Re: [Bacula-users] Can't Label Tapes

[Jeffrey Di D. <jdi...@in...>]

Hi,

Thanks for responding.

I assume you are trying to use a standard SCSI library and not the ACSLS 
managed one, right? - yes.

The rest of the answers are below, the mtx -f command fails so that 
doesn't seem to be working, I hadn't tried that yet so have only just 
seen it, also mtx-changer command doesn't exist.


[root@union dev]# mtx -f /dev/sg38 status
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
[root@union dev]# mtx -f /dev/sg40 status
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
[root@union dev]#

[root@union dev]# mtx -f /dev/sg40 inquiry
Product Type: Tape Drive
Vendor ID: 'HP      '
Product ID: 'Ultrium 5-SCSI  '
Revision: 'Y6PW'
Attached Changer API: No
[root@union dev]# mtx -f /dev/sg38 inquiry
Product Type: Tape Drive
Vendor ID: 'HP      '
Product ID: 'Ultrium 5-SCSI  '
Revision: 'Y6PW'
Attached Changer API: No

[root@union dev]#

[root@union dev]# mtx-changer /dev/sg40 listall
-bash: mtx-changer: command not found
[root@union dev]#

On 05/11/2021 5:35 pm, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> pt., 5 lis 2021 o 17:52 Jeffrey Di Domenico 
> <jdi...@in...> napisał(a):
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I have loaded new tapes with physical labels but Bacula can't
>     label them, I get the timeout error below but I've had them in the
>     past and Bacula has still labelled the tapes, I can't see that
>     there is anything wrong with the drives and it doesn't seem to be
>     taking that long but it fails every time. Any suggestions for what
>     I can do to resolve this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> I assume you are trying to use a standard SCSI library and not 
> the ACSLS managed one, right?
>
> First of all check if your library is working with standard mtx 
> utility (i.e. mtx -f /dev/sg0 status). If not, solve it in the first 
> place as Bacula is using mtx to manage tape cartridges in your library.
> Then check if a standard bacula mtx-changer script is working with the 
> command: listall (i.e. mtx-changer /dev/sg0 listall).
> The `/dev/sg0` device in the examples above is the scsi generic device 
> for your changer. To check which device to use, check with lsscsi -g 
> command.
>
> I hope this helps.
> -- 
> Radosław Korzeniewski
> rad...@ko...

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