Ref. an article from far, far away (Date: 2000/04/20):
(article quoted below)
I am trying to use the changer option with the MRU software from
Compaq. This software has an entry point via the `robot` command and
has syntax such these examples:
> robot load slot 0 drive 0
> robot unload drive 0 slot 0
Does anyone have any more information about configuring Amanda for
use with an MRU changer utility? Is it true that the "changerfile"
and "changerdev" variables are unnecessary? (as shown below)
I have a notion that simply providing a symlink to the robot utility
in /Amanda_Installation_Location/libexec is overly simplistic and
will probably not work as the interface Amanda expects may not be
consistent with the MRU command interface.
Tips...? Please send them to me via private e-mail. (if you prefer)
or send to the list if appropriate...
I really could use some help...
Config files, etc...
I will post a summary of the entire installation process, to help
others find answers in the future...
Thanx!
JF
>From: Nick Manka ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>Subject: Re: Any good websites devoted to Amanda and DLT robotic tape changers
>
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Edward Jong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I used the media changer program and it works fine, but I am looking at the
>> amanda.conf and tape changer examples that is supplied with amanda and I
>> trying to figure them out. I looking at working implementation of amanda
>> but it is only using a regular tape drive (single, not robotic)
>
>Here is the relevant section of our amanda.conf, pretty short:
>
>runtapes 9 # number of tapes to be used in a single run of amdump
>tpchanger "chg-mru" # the tape-changer glue script
>tapedev "/dev/changer/nrmt0h" # the no-rewind tape device to be used
>#changerfile "/var/adm/amanda/conf/.../changer.conf"
>#changerdev "/dev/mc24"
>
>(the script we use, chg-mru, can pull the changer[dev|file] options
>via libexec/getconf but I hardcoded them during testing). stc-changer
>seems to have all it's configuration either hard-coded into the
>script itself and or pulled from the stctl.conf on your machine.
>
>Ideally, all you need is to define the "tpchanger" and "runtapes"
>values and then place the stc-changer script into the Amanda libexec
>directory.
