Hi,
I'm testing Amanda (version 2.4.3b2) in a linux box (Mandrake 8.0 - kernal
2.4.3-20mdk) with an external SCSI HP Surestore DAT24x6 (detected as
C1557A).
I operate tapes with mtx without problems (version 1.0 - versions 1.2.1x
don't work, allways exit with 'failed to set sg timeout').
In amanda i use chg-scsi tape changer. Here are some problems i've found
(most probably due to bad configuration!!!!):
1- I can label one tape (amlabel caup Tape-0 slot 0) but to label
another i must unload the tape first (i do it with mtx -f /dev/nst0 unload).
When i try to label the second tape without unload the first amlabel exits
with 'amlabel: could not load slot "4": <error> could not read result from
"/usr/local/libexec/chg-scsi" (got signal 11)' and i get a core dump from
chg-scsi.
2-When i use amcheck i get this:
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
amcheck-server: slot 0: date X label Tape-0 (first labelstr match)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Tape Tape-0 label ok
NOTE: info dir /usr/adm/amanda/curinfo: does not exist
NOTE: it will be created on the next run
NOTE: index dir /usr/adm/amanda/index: does not exist
Server check took 90.887 seconds
Amanda doen't go thru all slots. Slot 0 is checked if all tapes are unloaded
or the tape from slot 0 is loaded. If there is a tape loaded from slot #
then it reports only slot #.
My conf files are bellow. Any hints?
TIA. Best regards,
Manuel Monteiro
**** START amanda.conf ****
# amanda.conf
#
# Version 0.1.1 - 2001Jan30
# Changes in tapetype
#
# Version 0.1 - 2001Jan29
# First configuration
#
# Manuel Monteiro
runtapes 1
tpchanger "chg-scsi"
tapedev "0"
changerfile "/usr/local/etc/amanda/caup/chg-scsi.conf"
tapetype HP-24x6
logdir "/usr/local/etc/amanda/caup.log"
define tapetype HP-24x6 {
Comment "HP SureStore DAT24x6 tape drive"
length 12000 mbytes
filemark 111 kbytes
speed 3000 kbytes
}
define dumptype disk2 {
program "GNUTAR"
comment "Local Disk Test"
compress client fast
index
priority high
}
define interface local {
comment "a local disk"
use 1000 kbps
}
**** END amanda.conf ****
**** START chg-scsi.conf ****
# chg-scsi.conf
# Version 0.1.1 - 2002Jan30
# Changes in sleep time
#
# Version 0.1 - 2002Jan29
# First Configuration
# Manuel Monteiro
number_configs 1
eject 1 # Tapedrives need an eject command
sleep 20 # Seconds to wait until the tape gets ready
cleanmax 100 # How many times could a cleaning tape get
used
changerdev /dev/sg0
#
# Next comes the data for drive 0
#
config 0
drivenum 0
dev /dev/nst0 # the device that is
used for the tapedrive 0
scsitapedev /dev/sg0
startuse 0 # The slots
associated with the drive 0
enduse 4 #
cleancart 5 # the slot where the
cleaningcartridge for drive 0 is located
statfile /usr/local/etc/amanda/caup/tape0-slot # The file where the
actual slot is stored
cleanfile /usr/local/etc/amanda/caup/tape0-clean # The file where the
cleanings are recorded
usagecount /usr/local/etc/amanda/caup/totaltime
tapestatus /usr/local/etc/amanda/caup/tapestatus
**** END chg-scsi.conf ****
