On Friday 08 December 2006 16:06, Benjamin Chambers wrote: > > Hi Kern, > > >> On thing that you might try is to add the Volume name(s) to the catalog by > >> doing an add command before running the restore. > > This can't be done because there are no pools defined in an empty database and > the pool is not included in the BSR: > > ====bcsonole start==== > *add volume > You probably don't want to be using this command since it > creates database records without labeling the Volumes. > You probably want to use the "label" command. > > Using default Catalog name=MyCatalog DB=bacula > No pools defined. Use the "create" command to create one. > ====bcsonole end==== > > At this point, I'll either have to rewrite our code/documentation to use > bextract or maintain a patch for 1.38.x to behaive as 1.36.x did (at this point, > I don't know what that patch might entail, but it should be fairly simple to > diff between the two releases). > > What would you suggest? I know I've caught you at a bad time because of the > imminent release of 1.40 - would you be able to advise on a patch which removes > the SD statistic write to the Catalog which may be the cause?
Well, it wasn't such a bad time to catch me because I wouldn't want the same problem to go out in 1.40, so I came up with a fix, but have not tested it. That said, I am a bit overworked at the moment ... You have several options: 1. Execute the Director once on the machine with a valid bacula-dir.conf file and it will create everything in the database you need to add the Volume (a dummy entry) -- I think. 2. If you can accept a patch to 1.38.11 (you did not specify the exact version -- at least in this email), I will create a patch, which as I said is not tested in your circumstance, but I *think* it will fix the problem. The patch to 1.39.30 does pass all the regression scripts so it doesn't seem to break anything obvious. Regards, Kern > > Cheers, > > Ben > > > Benjamin Chambers, P.Eng. > ClarkConnect Account Manager > Point Clark Networks > 1179 King Street West, Suite 211 > Toronto, ON > Canada, M6K 3C5 > > Tel: +1.416.977.0574 Ext. 111 > Fax: +1.416.946.1192 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Thursday 07 December 2006 22:11, Benjamin Chambers wrote: > >> Bacula version 1.38.9/1.38.11 with MySQL > >> > >> I would very much appreciate it if anyone could clarify an issue that has > > come > >> up while attempting to restore from a bootstrap file. > >> > >> The question is actually fundamentally quite simple...Can a BSR file be used > > to > >> perform a restore if you have the boostrap file and backup data...but have > > lost > >> the Catalog? The situation being, of course, failure of the server itself, > >> where Bacula runs. > >> > >> I have gone under the assumption for the last year or so that this was > > possible, > >> but with current testing over the last week, I'm starting to think this it > > is not. > > > > In principle it was supposed to work without needing the catalog. It looks > > like at some point I wasn't thinking through all the consequences and added > > code to ensure that the SD updated the catalog with the read statistics, so I > > imagine that is what is going on. > > > > On thing that you might try is to add the Volume name(s) to the catalog by > > doing an add command before running the restore. > > > > The correct solution is for the SD during a restore to attempt to read the > > Volume data from the catalog, but instead of failing when the data is not > > there, it should complain and continue. > > > >> The test is to save to a mounted file (Windows share) system. I had read in > >> prior posts where the MediaType must be unique or you get into some > > problems. I > >> have ensured to do this. > >> > >> Here's a short summary of test results: > >> > >> TEST 1 > >> ====== > >> 1. Perform a backup of the server > >> 2. Perform a 'run job=Restore' using 'mod' to specify the BSR file created > >> automatically in step 1. > >> > >> Result: Restore OK (the catalog still existed) > >> > >> TEST 2 > >> ====== > >> 1. Perform a backup of the server > >> 2. Run /drop_mysql_database, create_mysql_database, make_mysql_tables > > scripts > >> to simulate the loss of the server (Catalog). > >> 3. Perform a 'run job=Restore' using 'mod' to specify the BSR file created > >> automatically in step 1. > >> > >> Result: Restore FAILS > >> > >> I have provided some debug below. It looks as though the restore first > > tries to > >> match the VolumeName picked up from the BSR against the Catalog. > > Containing > >> no data (because the database was re-initialized