[Bacula-users] fullvirtual try to use file from copy job
Hi all I have a problem with fullvirtual backup, I use 3 pool: OffsitePool, DataSpool and WeeklyPoolTape the strategy is incremental to WeeklyPoolTape every day, virtualfull to DataSpool at saturday night after this copy to OffsitePool from DataSpool and finally migrate back to WeeklyPoolTape problem appear with virtualfull that try to use OffsitePool to generate backup on DataSpool Is it an incorrect strategy? Is it a configuration problem? thanks Same file configuration and commented log to clarify below: Schedule { Name = WeeklyCycle Run = VirtualFull Saturday at 22:05 Run = Incremental Saturday at 19:05 Run = Incremental Monday at 23:10 Run = Incremental Tuesday at 23:10 Run = Incremental Wednesday at 23:10 Run = Incremental Thursday at 23:10 Run = Incremental Friday at 23:10 } Schedule { Name = WeeklyCycleDtt Run = Full Sunday at 04:00 } # Client (File Services) to backup # clients are ga1-fd ga2-fd ga-srv-fd ga1-srv-fd ga2-srv-fd ga1-net-fd ga2-net-fd ga1-fw-fd ga2-fw-fd # defined like this Client { Name = ga1-fd Address = ga1 FDPort = 9102 Catalog = MyCatalog Password = xxx # password for FileDaemon File Retention = 30 days# 30 days Job Retention = 6 months# six months AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files } JobDefs { Name = DefaultJob Type = Backup Level = Incremental FileSet = Full Set Schedule = WeeklyCycle Storage = LTO4 Messages = Standard Priority = 10 Pool = WeeklyPoolTape Max Wait Time = 1d } # A job definition per client like this Job { Name = BackupGa1 JobDefs = DefaultJob Client = ga1-fd Write Bootstrap = /var/lib/bacula/ClientGa1.bsr } Pool { Name = Default Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 3w Storage = LTO4 } Pool { Name = WeeklyPoolDisk Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 3w NextPool = WeeklyPoolTape Storage = File Purge Oldest Volume = Yes Volume Use Duration = 1d } Pool { Name = WeeklyPoolTape Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 3w Storage = LTO4 NextPool = WeeklyPoolDisk } Pool { Name = WeeklyPoolDiskDummy Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 3w copy pool = WeeklyPoolDisk NextPool = OffsitePool Storage = File Purge Oldest Volume = Yes } Pool { Name = OffsitePool Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 2w Storage = LTO4 Volume Use Duration = 1d Recycle Current Volume = yes } Job { Name = CopyDtt Enabled = Yes Schedule = WeeklyCycleDtt Pool = WeeklyPoolDiskDummy Storage = LTO4 Type = Copy Client = None FileSet = None Selection Type = SQLQuery Selection Pattern = SELECT Job.JobId FROM Job,Pool WHERE Job.Type = 'B' and Job.JobStatus = 'T' and Pool.Name = 'WeeklyPoolDisk' and Job.PoolId = Pool.PoolId Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20 SpoolData = No Allow Duplicate Jobs = Yes Allow Higher Duplicates = No Cancel Queued Duplicates = No Cancel Running Duplicates = No Priority = 13 Messages = Standard } Job { Name = MigrateDtt Enabled = Yes Schedule = WeeklyCycleDtt Pool = WeeklyPoolDisk Storage = LTO4 Type = Migrate Client = None FileSet = None Selection Type = SQLQuery Selection Pattern = SELECT Job.JobId FROM Job,Pool WHERE Job.Type = 'B' and Job.JobStatus = 'T' and Pool.Name = 'WeeklyPoolDisk' and Job.PoolId = Pool.PoolId Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20 SpoolData = No Priority = 14 Messages = Standard } This append yesterday night 17-Jul 22:05 ga2-dir JobId 4924: Start Virtual Backup JobId 4924, Job=Shared.2010-07-17_22.05.00_40 17-Jul 22:05 ga2-dir JobId 4924: Warning: This Job is not an Accurate backup so is not equivalent to a Full backup. 17-Jul 22:06 ga2-dir JobId 4924: Bootstrap records written to /var/lib/bacula/ga2-dir.restore.59.bsr 17-Jul 22:06 ga2-dir JobId 4924: There are no more Jobs associated with Volume DataSpool. Marking it purged. 