Re: [Bacula-users] Creating a Volume on a tape times out

[John D. <dre...@gm...>]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Watson, Joe
<ISJ...@ok...> wrote:
> I am adding that I ran;
>   sudo mtx -f /dev/sg0 status
>
> to get this;
> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request
> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 20
> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00
> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
> READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed
>
> I did some googling and found that the additional sense code is "Occurs
> when the command operation code received by the device is not
> supported."
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Watson, Joe [mailto:ISJ...@ok...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:51 AM
> Cc: bac...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Creating a Volume on a tape times out
>
>
> I put in brand new tapes is there something I am missing this is the
> result of testing the tape drive using btape
>
> Using btape to test the drive /dev/nst0 I get this error
> 17-Sep 11:25 btape JobId 0: Error: block.c:568 Write error at 0:0 on
> device "Ultrium 4-SCSI" (/dev/nst0). ERR=Input/output error.
> 17-Sep 11:25 btape JobId 0: Error: Error writing final EOF to tape. This
> Volume may not be readable.
> dev.c:1681 ioctl MTWEOF error on "Ultrium 4-SCSI" (/dev/nst0).
> ERR=Input/output error.
> btape: btape.c:827 Error writing block to device.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Chekholko [mailto:ch...@pc...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:50 AM
> To: Watson, Joe
> Cc: bac...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Creating a Volume on a tape times out
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> Before dealing with bacula, make sure you understand how to use the
> commands 'mt', 'mtx', 'tapeinfo' and then make sure that they are
> working correctly.  Then see how 'mtx-changer' uses 'mtx' to do its
> business.
>
> E.g. try:
> cat /proc/scsi/scsi (this will show you the devices, 0,1,2,..)
> tapeinfo -f /dev/sg2 (if there is a device 2)
> mt -f /dev/nst0 status
> mtx -f /dev/sg0 status
>
> After all that works as expected, run through the btape tests as per
> the manual:
> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:32:42 -0500
> "Watson, Joe" <ISJ...@ok...> wrote:
>
>> 3995 Bad autochanger "unload slot 2, drive 0": ERR=Child exited with
>> code 1
>> Results=Unloading drive 0 into Storage Element 2...mtx: Request Sense:
>> Long Report=yes
>> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
>> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
>> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request
>> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
>> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
>> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 53
>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 03
>> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
>> mtx: Req3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
>>
>> I get this when I try mounting it after I changed the tape to
> /dev/nst0
>>

Please post the output of

tapeinfo -f /dev/sg0

John