It appears that setting the block size to 0 corrected the problem. Thanks! Is this something that I will have to do with each backup job, each reboot of the operating system, or each power cycle of the tape drive?
Is there a place in the bacula configuration that I can get bacula to issue the mt command for me so I don't have to worry about it? Thanks, Rex (Here is the tape info you requested, although probably moot at this point:) C:\Program Files\Bacula\bin>tapeinfo -f Tape0 Product Type: Tape Drive Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM ' Product ID: 'DLT7000 ' Revision: '296D' Attached Changer API: No SerialNumber: 'CX730S2150' MinBlock:2 MaxBlock:16777214 SCSI ID: 0 SCSI LUN: 0 Ready: yes BufferedMode: yes Medium Type: 0x85 Density Code: 0x1b BlockSize: 0 DataCompEnabled: no DataCompCapable: yes DataDeCompEnabled: yes CompType: 0x10 DeCompType: 0x10 BOP: yes Block Position: 0 ActivePartition: 0 EarlyWarningSize: 0 NumPartitions:0 MaxPartitions:0 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Debelius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:21 AM > To: Rex Wheeler > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Should tapes drives on windows work? > > What does tapeinfo say?, and try this > > mt -f Tape0 setblk 0 > > then run btape again. > > > Rex Wheeler wrote: > > 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=DEVDE V > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