17-Jul 22:06 ga2-dir JobId 4924: All records pruned from Volume DataSpool; marking it Purged 17-Jul 22:06 ga2-dir JobId 4924: Recycled volume DataSpool 17-Jul 22:06 ga2-dir JobId 4924: Using Device FileStorage 17-Jul 22:06 ga-sd JobId 4924: 3307 Issuing autochanger unload slot 6, drive 0 command. 17-Jul 22:07 ga-sd JobId 4924: 3304 Issuing autochanger load slot 5, drive 0 command. 17-Jul 22:07 ga-sd JobId 4924: 3305 Autochanger load slot 5, drive 0, status is OK. 17-Jul 22:07 ga-sd JobId 4924: Ready to read from volume MG5753L4 on device Drive-1 (/dev/nst0). 17-Jul 22:07 ga-sd JobId 4924: Recycled volume DataSpool on device FileStorage (/media/bacula-vtl), all previous data lost. 17-Jul 22:07 ga-sd JobId 4924: Forward spacing Volume MG5753L4 to file:block 354:0. 18-Jul 03:47 ga-sd JobId 4924: End of Volume at file 1090 on device Drive-1 (/dev/nst0), Volume MG5753L4 18-Jul
[Bacula-users] new user, first attempt
On a clean machine installed Debian desktop 5.04 via netinstall edited network ... fixed ip ... added hosts to /etc/hosts used Synaptic Package Manager to install smbfs and smbclient verified local network shares are accessible define 2 network printers and one shared printer to CUPS verified printing works on 3 printers used Synaptic Package Manager to install Bacula 2.4.4-1 [except mySQL director ... first time all at once caused error ... back to install Debian] [somewhere in here I gave it a password ... used same password as root on system] used Synaptic Package Manager to install Bacula 2.4.4-1 mySQL director [first attempt trying to use Detailed Bacula Network Backup Implementation Tutorial] backupServer:/home/stan# bconsole Connecting to Director localhost:9101 . . [time passes] . 18-Jul 06:38 bconsole JobId 0: Fatal error: bsock.c:129 Unable to connect to Director daemon on localhost:9101. ERR=Connection refused backupServer:/home/stan# I need help, please, understanding what I did wrong. Thanks, Stan Berry -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] new user, first attempt
On 7/18/2010 8:01 AM, Stan wrote: On a clean machine … installed Debian desktop 5.04 via netinstall edited network ... fixed ip ... added hosts to /etc/hosts used Synaptic Package Manager to install smbfs and smbclient verified local network shares are accessible define 2 network printers and one shared printer to CUPS verified printing works on 3 printers used Synaptic Package Manager to install Bacula 2.4.4-1 I'd go for 5.x if you can. Much improved. But not related to the problems you're having. [except mySQL director ... first time all at once caused error ... back to install Debian] [somewhere in here I gave it a password ... used same password as root on system] used Synaptic Package Manager to install Bacula 2.4.4-1 mySQL director [first attempt … trying to use Detailed Bacula Network Backup Implementation Tutorial] backupServer:/home/stan# bconsole Connecting to Director localhost:9101 . . [time passes] . 18-Jul 06:38 bconsole JobId 0: Fatal error: bsock.c:129 Unable to connect to Director daemon on localhost:9101. ERR=Connection refused Is bacula-dir running on localhost on port 9101? -- Dan Langille - http://langille.org/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] new user, first attempt
On 18/07/10 13:01, Stan wrote: backupServer:/home/stan# bconsole Connecting to Director localhost:9101 . . [time passes] . 18-Jul 06:38 bconsole JobId 0: Fatal error: bsock.c:129 Unable to connect to Director daemon on localhost:9101. ERR=Connection refused backupServer:/home/stan# Did you open up the firewall ports for the director the storage daemon, and the file daemon? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] new user, first attempt
