> In our current setup, Bacula does not seem to automatically load the correct
> tape in the drive for its backups. We did specify the correct autochanger
> options in the storage daemon conf file and made sure the device uses the
> autochanger.
>
> When we execute the 'list media' command in bconsole, we get the following
> output:
>
> Automatically selected Catalog: ClientDB
> Using Catalog "ClientDB"
> Pool: Default
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
> | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes | VolFiles |
> VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten
> |
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
> | 1 | 426BBL | Append | 1 | 26,842,862,592 | 65 |
> 31,536,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | LTO-4 | 2010-01-28 06:00:11 |
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
>
> from which i derive that Bacula recognizes one pool ('Default') with one
> associated volume, that is currently in the autochanger.
>
> But the 'query catalog' command (we use the mysql db) seems not to know
> about the volume in the autochanger:
>
> *query catalog
> Automatically selected Catalog: ClientDB
> Using Catalog "ClientDB"
> Available queries:
> 1: List up to 20 places where a File is saved regardless of the
> directory
> 2: List where the most recent copies of a file are saved
> 3: List last 20 Full Backups for a Client
> 4: List all backups for a Client after a specified time
> 5: List all backups for a Client
> 6: List Volume Attributes for a selected Volume
> 7: List Volumes used by selected JobId
> 8: List Volumes to Restore All Files
> 9: List Pool Attributes for a selected Pool
> 10: List total files/bytes by Job
> 11: List total files/bytes by Volume
> 12: List Files for a selected JobId
> 13: List Jobs stored on a selected MediaId
> 14: List Jobs stored for a given Volume name
> 15: List Volumes Bacula thinks are in changer
> 16: List Volumes likely to need replacement from age or errors
> Choose a query (1-16): 15
> No results to list.
>
> In addition, the logs show the following message blocks:
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for
> Volume "426BBL" on "TS2900" (/dev/nst0). Manual load may be required.
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0"
> command.
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0",
> result: nothing loaded.
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0"
> command.
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0",
> result: nothing loaded.
> 28-Jan 04:00 blade03-sd JobId 19: Warning: mount.c:219 Open device "TS2900"
> (/dev/nst0) Volume "426BBL" failed: ERR=dev.c:474 Unable to open device
> "TS2900" (/dev/nst0): ERR=No medium found
>
> In other words, the catalog does not seem to know about the volumes in the
> autochanger slots? Could we run a bscan or take other actions to restore
> consistency between the catalog and the tape library? We already tried the
> 'update slots' command but that had no effect.
>
> Note that we are just getting started with Bacula soo re-initializing the
> whole catalog is an option if it would make our setup consistent again.
>
That would require you to erase each tape used with mt.
Can you post your bacula-sd.conf and bacula-dir.conf and your bacula version.
John
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