I have a HP 6 tape loader and use the following in a script file that runs every night. I backup to 5 tapes every night
---<snip>--- # Specify the tape changer device chgdev=/dev/sg5 # Clean the read/write tape device (/dev/nst1) mtx -f "$chgdev" last # Initialise the tape changer with the 1st tape mtx -f "$chgdev" first # Store the data mtx -f "$chgdev" load 1 amdump T1 mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 1 mtx -f "$chgdev" load 2 amdump T2 mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 2 mtx -f "$chgdev" load 3 amdump T3 mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 3 mtx -f "$chgdev" load 4 amdump T4 mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 4 mtx -f "$chgdev" load 5 amdump T5 mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 5 # Keep 6th tape for misc backups # I keep my cleaner in there #mtx -f "$chgdev" load 6 #amdump T6 #mtx -f "$chgdev" unload 6 ---<snip>--- On Tue, 2002-06-04 at 16:07, grepcomputers wrote: > I've read the FAQ, and the docs directory. I downloaded mtx (2.16rel) > and installed it. > Because I am relatively new to linux, I am finding the documentation a > *little* hard to understand... :-/ > > system: alpha running redhat 6.2 > autoloader: TSL-A500C (AIT Autoloader Unit) > > I'm still a little unsure of how to configure amanda to work with our > autoloader and mtx. > Does anyone have any words of wisdom? > > thanks... > ...grep -- |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| Bartho Saaiman Cellphone * Work +27 72 341 8626 * +27 21 808 2497 ext 204 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=< registered linux user 236001 >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-|