In my experience, connection refused is unlikely to be firewall. More likely is connecting to a port where no one is listening (eg. listening or connecting to the wrong place). -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Jul 18, 2010 12:59, Mister IT Guru lt;misteritg...@gmx.comgt; wrote: On 18/07/10 13:01, Stan wrote: Normal 0 DocumentEmail 6 pt 2 2 backupServer:/home/stan# bconsole Connecting to Director localhost:9101 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; [time passes] nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; . 18-Jul 06:38 bconsole JobId 0: Fatal error: bsock.c:129 Unable to connect to Director daemon on localhost:9101. ERR=Connection refused backupServer:/home/stan# nbsp; Did you open up the firewall ports for the director the storage daemon, and the file daemon? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Fwd: Re: onefs
---BeginMessage--- This can be a solution, but I think that this is a bug or an error in the documentation. In my case, it is not the best solution. I'm not the administrator of the server, and in future someone can add other partition mounted on the main filesystem. The onefs (potentially dangerous for loop I know), can solve this problem. I'm misunderstanding the onefs feature? Best regards On 7/15/2010 5:52 AM, manga...@hotmail.com wrote: Greetings, I'm using bacula to complete backup of linux client with different partition. In the log of my backup I get this message: mailserver3-fd JobId 3516: /var is a different filesystem. Will not descend from / into /var googling for help, I found two solutions. Specify /var as a folder to backup, or add the directive onefs = no to FILESET section of my director configuration. This is what I've done: # FILESET ### FileSet { Name = FILESET-mailserver3-FULL Include { Options { signature = MD5 compression = GZIP onefs = no } Options { Regexdir = /comm/data/SystemLogs/*/* Regexdir = /mailstore* Wildfile = /var/log/*.gz Wilddir = /tmp/* Wilddir = /proc/* Wilddir = /sys/* Exclude = yes } File = / Why not add this line here: File = /var } Exclude { File = /usr/portage/distfiles File = /backup File = /var/chroot64/ } } # FILESET ### But I still get the same error messages, and /var folder is not present in the bakcup. Where I'm wrong? Best regards - - This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ---End Message--- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Removing bad jobs from the database? Howto?
I have a fair number of failed jobs in my database, and I would like to know is it possible to purge all the bad backups, so that all the diskspace that has been taken up can be released? This disk space is being replicated across the internet off site, and the number of GB's that are from failed backups is pushing the time this takes to unacceptable levels. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Splitting jobs, then making fulls? possible?
Some of my hosts have very large disks, and a complete full backup will take over a day (close to 500GB), over the Internet. To fix this issue, I have split these hosts into smaller file sets, and I backup the more important data daily, and the fixed data not so much. The thing is, the jobs backup to different storage daemons at different times. Because of this I have a little difficulty determining if I current have a full snapshot of the server as it stands right now. I was wondering, if I was to perform a full restore, that I will get the latest version of every file as it stands regardless of which job backed it up? Also, I was thinking to set up a third storage daemon, and then create a virtual full so that i know at any point in time, that I have a full snapshot at least somewhere. Are these unfounded fears, or is bacula intelligent enough to always retrieve the latest stored version of a file? -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Removing bad jobs from the database? Howto?
