Re: [Bacula-users] Configuring LTO-6 SD...

[Ana E. M. A. <emi...@gm...>]

I´m sorry. As Patricia said, RandomAccess = no for your drive configuration.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Ana Emília M. Arruda <
emi...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
>
> If this is your drive configuration, you don´t need the "changer command"
> nor the "changer device" there. Instead, they should be configured in your
> autochanger resource:
>
> Autochanger {
>     Name = AutochangerHP
>     Device = Drive-1, Drive-2 #how many drives do you have?
>     Changer Command = "/opt/local/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S
> %a %d"
>      Changer Device = /dev/changer
> }
>
> # definition for a first drive
> Device {
> Name = Drive-1
>      Media Type = LTO-6
>      Archive Device = /dev/rmt/0cbn
>      AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>      AlwaysOpen = yes;
>      RemovableMedia = yes;
>      RandomAccess = yes;
>      Maximum Network Buffer Size = 262144
>      Maximum Block Size = 262144
>      Maximum File Size = 5GB
>      Autochanger = yes
>      # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
>      Alert Command = "sh -c '/opt/local/sbin/tapeinfo -f %c |grep
> TapeAlert|cat'"
>      ## If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than
> tapeinfo
>      ## Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
> }
>
> Best regards,
> Ana
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 5:56 AM, Gary R, Schmidt <gr...@mc...
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I am starting the process of replacing an existing but defunct Bacula
>> (3.0.3) environment with a newer tape autoloader, and, of course, the
>> latest Bacula.
>>
>> It broke some time ago (don't ask), so there is no upgrade happening
>> here, it's new bits and pieces, in part, using the same hardware for the
>> director.
>>
>> I am replacing a SCSI HP 1/8 G2 LTO-4 autoloader with an FC HP 1/8 G2
>> LTO-6 autoloader, and I wonder just what settings I should use?
>>
>> The LTO-4 was configured like this:
>>    Device {
>>      Name = LTO-4
>>      Media Type = LTO-4
>>      Archive Device = /dev/rmt/0cbn
>>      AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>>      AlwaysOpen = yes;
>>      RemovableMedia = yes;
>>      RandomAccess = yes;
>>      Maximum Network Buffer Size = 262144
>>      Maximum Block Size = 262144
>>      Maximum File Size = 5GB
>>      Changer Command = "/opt/local/bacula/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S
>> %a %d"
>>      Changer Device = /dev/changer
>>      Autochanger = yes
>>      # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
>>      Alert Command = "sh -c '/opt/local/sbin/tapeinfo -f %c |grep
>> TapeAlert|cat'"
>>      ## If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than
>> tapeinfo
>>      ## Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
>>    }
>>
>> And I wonder what I should change to better use the increased speed and
>> capacity of the LTO-6.
>>
>> Almost by reflex I want to change the Maximum Block Size, and Maximum
>> File Size, but to what?
>>
>> When I get everything built I will play with the "speed" command in
>> btape, and I have a fair bit of reading to do!
>>
>> Oh, I've tested it all using the 3.0.3 btape, so I know that the
>> hardware works, but I would like it to work optimally.  (And yes, I will
>> have spooling turned on.)
>>
>>          Cheers,
>>                  Gary    B-)
>>
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