume name. This shouldn't happen!!!
3912 Failed to label Volume: ERR=block.c:782 Read error at file:blk 0:0 on
device /dev/nst0. ERR=Invalid argument.
Label command failed for Volume Tue-A.
Do not forget to mount the drive!!!
--------
Does this suggest a hardware fault, a linux kernal fault (somewhere) and/or a
Bacula fault? Remember I have also been using other brand new (unopened) AIT-2
Tapes as well as the cleaning tape quite a few times too.
-- Many Thanks
Alan To
BCo
From: Robert Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 November 2006 17:18
To: 'Alan To';bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
What is the problem?
From: Alan To [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:14 AM
To: Robert Nelson; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
That's good to know.
In that case, is there anything wrong with my following Bacula configurations?
(Only listed relevant bits from configs.)
- bacula-sd.conf
Director {
Name = "Server-dir"
Password = "********"
}
Device {
Name = "SonyAIT"
MediaType = "DDS"
ArchiveDevice = "/dev/nst0"
LabelMedia = "yes"
RandomAccess = "no"
AutomaticMount = "yes"
RemovableMedia = "yes"
AlwaysOpen = "yes"
MaximumVolumeSize = 130GB
}
- bacula-dir.conf
Storage {
Name = "SonyAIT"
Address = "localhost"
SDport = 9103
Password = "********"
Device = "SonyAIT"
MediaType = "DDS"
}
Job {
Name = "2006_BCo_Scheduled_Backup"
Type = "Backup"
Level = "Full"
Client = "Server-fd"
FileSet = "BCo_All_Files"
Storage = "USB2"
Messages = "Standard"
Pool = "Default"
Priority = "10"
Schedule = "2006BCoCycle"
RunBeforeJob = /usr/bacula/backup_script-Catalog.sh
RunAfterJob = rm -f /var/bacula/BCo_Scheduled_Backup.sql
}
Schedule {
Name = "2006BCoCycle"
Run = Level=Full Storage="USB2" FullPool="FullPool" mon at 21:30
Run = Level=Differential Storage="SonyAIT" DifferentialPool="DiffPool" tue-fri
at 21:30
}
-- Regards
Alan To
BCo
From: Robert Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 November 2006 16:44
To: 'Alan To';
Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
Yes Bacula works great with all the AIT drives. I have tested it with AIT1,
AIT2, and AIT3 based changers.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan To
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:10 AM
To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Bacula-users] Bacula compatible with Sony SDX-520C AIT2?
Hi All
Just a quickie concerning my Bacula mishaps:
Is Bacula compatible with my Sony SDX-520C AIT2 Tape Drive?
I'm running Bacula 1.36 that comes with ClarkConnect Office Edition 3.2r1,
Kernal Version 2.6.9-28.ccsmp (SMP).
(Server-dir Version: 1.36.2 (28 February 2005) i686-redhat-linux-gnu redhat.)
I'm relunctant to upgrade Bacula to the latest (Beta) version, as my current
version of Bacula was installed with the ClarkConnect kernal/front-end; and I
don't know how to install/upgrade properly anyway.
Many Thanks
Alan To
Bernhard and Company Ltd
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