I have a fair number of failed jobs in my database, and I would like to know is it possible to purge all the bad backups, so that all the diskspace that has been taken up can be released? from bconsole, `del jobid=#`. If you have many, an sql query to look for JOB ID's with FAILED status piped out might be your ticket. jlc -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Possible Bacula project License change
Hello (Shane?), Do you have any problem if we change the Bacula project license from GPLv2 + modifications (OpenSSL exception + Microsoft source restriction exception) to AGPL + modifications? The main reason for this is so that if Bacula is used in the cloud, the users (and thus hopefully the project) will have the right to the source any modifications that the cloud provider (or Bacula application provider) mades to Bacula. Best regards, Kern -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] fullvirtual try to use file from copy job
Just to add some info, bacula version 5.0.2 on a Ubuntu Lucid 64bit *list media Pool: Scratch No results to list. Pool: OffsitePool +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes| VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten | +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | 50 | MG5749L4 | Disabled | 1 | 659,653,714,944 | 660 | 1,814,400 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-05-31 18:51:04 | | 58 | MG5747L4 | Disabled | 1 | 665,855,511,552 | 675 | 86,400 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-06-13 18:59:10 | | 59 | MG5745L4 | Disabled | 1 | 666,333,997,056 | 668 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-06-20 12:26:07 | | 60 | MG5746L4 | Disabled | 1 | 549,396,578,304 | 558 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-04-11 08:57:28 | | 66 | MG5755L4 | Disabled | 1 | 678,141,241,344 | 687 | 3,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-07-04 19:11:41 | | 67 | MG5756L4 | Disabled | 1 | 573,163,315,200 | 578 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-05-02 11:24:11 | | 68 | MG5742L4 | Disabled | 1 | 64,512 |0 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | -00-00 00:00:00 | | 70 | MG5743L4 | Disabled | 1 | 64,512 |0 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | -00-00 00:00:00 | | 71 | MG5744L4 | Disabled | 1 | 655,203,999,744 | 662 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-05-23 11:12:03 | | 72 | MG5748L4 | Disabled | 1 | 664,419,796,992 | 665 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-06-07 19:45:06 | | 73 | NOLABEL| Disabled | 1 | 677,479,154,688 | 679 | 1,209,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | LTO4 | 2010-07-11 20:52:05 | | 74 | CLNU01L1 | Append| 1 | 4,999,680,000 |5 | 1,209,600 | 1 |8 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-07-18 13:44:45 | +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ Pool: WeeklyPoolDisk +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes| VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten | +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | 54 | DataSpool | Append| 1 | 692,701,645,210 | 161 | 3,600 | 1 |0 | 0 | File | 2010-07-18 13:39:49 | +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ Pool: WeeklyPoolTape +-++---+-+---+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes | VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten | +-++---+-+---+--+--+-+--+---+---+-+ | 52 | MG5751L4 | Full | 1 | 1,005,068,058,624 |1,104 | 1,814,400 | 1 |3 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-05-31 19:16:52 | | 53 | MG5750L4 | Full | 1 | 1,056,743,912,448 |1,115 | 1,814,400 | 1 |7 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-06-07 23:52:39 | | 55 | MG5741L4 | Full | 1 | 1,068,101,250,048 |1,180 | 1,814,400 | 1 |1 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-07-04 23:26:16 | | 62 | MG5753L4 | Full | 1 | 986,750,908,416 |1,090 | 1,814,400 | 1 |5 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-07-16 23:19:23 | | 63 | MG5752L4 | Append| 1 | 2,936,973,312 | 22 | 1,814,400 | 1 |6 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-07-17 19:11:25 | | 65 | MG5754L4 | Full | 1 | 1,017,453,911,040 |1,142 | 1,814,400 | 1 |4 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-06-20 12:51:38 | | 69 | MG5740L4 | Full | 1 | 1,071,256,725,504 |1,118 | 1,814,400 | 1 |2 | 1 | LTO4 | 2010-05-20 15:50:57 |
[Bacula-users] Extend Retention time
I have a weekly backup set which has a retention time of 13 days. I have just been asked to keep a set that was written 12 days ago. Can someone please tell me how I can extend the retention time for this job? Regards, Richard -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Can't access tape device after upgrade from v2.4.4-1 to 5.0.2-1
