Re: [Bacula-users] "btape test" ejects tape

[Arno L. <al...@it...>]

Hi,

On 2/6/2007 5:08 PM, Heinz Ulrich Stille wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I got a shiny new LTO-3 drive, so I thought I'd check what btape thinks
> of it. Not that I expected problems with a recent scsi device. But
> surprise! The "Append files" test ejects the tape and then complains
> that no medium is present... I've attached the console output of btape.
> I tested it with version 1.39.{26,28,30} and 2.0.{0,1}. 1.38.10
> doesn't have this problem.
> Actual backups run without a problem as far as I can tell. Only when
> I "label" a tape it is ejected after the label is successfully written
> and before the tape is (automatically) mounted.
> 
> Any ideas what's wrong? What can I do to provide more information?
> The sd "device" config is:
> Device {
>   Name = LTO
>   Media Type = LTO-3
>   Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>   RemovableMedia = yes
>   RandomAccess = no
>   AutoChanger = no
>   AutomaticMount = yes
>   AlwaysOpen = yes
>   Volume Poll Interval = 5 minutes
>   Offline on Unmount = yes

Try setting this to 'No'. But I suspect that usually you want it to be 
set to 'Yes'.

Arno

>   Close on Poll = yes
>   Spool Directory = /var/bacula/spool
>   Maximum Spool Size = 275 G
> }
> 
> The drive is a Certance (Quantum) CL800 LTO3 streamer.
> 
> MfG, Ulrich
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
> btape: butil.c:286 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing.
> btape: btape.c:368 open device "LTO" (/dev/nst0): OK
> *
> === Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
> 
> I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF
> then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
> and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
> 
> This is an *essential* feature ...
> 
> btape: btape.c:825 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:841 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:850 Rewind OK.
> 1000 blocks re-read correctly.
> Got EOF on tape.
> 1000 blocks re-read correctly.
> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
> 
> 
> === Write, rewind, and position test ===
> 
> I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF
> then write 1000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
> and position to a few blocks and verify that it is correct.
> 
> This is an *essential* feature ...
> 
> btape: btape.c:937 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:953 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:962 Rewind OK.
> Reposition to file:block 0:4
> Block 5 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 0:200
> Block 201 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 0:999
> Block 1000 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:0
> Block 1001 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:600
> Block 1601 re-read correctly.
> Reposition to file:block 1:999
> Block 2000 re-read correctly.
> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
> 
> 
> 
> === Append files test ===
> 
> This test is essential to Bacula.
> 
> I'm going to write one record  in file 0,
>                    two records in file 1,
>              and three records in file 2
> 
> btape: btape.c:469 Rewound "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:1571 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
> btape: btape.c:1573 Wrote block to device.
> btape: btape.c:499 Wrote 1 EOF to "LTO" (/dev/nst0)
> 02-Feb 11:00 btape: Fatal Error at btape.c:363 because:
> dev open failed: dev.c:424 Unable to open device "LTO" (/dev/nst0): ERR=No medium found
> 
> 
> Append test failed. Attempting again.
> Setting "Hardware End of Medium = no
>     and "Fast Forward Space File = no
> and retrying append test.
> 
> 
> 
> === Append files test ===
> 
> This test is essential to Bacula.
> 
> I'm going to write one record  in file 0,
>                    two records in file 1,
>              and three records in file 2
> 
> 02-Feb 11:00 btape: ABORTING due to ERROR in dev.c:715
> dev.c:714 Bad call to rewind. Device "LTO" (/dev/nst0) not open
> 02-Feb 11:00 btape: Fatal Error because: Bacula interrupted by signal 11: Segmentation violation
> Kaboom! btape, btape got signal 11. Attempting traceback.
> Kaboom! exepath=/root
> Calling: /root/btraceback /root/btape 21770
> execv: /root/btraceback failed: ERR=No such file or directory
> Traceback complete, attempting cleanup ...
> 
> 
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