Hello Heitor, Am 15.12.2017 um 15:41 schrieb Heitor Faria: >> running Bacula 7.4.4 (same problem with version 5.2.13) on openSUSE Leap >> 42.3 with a standalone LTO tape drive.
Note: Meanwhile upgraded to 9.0.6. >> [Sometimes Bacula requests] a tape that for some >> reason cannot or should not be used for that job. >> Then if I mount a different tape, Bacula will immediately eject it >> again, claiming that it is in the wrong state ("Used" instead of >> "Recycle") and insisting I mount the one it requested. >> How can I convince Bacula to recycle and use the tape I give it? > > You can forccefully recycle this tape with the purge command. Ok, that worked, but I'm not quite happy with that solution yet. * The situation has occurred again today, Bacula requesting volume "Mai-2" instead of "Januar" which I wanted it to use. * I first checked volume "Januar" which had not been in use for way beyond its retention period of 91 days, and was listed in the catalog with VolFiles=0, so it should be available for recycling: *llist volume=Januar MediaId: 52 VolumeName: Januar Slot: 0 PoolId: 1 MediaType: LTO-2 MediaTypeId: 0 FirstWritten: 1970-01-01 01:00:00 LastWritten: 2017-01-30 00:39:15 LabelDate: 2017-01-02 20:49:20 VolJobs: 0 VolFiles: 0 VolBlocks: 0 VolParts: 0 VolCloudParts: 0 CacheRetention: 0 VolMounts: 25 VolBytes: 1 VolABytes: 0 VolAPadding: 0 VolHoleBytes: 0 VolHoles: 0 LastPartBytes: 0 VolErrors: 0 VolWrites: 20,112,985 VolCapacityBytes: 0 VolStatus: Used Enabled: 1 Recycle: 1 VolRetention: 7,862,400 VolUseDuration: 2,678,400 MaxVolJobs: 0 MaxVolFiles: 0 MaxVolBytes: 0 InChanger: 0 EndFile: 92 EndBlock: 5,628 VolType: 0 LabelType: 0 StorageId: 4 DeviceId: 0 MediaAddressing: 0 VolReadTime: 0 VolWriteTime: 39,796,045,456 LocationId: 0 RecycleCount: 6 InitialWrite: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ScratchPoolId: 0 RecyclePoolId: 0 ActionOnPurge: 0 ExpiresIn: 0 Comment: NULL * I tried to prune the volume. Bacula asked me whether I was sure, then told me there was nothing to do: *prune volume=Januar The current Volume retention period is: 3 months 1 day Continue? (yes/mod/no): yes Found no Job associated with the Volume "Januar" to prune After that, Bacula would still eject the volume, asking I insert volume "Mai-2" instead. * Only when I actually purged the volume Bacula marked it as purged and subsequently accepted to use it: *purge volume=Januar This command can be DANGEROUS!!! It purges (deletes) all Files from a Job, JobId, Client or Volume; or it purges (deletes) all Jobs from a Client or Volume without regard to retention periods. Normally you should use the PRUNE command, which respects retention periods. There are no more Jobs associated with Volume "Januar". Marking it purged. *llist volume=Januar MediaId: 52 VolumeName: Januar Slot: 0 PoolId: 1 MediaType: LTO-2 MediaTypeId: 0 FirstWritten: 1970-01-01 01:00:00 LastWritten: 2017-01-30 00:39:15 LabelDate: 2017-01-02 20:49:20 VolJobs: 0 VolFiles: 0 VolBlocks: 0 VolParts: 0 VolCloudParts: 0 CacheRetention: 0 VolMounts: 25 VolBytes: 1 VolABytes: 0 VolAPadding: 0 VolHoleBytes: 0 VolHoles: 0 LastPartBytes: 0 VolErrors: 0 VolWrites: 20,112,985 VolCapacityBytes: 0 VolStatus: Purged Enabled: 1 Recycle: 1 VolRetention: 7,862,400 VolUseDuration: 2,678,400 MaxVolJobs: 0 MaxVolFiles: 0 MaxVolBytes: 0 InChanger: 0 EndFile: 92 EndBlock: 5,628 VolType: 0 LabelType: 0 StorageId: 4 DeviceId: 0 MediaAddressing: 0 VolReadTime: 0 VolWriteTime: 39,796,045,456 LocationId: 0 RecycleCount: 6 InitialWrite: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ScratchPoolId: 0 RecyclePoolId: 0 ActionOnPurge: 0 ExpiresIn: 0 Comment: NULL Isn't that the wrong way around? Shouldn't Bacula ask for confirmation on the *dangerous* command, and execute the *safe* one without asking? And shouldn't there be a non-dangerous way to promote a volume that *already* has no more jobs associated with it from status Used to Purged? Thanks, Tilman -- Tilman Schmidt E-Mail: til...@imap.cc Bonn, Germany Diese Nachricht besteht zu 100% aus wiederverwerteten Bits. Ungeöffnet mindestens haltbar bis: (siehe Rückseite) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users