--On Thursday, April 11, 2002 03:26:08 +0000 David Trusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a Qualstar tape library, which has 20 tapes. > > The library can be configured to look like one massive tape drive, > with the 20 physical tapes hidden from the host application. I can > cause the unit to eject the current physical tape and load a > new one by using the "mt offl" command. > > My question is this. Does anyone have any tips for using Amanda > in this type of a configuration? In particular, I am interested > in any tips regarding labeling of tapes, since when I advance > the unit to the next physical tape, I cannot guarantee that it > will still have an old Amanda label. > > What do you think? > > Thanks in advance! > > David > Why not just leave it configured in its 'normal' state as a 20 slot changer? Then you can just tell Amanda what range of slots to use and amlabel the tapes in those slots. That's how I use our Qualstar 80 slot, and it is working fine like that. I don't think the 'just one really big tape' idea fits well with how Amanda works, but maybe someone else on the list can give some advantages to that approach. Good luck, Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
