Make sure the storage daemon isn't running when you run btape. net stop bacula-sd
Once you are finished you can start the storage daemon with Net start bacula-sd > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bacula-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rex Wheeler > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 8:18 PM > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] Should tapes drives on windows work? > > I tried to get a tape drive working with the storage daemon on Windows > without success. Before I bang my head against the wall too much, I > wanted to ask if in general this works or not. I realize that the > Windows side of stuff is still "experimental". > > I am running Windows 2003 Server that is up to date patch-wise. I am > trying to use a DLT-7000 tape drive. The tape drive seems to work > correctly with Windows backup and Veritas Backup Exec. The tape drive > passed both the Quantum and HP DLT diagnostics. > > I installed the 2.0.3 binaries on the server and set up the > configuration files. My director on another machine can communicate with > it. > > My problem is that there seems to be some basic issue talking to the > tape drive. When I fire up btape and try something simple like asking > for capabilities I get: > > *cap > Configured device capabilities: > EOF BSR BSF FSR FSF FASTFSF !BSFATEOM EOM REM !RACCESS AUTOMOUNT !LABEL > !ANONVOLS ALWAYSOPEN MTIOCGET > Device status: > OPENED TAPE LABEL !MALLOC !APPEND !READ !EOT !WEOT !EOF !NEXTVOL !SHORT > Device parameters: > Device name: Tape0 > File=0 block=0 > Min block=0 Max block=0 > Status: > Bacula status: file=0 block=0 > Device status: BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN file=0 block=0 > btape: ../../stored/btape.c:1799 Device status: 645. > ERR=../../stored/dev.c:1545 ioctl MTBSR error on "DLT-7000" (Tape0) > . ERR=Input/output error. > > If I run the btape test command I don't even get past the first step. > > Is there something basic about setting up tape drives under Windows I am > missing? > > Rex > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
