The drive will not arrive for almost two weeks. For now I want to use
"file:...".
Here is the error that I get now:
ERROR: file:/usr/local/share/amanda/bak/: not an amanda tape
(expecting a new tape)
Here is a snippet from my Amanda.conf:
runtapes 1 # number of tapes to be used in a single run of
amdump
#tpchanger "chg-manual" # the tape-changer glue script
tapedev "file:/usr/local/share/amanda/bak/" # the no-rewind tape
device to
be used
#rawtapedev "/dev/null" # the raw device to be used (ftape only)
#changerfile "/usr/local/share/amanda/metconnect/changer"
#changerfile "/usr/adm/amanda/DailySet1/changer-status"
#changerfile "/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/changer.conf"
changerdev "/dev/null"
Would I have to define "file:..." in the tapetype section?
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joshua Baker-LePain
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 4:39 PM
To: Jeffrey S. Auerbach
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: tapetype and tapedev without tape drive
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 at 4:25pm, Jeffrey S. Auerbach wrote
> >the file: driver in your tapetype -- details in amanda(8).
>
> Not sure I understand, I can't find the correct driver, or do I create
a
> tapetype called "disk" with the appropriate settings?
>
Look in the "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section of the man page (amanda(8)) --
there
are options for 'tapedev' that aren't actually a physical tape device.
But if it you're just waiting for your tape drive to arrive, I wouldn't
bother with that. Just define tapedev as whatever it will be and dump
to
disk (i.e. in degraded mode).
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
