[Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-10 Thread Nick Smith
im having a problem getting bacula to work properly. Its a fresh install, i think its properly configured, when ever i run the job to test the backup i get: Device status: Device "/dev/nst0" open but no Bacula volume is mounted. Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media. Total Bytes

[Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-05-16 Thread Evelyne Cangini
Hello, I use an Exabyte EZ17 autoloader.7 tapes. I tested it. All was OK. I cleaned the database (drop_bacula_tables + make_bacula_tables) after testing and I run a first job. The bconsole command status dir displays the message waiting for an appendable Volume The label commande fails becaus

[Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-10-03 Thread Mason Fischer
Hello Trying to get bacula running on freebsd with a sony SDX 500c tape drive. My nightly backup are failing with the following messages: 29-Sep 11:50 vni-dir: Start Backup JobId 134, Job=backup.gaoler.2005-09-29_11.50.23 29-Sep 11:58 gaoler-fd: backup.gaoler.2005-09-29_11.50.23 Fatal error: job.

[Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2005-10-20 Thread Gustavo Ribeiro
Hello guys, I'm not so good in english, but i will try describe my problem ( I'm thinking, that's a bug): When i try run a job, that have a empty pool, the storage show me this message: Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media This never happen ! I try run the same job, changing some

[Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2006-05-17 Thread Marcin Wasilewski
Hello Group, I wonder that You could help me with my problem. Sometimes when the tape fill at night I got a message like this: Please mount Volume "XXXYYY.01" on Storage Device "LTO" for Job and other backup jobs are waiting for this one to complete. So in the morning I do: unmount, then chan

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-10 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 3/10/2006 6:33 PM, Nick Smith wrote: im having a problem getting bacula to work properly. Its a fresh install, i think its properly configured, when ever i run the job to test the backup i get: One very important question: Have you run the btape tests, and did they report anything

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-10 Thread Nick Smith
> > One very important question: Have you run the btape tests, and did they > report anything you didn't understand or even errors? > no i hadnt run the tests. > > > > i even tried putting the "real" device name in the config file "st0" > > and that doesnt work either. > > I don't understand that

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-10 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 3/10/2006 9:06 PM, Nick Smith wrote: One very important question: Have you run the btape tests, and did they report anything you didn't understand or even errors? no i hadnt run the tests. ... Yes, btape testing... i have errors on the testingwhere do i go from here? This i

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-10 Thread Nick Smith
On 3/10/06, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > On 3/10/2006 9:06 PM, Nick Smith wrote: > >>One very important question: Have you run the btape tests, and did they > >>report anything you didn't understand or even errors? > >> > > > > no i hadnt run the tests. > ... > >>Yes, btape

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2006-03-13 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 3/10/2006 10:13 PM, Nick Smith wrote: On 3/10/06, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, On 3/10/2006 9:06 PM, Nick Smith wrote: One very important question: Have you run the btape tests, and did they report anything you didn't understand or even errors? no i hadnt run

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-05-16 Thread Ludovic Strappazon
Hi Evelyne, From the manual : *My Catalog is Full of Test Runs, How Can I Start Over? * If you are using MySQL do the following: cd /src/cats ./drop_mysql_tables ./make_mysql_tables If you are using SQLite, do the following: Delete bacula.db from your working directory. cd /src

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-05-16 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, Ludovic Strappazon wrote: ... the right stuff, but let me explain the reasons: Hi Evelyne, From the manual : ... Then write an EOF on each tape you used with *Bacula* using: mt -f /dev/st0 rewind mt -f /dev/st0 weof where you need to adjust the device name for your system. This is

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-05-16 Thread Evelyne Cangini
Thank you for help. Regards, Evelyne Arno Lehmann a écrit : Hello, Ludovic Strappazon wrote: ... the right stuff, but let me explain the reasons: Hi Evelyne, From the manual : ... Then write an EOF on each tape you used with *Bacula* using: mt -f /dev/st0 rewind mt -f /dev/st0 weof where

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2005-05-17 Thread Grant
You have to tell it to mount a tape. just issue the mount command from the bconsole and it will start going. - Thank you, Grant Della Vecchia System Administrator ~ A I S M e d i a , I n c . - "We Build eBusinesses" 7000 Central Parkway, Suite 1700 Atlan

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2005-10-21 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 21.10.2005 00:44, Gustavo Ribeiro wrote: Hello guys, I'm not so good in english, but i will try describe my problem ( I'm thinking, that's a bug): When i try run a job, that have a empty pool, the storage show me this message: Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media No

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2005-10-24 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 24.10.2005 19:49, Gustavo Ribeiro wrote: Ok, In bacula-sd.conf : Device { Name = FileStoAngelito Media Type = File Archive Device = /archive2/angelito Random Access = Yes; AutomaticMount = Yes; RemovableMedia = no; AlwaysOpen = no; LabelMe

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2005-10-24 Thread Gustavo Ribeiro
I have been set Maximum Volumes = 2 and my pool (AngelitoPool) has no volumes ! I want Bacula create a new volume for me ! That's my problem :) When comment Maximum Volumes, volumes will be automatically created. Gustavo Ribeiro Arno Lehmann wrote: Hello, On 24.10.2005 19:49, Gustavo Ribe

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media

2005-10-24 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 24.10.2005 21:42, Gustavo Ribeiro wrote: I have been set Maximum Volumes = 2 and my pool (AngelitoPool) has no volumes ! I want Bacula create a new volume for me ! That's my problem :) Please, post the console output after the following two commands: llist pool=xxx list media pool

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2006-05-18 Thread Stefan MARTEL
Quoting Marcin Wasilewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi Marcin. Can you explain more precisly your problem. In your bconsole make : list media and look the VolStatus, Is it mark "error" ??? Have you already backup data on this volume ? Stefan Hello Group, I wonder that You could help me with my

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2006-05-18 Thread Ambahunen Gebremariam
Marcin: Restart your Storage deamom, mount the device if it is a tape volume, then run your backup again from the console.AmbexOn 5/17/06, Marcin Wasilewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Group,I wonder that You could help me with my problem.Sometimes when the tape fill at night I got a message

Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media.

2006-05-19 Thread Marcin Wasilewski
AIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marcin Wasilewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Device is BLOCKED waiting for appendable media. Quoting Marcin Wasilewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi Marcin. Can you explain more precisly your