Hello,
I've used amanda before, but never with a changer. I'm having some
problems, some of which seem to be amanda-related and some of which seem to
be changer-related.
Hardware:
Computer running linux
Overland DLT-LXG2016 Global Control Module - 16 tapes
Overland DLT-LXB7110 Base Module - 10 tapes, 1 drive
I can talk to both the changer (/dev/sg2) and the tape drive (/dev/nst0).
The basic config *seems* to work. When I go to label a tape, though...
Results are below. I'd like to know why amlabel grabs the tape from the
wrong slot.
[amanda@backup fam]$ mtx -f /dev/sg2 status
Storage Changer /dev/sg2:1 Drives, 26 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Empty
Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=PHH369
Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=PHH370
Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=PHH371
Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=PHH372
Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=PHH373
Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=PHH374
Storage Element 7:Empty
Storage Element 8:Empty
Storage Element 9:Empty
Storage Element 10:Empty
Storage Element 11:Empty
Storage Element 12:Empty
Storage Element 13:Empty
Storage Element 14:Empty
Storage Element 15:Empty
Storage Element 16:Empty
Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=PHH360
Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=PHH361
Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=PHH362
Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=PHH363
Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=PHH364
Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=PHH365
Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=PHH366
Storage Element 24:Full :VolumeTag=PHH367
Storage Element 25:Full :VolumeTag=PHH368
Storage Element 26:Full :VolumeTag=CLN280
[amanda@backup fam]$ amlabel fam PHH630 slot 17
labeling tape in slot 17 (/dev/nst0):
rewinding
amlabel: tape_rewind: rewinding tape: /dev/nst0: Input/output error
[amanda@backup fam]$ mtx -f /dev/sg2 status
Storage Changer /dev/sg2:1 Drives, 26 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 19 Loaded):VolumeTag = PHH362
Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=PHH369
Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=PHH370
Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=PHH371
Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=PHH372
Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=PHH373
Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=PHH374
Storage Element 7:Empty
Storage Element 8:Empty
Storage Element 9:Empty
Storage Element 10:Empty
Storage Element 11:Empty
Storage Element 12:Empty
Storage Element 13:Empty
Storage Element 14:Empty
Storage Element 15:Empty
Storage Element 16:Empty
Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=PHH360
Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=PHH361
Storage Element 19:Empty
Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=PHH363
Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=PHH364
Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=PHH365
Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=PHH366
Storage Element 24:Full :VolumeTag=PHH367
Storage Element 25:Full :VolumeTag=PHH368
Storage Element 26:Full :VolumeTag=CLN280
[amanda@backup fam]$
>From amanda.conf:
tpchanger "chg-scsi"
tapedev "0"
changerfile "/usr/etc/amanda/fam/changer.conf"
changerdev "/dev/sg2"
>From changer.conf:
number_configs 1
eject 0
sleep 5
cleanmax 20
changerdev /dev/sg2
startuse 1
enduse 26
cleancart 26
statfile /var/lib/amanda/fam/statfile
cleanfile /var/lib/amanda/fam/cleanfile
usagecount /var/lib/amanda/fam/usagecount
config 0
drivenum 0
dev /dev/nst0
~
