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

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

Hi,

Turns out it was the drive in the library, we had the drive replaced and 
backups will run now, I just have to work out the backup errors now to 
get them to complete. :-)

thanks,

Jeff di domenico.

On 11/11/2021 3:28 pm, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> śr., 10 lis 2021 o 17:04 Jeffrey Di Domenico 
> <jdi...@in...> napisał(a):
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Yeah see the below output from lsscsi
>
>     lsscsi -g
>
>     [8:0:0:0]    tape    HP Ultrium 5-SCSI   Y6PW  /dev/st1   /dev/sg40
>     [9:0:0:0]    tape    HP       Ultrium 5-SCSI   Y6PW /dev/st0  
>     /dev/sg38
>     [9:0:0:1]    mediumx HP       MSL G3 Series    9.40 /dev/sch0 
>     /dev/sg39
>
> So, from I can see you have a following devices you should use:
> - autochanger device: /dev/sg39
> - storage device #0 /dev/nst0
> - storage device #1 /dev/nst1
>
> For the mtx command you should always use an "autochanger device" as 
> described above. Others simply won't work.
>
>     If i do use st0 and st1
>
> ???
> Why?
>
>     [root@union bacula]# ./mtx-changer /dev/st1 listall
>     cannot open SCSI device '/dev/st1' - No medium found
>     [root@union bacula]# ./mtx-changer /dev/st0 listall
>     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 bacula]#
>
> You should make sure that the following command will run without any 
> issues: mtx -f /dev/sg39 status
> Then you can move to Bacula configuration. If this command won't work 
> for you then Bacula won't work either.
> You should check kernel logs or events at the tape library to check 
> what is going on. Then simply solve it.
>
> best regards
> -- 
> Radosław Korzeniewski
> rad...@ko...

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