Hi all! I have problems setting up amanda-2.4.2p2 to work with my HP SureStore Tape Autoloader (Model C7149CB). I am using SuSE 7.3 with Upgrade-Kernel 2.4.16-64GB-SMP from SuSE.
The Autoloader is connected to a ICP Vortex Controller and works fine
with the mtx command (so I have hope to get it flying with amanda).
This is the current status provided by amcheck:
# su - amanda -c "/usr/local/amanda/sbin/amcheck test"
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
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amcheck-server: slot 0: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 1: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 2: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 3: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 4: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 5: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 6: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: slot 7: reading label: Cannot allocate memory
amcheck-server: fatal slot <error>: <error> could not read result from
"/usr/local/amanda/libexec/chg-scsi" (got signal 11)
ERROR: new tape not found in rack
(expecting a new tape)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Server check took 1013.850 seconds
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
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Client check: 0 hosts checked in 0.009 seconds, 0 problems found
(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2)
What did I do wrong? I expected a neat output like the one from mtx with
barcode labels etc.
This is my amanda.conf:
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org "test" # your organization name for reports
mailto "amanda" # space separated list of operators at your site
dumpuser "amanda" # the user to run dumps under
[...] # default values, not listed
runtape_ 1 # number of tapes to be used in a single run of
tpchanger "chg-scsi" # the tape-changer glue script
tapedev "0" # the no-rewind tape device to be used
changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/test/chg-scsi-linux.conf"
tapetype HP-DAT # what kind of tape it is (see tapetypes below)
labelstr "^AW" # label constraint regex: all tapes must match
infofile "/var/lib/amanda/test/curinfo" # database DIRECTORY
logdir "/var/lib/amanda/test" # log directory
indexdir "/var/lib/amanda/test/index" # index directory
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This is file "/var/lib/amanda/test/chg-scsi-linux.conf":
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number_configs 1
eject 1 # Tapedrives need an eject command
sleep 90 # Seconds to wait until the tape gets ready
cleanmax 100 # How many times could a cleaning tape get used
changerdev /dev/sg1
#
# Next comes the data for drive 0
#
config 0
drivenum 0
dev /dev/nst0
scsitapedev /dev/sg1
startuse 0 # The slots associated with the drive 0
enduse 8 #
statfile /var/lib/amanda/test/tape0-slot # The file where the
cleancart 8 # the slot where the cleaningcartridge for drive
cleanfile /var/lib/amanda/test/tape0-clean # The file where the
usagecount /var/lib/amanda/test/totaltime
tapestatus /var/lib/amanda/test/tapestatus # here will some status
labelfile /var/lib/amanda/test/labelfile # Use this if you have an
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Beside this configuration issue I also wonder if someone has already
created a definition for those fancy 200GB-Tapes used by the Autoloader.
with kind regards
Andreas Rother
Systemadministration
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