Hi,
first:
you have to use /dev/nst0 as tapedevice with amanda and linux.
/dev/st0 is the rewinding device for the same drive.
second:
you'll have to relabel your tapes after changing the devicename
with amlabel.
hope it helps
Christoph
Joseph Del Corso schrieb:
>
> OK, I've gotten a little furthur thanks to the helpful suggestions
> of everyone.... but...
>
> Now I get the following amcheck error....
>
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> /opt/tmp: 34743148 KB disk space available, that's plenty.
> amcheck-server: could not get changer info: [: integer expression expected
> before -eq
>
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> Client check: 1 host checked in 0.036 seconds, 0 problems found.
>
> (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.1p1)
>
> I am using the following info in the amanda.conf file:
>
> runtapes 1 # number of tapes to be used in a single run of
> amdump
> tpchanger "chg-zd-mtx" # the tape-changer glue script
> #tapedev "/dev/sg4" # the no-rewind tape device to be used
> tapedev "/dev/st0" # the no-rewind tape device to be used
> #rawtapedev "/dev/sg5 # the raw device to be used (ftape only)
> changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/changer"
> #changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/changer-status"
> #changerfile "/etc/amanda/changer.conf"
> changerdev "/dev/sg3"
>
> I've also tried using tpchanger "chg-manual"
> and running, but I get the following:
>
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> /opt/tmp: 34743148 KB disk space available, that's plenty.
> insert tape into slot 0 and press return
>
> insert tape into slot 0 and press return
>
> insert tape into slot 0 and press return
>
> insert tape into slot 0 and press return
>
> insert tape into slot 0 and press return
>
>
> (Even though there is a tape in slot 0, I can hit return over and over,
> with no results but to get another "press return" message)
>
> I did get this message once:
>
> [operator@lycan amanda]$ amcheck DailySet1
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> /opt/tmp: 34743148 KB disk space available, that's plenty.
> amcheck-server: slot 0: reading label: Input/output error
> insert tape into slot 1 and press return
>
> insert tape into slot 1 and press return
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Joe