between backup/restore), > > this > >> operation, of course, fails. At this point, I'm not certain what > > happens...if a > >> BSR restore with no Catalog is possible, one would think that the SD would > > see > >> if it could find the Volume specified in the BSR. I *think* this is > > happening, > >> but somewhere along the line, the VolumeName becomes nil. > >> > >> I know I can use bextract to do a successful restore in this case...but it's > > not > >> as convenient and it would be good to clear up the capabilities anyways, > > because > >> the section on "Disaster Recovery" doesn't (IMO) definitively say what I'm > >> trying to do is possible. > >> > >> Thanks in advance to anyone who has time and knowledge to shed some light. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Ben > >> > >> ******Job Report****** > >> 07-Dec 15:58 Server-sd: Restore.2006-12-07_15.58.46 Warning: acquire.c:82 > > Error > >> getting Volume info: 1997 Volume "2006-12-07-0" not in catalog. > >> 07-Dec 15:58 Server-sd: Restore.2006-12-07_15.58.46 Fatal error: > > acquire.c:109 > >> Read open device "_BensLaptop" (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) Volume "" > >> failed: ERR=Could not open file device "_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop). No Volume name given. > >> > >> 07-Dec 15:58 Server-dir: Restore.2006-12-07_15.58.46 Error: Bacula 1.38.11 > >> (28Jun06): 07-Dec-2006 15:58:50 > >> JobId: 1 > >> Job: Restore.2006-12-07_15.58.46 > >> Client: Server-fd > >> Start time: 07-Dec-2006 15:58:49 > >> End time: 07-Dec-2006 15:58:50 > >> Files Expected: 0 > >> Files Restored: 0 > >> Bytes Restored: 0 > >> Rate: 0.0 KB/s > >> FD Errors: 0 > >> FD termination status: OK > >> SD termination status: Error > >> Termination: *** Restore Error *** > >> > >> ******SD in DEBUG****** > >> Server-sd: parse_bsr.c:168 Leave parse_bsf() > >> Next : 0x0 > >> Root bsr : 0x91b72a8 > >> VolumeName : 2006-12-07-0 > >> MediaType : File-9353 > >> Device : > >> Slot : 0 > >> SessId : 1 > >> SessTime : 1165524894 > >> VolFile : 0-0 > >> VolBlock : 929920-1430482 > >> FileIndex : 1-468 > >> done : no > >> positioning : 1 > >> fast_reject : 1 > >> Server-sd: fd_cmds.c:135 <filed: read data 2 > >> Server-sd: fd_cmds.c:261 Read data: read data 2 > >> Server-sd: fd_cmds.c:263 <bfiled: read data 2 > >> Server-sd: read.c:46 Start read data. > >> Server-sd: parse_bsr.c:913 Added volume=2006-12-07-0 mediatype=File-9353 > >> Server-sd: read.c:62 Found 1 volumes names to restore. First=2006-12-07-0 > >> Server-sd: device.c:352 lock 0 from dev.c:697 > >> Server-sd: device.c:395 block set 3 from dev.c:698 > >> Server-sd: acquire.c:80 dir_get_volume_info > >> Server-sd: askdir.c:211 >dird: CatReq Job=Restore.2006-12-07_15.58.46 > > GetVolInfo > >> VolName=2006-12-07-0 write=0 > >> Server-sd: askdir.c:165 <dird 1997 Volume "2006-12-07-0" not in catalog. > >> Server-sd: askdir.c:177 Bad response from Dir fields=-1: 1997 Volume > >> "2006-12-07-0" not in catalog. > >> Server-sd: acquire.c:100 bstored: open vol= > >> Server-sd: dev.c:276 open dev: tape=0 dev_name="_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) vol= mode=OPEN_READ_ONLY > >> Server-sd: dev.c:285 call open_file_device mode=OPEN_READ_ONLY > >> Server-sd: acquire.c:195 Dec reserve=0 dev="_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) > >> Server-sd: device.c:408 unblock BST_DOING_ACQUIRE from dev.c:705 > >> Server-sd: acquire.c:200 jcr->dcr=(nil) > >> Server-sd: match_bsr.c:169 No nxt_bsr use_pos=1 repos=1 > >> Server-sd: device.c:352 lock 0 from acquire.c:353 > >> Server-sd: acquire.c:354 release_device device is disk > >> Server-sd: reserve.c:200 free_volume: no vol on dev "_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) > >> Server-sd: dev.c:1691 really close_dev "_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) > >> Server-sd: dvd.c:93 Enter unmount_dev > >> Server-sd: reserve.c:200 free_volume: no vol on dev "_BensLaptop" > >> (/var/bacula/mnt/file/_BensLaptop) > >> Server-sd: device.c:381 unlock from acquire.c:437 > >> Server-sd: read.c:83 Done reading. > >> Server-sd: dircmd.c:211 Command run requsts quit > >> Server-sd: mem_pool.c:363 garbage collect memory pool > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Benjamin Chambers, P.Eng. > >> ClarkConnect Account Manager > >> Point Clark Networks > >> 1179 King Street West, Suite 211 > >> Toronto, ON > >> Canada, M6K 3C5 > >> > >> Tel: +1.416.977.0574 Ext. 111 > >> Fax: +1.416.946.1192 > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Take Surveys. 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