Late last week I had my first run at Bacula on a Linux server with self-contained storage and an LT04 16 slot tape library (a Dell PV-124T) connected by a SAS controller. I ran 2.4.4-1 as it was the default under Debian stable. After a few dry runs and problems I succeeded in backing up just over 2TB of data to 3 tapes (just over 2 tapes) at around 70MB/s. Retrieves went fine. I've now upgraded to 5.0.2-1 using Debian backports so that we can run close to the latest version. I'm using much the same configuration, but both the Storage service and btape hang after trying to access the drive. It looks like I've still got access to the library, but somehow I've lost connection to the actual tape drive. As the server and tape drive are in a data centre I'd be glad for advice on what to do next! Regards Rory # btape -pv /dev/nst0 Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes. btape: butil.c:284 Using device: /dev/nst0 for writing. 18-Jul 22:27 btape JobId 0: 3301 Issuing autochanger loaded? drive 0 command. 18-Jul 22:27 btape JobId 0: 3302 Autochanger loaded? drive 0, result is Slot 5. 18-Jul 22:32 btape: Fatal Error at device.c:298 because: dev open failed: dev.c:491 Unable to open device LTO4-Drive1 (/dev/nst0): ERR=Input/output error 18-Jul 22:32 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: butil.c:193 Cannot open LTO4-Drive1 (/dev/nst0) # mtx -f /dev/sg4 status Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 16 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 5 Loaded) Storage Element 1:Full Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=06L4 Storage Element 3:Full Storage Element 4:Full Storage Element 5:Empty Storage Element 6:Full Storage Element 7:Full Storage Element 8:Full Storage Element 9:Full Storage Element 10:Full Storage Element 11:Full Storage Element 12:Full Storage Element 13:Full Storage Element 14:Full Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=CLNU00L1 Storage Element 16:Full # mt -f /dev/nst0 status /dev/nst0: Input/output error -- Rory Campbell-Lange r...@campbell-lange.net -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] new user, first attempt
On 18/07/10, Dan Langille (d...@langille.org) wrote: used Synaptic Package Manager to install Bacula 2.4.4-1 I'd go for 5.x if you can. Much improved. But not related to the problems you're having. To do this on Debian Stable, please read the instructions here: See http://www.backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions and (when you are happy with how backports works and you have added the necessary repository information to your /etc/apt/sources list), you can do something like: apt-get -t lenny-backports install --reinstall \ $(dpkg -l | grep bacula | awk '{ print $2 }') However it may be safer to purge your existing installation first. -- Rory Campbell-Lange r...@campbell-lange.net -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Can't access tape device after upgrade from v2.4.4-1 to 5.0.2-1
Late last week I had my first run at Bacula on a Linux server with self-contained storage and an LT04 16 slot tape library (a Dell PV-124T) connected by a SAS controller. I ran 2.4.4-1 as it was the default under Debian stable. After a few dry runs and problems I succeeded in backing up just over 2TB of data to 3 tapes (just over 2 tapes) at around 70MB/s. Retrieves went fine. I've now upgraded to 5.0.2-1 using Debian backports so that we can run close to the latest version. I'm using much the same configuration, but both the Storage service and btape hang after trying to access the drive. It looks like I've still got access to the library, but somehow I've lost connection to the actual tape drive. As the server and tape drive are in a data centre I'd be glad for advice on what to do next! Regards Rory # btape -pv /dev/nst0 Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes. btape: butil.c:284 Using device: /dev/nst0 for writing. 18-Jul 22:27 btape JobId 0: 3301 Issuing autochanger loaded? drive 0 command. 18-Jul 22:27 btape JobId 0: 3302 Autochanger loaded? drive 0, result is Slot 5. 18-Jul 22:32 btape: Fatal Error at device.c:298 because: dev open failed: dev.c:491 Unable to open device LTO4-Drive1 (/dev/nst0): ERR=Input/output error 18-Jul 22:32 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: butil.c:193 Cannot open LTO4-Drive1 (/dev/nst0) # mtx -f /dev/sg4 status Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 16 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 5 Loaded) Storage Element 1:Full Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=06L4 Storage Element 3:Full Storage Element 4:Full Storage Element 5:Empty Storage Element 6:Full Storage Element 7:Full Storage Element 8:Full Storage Element 9:Full Storage Element 10:Full Storage Element 11:Full Storage Element 12:Full Storage Element 13:Full Storage Element 14:Full Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=CLNU00L1 Storage Element 16:Full # mt -f /dev/nst0 status /dev/nst0: Input/output error Check if bacula-sd is still running. If so the mt command is expected to fail. John -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users