decode data encryption caps page failed - not external data encryption control capable

davlaw

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Can format ok, barcode/label fails

decode data encryption caps page failed - not external data encryption control capable

There are no encryption keys configured, let me know if I can grab any info

Code:
root@pbs172:~# proxmox-tape status --drive drive1
┌───────────────┬──────────────────────────┐
│ Name          │ Value                    │
╞═══════════════╪══════════════════════════╡
│ blocksize     │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ density       │ LTO3                     │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ compression   │ 1                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ buffer-mode   │ 1                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ file-number   │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ block-number  │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ manufactured  │ Mon Jun 19 20:00:00 2006 │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ bytes-written │ 13.93 TiB                │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ bytes-read    │ 9.04 TiB                 │
└───────────────┴──────────────────────────┘

Code:
root@pbs172:~# proxmox-tape status --drive drive0
┌───────────────┬──────────────────────────┐
│ Name          │ Value                    │
╞═══════════════╪══════════════════════════╡
│ blocksize     │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ density       │ LTO3                     │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ compression   │ 1                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ buffer-mode   │ 1                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ file-number   │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ block-number  │ 0                        │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ manufactured  │ Fri May 19 20:00:00 2006 │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ bytes-written │ 20.31 TiB                │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ bytes-read    │ 18.67 TiB                │
└───────────────┴──────────────────────────┘

Code:
root@pbs172:~# proxmox-tape drive list
┌────────┬────────────────────────────────────┬─────────┬────────┬─────────────┬────────────┐
│ name   │ path                               │ changer │ vendor │ model       │ serial     │
╞════════╪════════════════════════════════════╪═════════╪════════╪═════════════╪════════════╡
│ drive0 │ /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-F09C7CF000-sg │ ADIC    │ IBM    │ ULTRIUM-TD4 │ F09C7CF000 │
├────────┼────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────┼─────────────┼────────────┤
│ drive1 │ /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-F09C7CF004-sg │ ADIC    │ IBM    │ ULTRIUM-TD4 │ F09C7CF004 │
└────────┴────────────────────────────────────┴─────────┴────────┴─────────────┴────────────┘
root@pbs172:~#

Code:
proxmox-backup: 1.0-4 (running kernel: 5.4.106-1-pve)
proxmox-backup-server: 1.1.5-1 (running version: 1.1.5)
pve-kernel-5.4: 6.4-1
pve-kernel-helper: 6.4-1
pve-kernel-5.4.106-1-pve: 5.4.106-1
pve-kernel-5.4.103-1-pve: 5.4.103-1
pve-kernel-5.4.65-1-pve: 5.4.65-1
ifupdown2: 3.0.0-1+pve3
libjs-extjs: 6.0.1-10
proxmox-backup-docs: 1.1.5-1
proxmox-backup-client: 1.1.5-1
proxmox-mini-journalreader: 1.1-1
proxmox-widget-toolkit: 2.5-2
pve-xtermjs: 4.7.0-3
smartmontools: 7.2-pve2
zfsutils-linux: 2.0.4-pve1
 
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can you post the full task log of the barcode-label? also, did you already check for drive firmware upgrades?
 
Hope I get the right info, as far as firmware, I think its the latest from the dell site that had LTO4 included with the library update firmware.

Not sure how comfortable I might feel trying to shoehorn another firmware into it, even tho it is IBM

I'll look around again, I was ok till this last update..

Code:
Proxmox
Backup Server 1.1-5
()
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000003' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000007' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000022' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000026' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000028' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: media '000029' already inventoried (already labeled)
2021-04-30T06:55:02-04:00: checking/loading media '000036'
2021-04-30T06:55:40-04:00: TASK ERROR: decode data encryption caps page failed - not external data encryption control capable

during a backup job

Code:
Proxmox
Backup Server 1.1-5
()
2021-04-30T07:31:55-04:00: Starting tape backup job 'pbspsiscsi:pool3:drive1:bbkupjob0002'
2021-04-30T07:31:55-04:00: update media online status
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: starting new media set - reason: policy CreateAt event triggered
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: media set uuid: 6ec9bc80-62c3-4ffa-8c75-604de167088a
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: found 62 groups
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: latest-only: true (only considering latest snapshots)
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: backup snapshot vm/100/2021-04-30T02:30:02Z
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: allocated new writable media '000109'
2021-04-30T07:32:02-04:00: loading media '000109' into drive 'drive1'
2021-04-30T07:33:31-04:00: found media label 000109 (dde594f8-db36-4ec2-96ef-221056c0abf9)
2021-04-30T07:33:31-04:00: wrinting new media set label
2021-04-30T07:33:31-04:00: TASK ERROR: decode data encryption caps page failed - not external data encryption control capable
 
Gonna guess the library has the whole encryption wrapped up with its "key" for encryption and prevents the drive

I have look in various places and have not found any firmware to make this work.

I don't use any keys within pbs, but guess we still check?


Code:
root@pbs172:~/ITDT# stenc -f /dev/sg6 --detail
Status for /dev/sg6
--------------------------------------------------
Device Mfg:              IBM
Product ID:              ULTRIUM-TD4
Product Revision:        C7QH
Drive Encryption:        off
Drive Output:            Not decrypting
                         Raw encrypted data not outputted
Drive Input:             Not encrypting
Key Instance Counter:    0
Volume Encryption:       Not encrypted
Volume Algorithm:        1
 
ok after looking at it again, it seem you try an LTO3 tape ? this is not supported, LTO-4 is the absolute minimum (even LTO-4 drives do not everything we need sometimes)
when you insert an LTO-3 drive into an LTO-4 it uses the LTO-3 feature set for most things, which is just to little..
 
Ahh.. I can understand that one. Makes sense.

I have same type library with LTO6 units on baroes, was hesitant to pull it for use here till I was sure.

Like most mom and pop operations IT budget is $0, maybe I can get them to spurge on a few LTO4 tapes

Thanks for your insight and help
 

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