ok.
I got it... I changed the sgen.conf so instead of:
"changer" (type 0x08)
which was already in there, I have:
"changer"
Thanks a bunch... now I can play with mtx and see how
well it works and continue to read the docs on making
it work with amanda. Just had to overcome the
solaris-ism.
Jerry
--- Darin Perusich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi jerry,
>
> i've been using an ex17 autoloader under various
> version of solaris (2.6
> and 8) for the past 3 years. you WILL need to modify
>
> /kernel/drv/sgen.conf so that the device will be
> recognized, you
> basically need to add the following lines:
>
> device-type-config-list="changer";
> name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=0; # which
> target is the scsi id.
>
> comment out all other lines. you can then run
> devfsadm -i sgen to load
> up the driver. you should then have a
> /dev/sgen@1,0:changer device,
> which is a softlink to
>
/devices/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@3/SUNW,isptwo@4/sgen@1,0:changer,
> or
> something similare.
>
> you will need to compile and install mtx,
> http://mtx.sourceforge.net.
> i've been using version 1.2.10 with great success.
> you also need to use
> the chg-zd-mtx scripts for amanda to control the
> device. i've made
> segnifagent modifications to the script for it to
> handle the device, if
> you want my hacked version email me and i'll mail it
> to you.
>
> the cfgadm(1M) command is used on sun enterprise
> server to dynamically
> reconfigure hardware on the system. you use it to
> take system boards,
> processors, memory in/out of service. you don't need
> to use to for
> amanda, unless you're adding an I/O tray and scsi
> controller to a
> machine on-the-fly.
>
> Jerry wrote:
> > I'm an amanda newbie was evaluating it for use in
> a
> > lab I maintain. I was wondering if anyone has an
> > Exabyte EZ17 Autoloader working with it on
> Solaris.
> >
> > I am able to amdump and amrestore from it, but I
> > haven't delved into the changer stuff yet. I had
> 2
> > veritas guys in trying to configure their very
> > expensive software and they never called me back
> after
> > they ran into some tape errors. (oh well for
> them).
> > Anyway, I am confused on st.conf sgen.conf or if I
> > even need to touch those to make the changer
> appear.
> > At one time, I noticed when I had veritas
> installed
> > cfgadm -al showed quite a few devices (I assume
> for
> > changer) but after un-installing it appears back
> to
> > normal (just showing rmt).
> >
> > Any ideas on whether the autoloader works, or even
> if
> > it can be put into sequential mode, maybe amanda
> can
> > cycle through the tapes until it finds the right
> one?
> > At one time I started on the mtx avenue to try to
> get
> > the changer to work (since I assumed at that point
> I
> > would be better off the get amanda working with
> it)
> > but I am stumped on not having an sg0 device or
> > whatever solaris calls it.
> >
> > Ap_Id Type
> Receptacle
> > Occupant Condition
> > c0 scsi-bus
> connected
> > configured unknown
> > c0::dsk/c0t0d0 disk
> connected
> > configured unknown
> > c0::dsk/c0t6d0 CD-ROM
> connected
> > configured unknown
> > c1 scsi-bus
> connected
> > configured unknown
> > c1::rmt/0 tape
> connected
> > configured unknown
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Darin Perusich
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Cognigen Corp.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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