[Bacula-users] Tar and Bacula doesn't work together.
Thanks guys, bls helped me out :) In fact, when I was waiting for an answer, I found bls myself :) I am going to give a look at bscan. *Sorry for my English... +-- |This was sent by tijshooyber...@hotmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Tar and Bacula doesn't work together.
Hi all My first post here. So don't shoot me if I say/do stupid things. I got a problem with Bacula. The version I use is 2.4.4 on debian etch. My Bacula runs smootly, everything seems to work. But now, when I try to execute a tar command I get some errors. The error: user:/etc/init.d# tar -tvf /dev/nst0 tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot open: Device or resource busy tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now I discovered that the storage-daemon blocks the tape drive. So when I stop the daemon, i get: user:/etc/init.d# tar -tvf /dev/nst0 tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot read: Cannot allocate memory tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now How can I solve this and is there a tool to see the tapes content when the daemon is running without using bconsole? If you need meer info or configs: ask! :) +-- |This was sent by tijshooyber...@hotmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Tar and Bacula doesn't work together.
My first post here. So don't shoot me if I say/do stupid things. I got a problem with Bacula. The version I use is 2.4.4 on debian etch. My Bacula runs smootly, everything seems to work. But now, when I try to execute a tar command I get some errors. The error: user:/etc/init.d# tar -tvf /dev/nst0 tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot open: Device or resource busy tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now If you issue the unmount command in bacula it will release the tape drive from bacula's control. Then you can use external tools. Remember after you are done with external tools to mount the tape in bacula using the mount command otherwise bacula will prompt you on the next backup for user intervention. I discovered that the storage-daemon blocks the tape drive. So when I stop the daemon, i get: user:/etc/init.d# tar -tvf /dev/nst0 tar: /dev/nst0: Cannot read: Cannot allocate memory tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now How can I solve this and is there a tool to see the tapes content when the daemon is running without using bconsole? Bacula does not write tapes in tar format. You can use bls and bscan to look at bacula tapes. John -- WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Tar and Bacula doesn't work together.
On 5/2/2011 1:48 AM, obviously wrote: Hi all My first post here. So don't shoot me if I say/do stupid things. I got a problem with Bacula. The version I use is 2.4.4 on debian etch. Since 2.4.4 is now nearly 4 years old, you really ought to try a more recent version. My Bacula runs smootly, everything seems to work. But now, when I try to execute a tar command I get some errors. How can I solve this and is there a tool to see the tapes content when the daemon is running without using bconsole? Bacula tapes are not in a format that tar understands--the only meaningful way to find out what is on the tapes is either with bconsole, bscan, bls, or some SQL commands against the database backend that you are using. Of these, by far the easiest is bconsole. Reading the tapes to see what is on them (i.e. using bscan or bls) is hugely slow compared to using the database to get that information. If your database is missing what you need (either due to misconfig or disaster recovery), then bscan can help you. Hope this helps, -se -- WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
