Personnally I've had to add some "sleep 60" to this script: the tapes took too much time to swap and the script ended before, saying "where's my tape?".
JC On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:15 -0500 "Ron Bauman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went thru the same problems. Be sure to read all the instructions in chg-zd-mtx > and CHANGER.TAPES in the docs directory. You can run the script directly with > > /bin/sh -x /usr/lib/amanda/chg-zd-mtx [args] > > to see where the syntax errors are. You'll have to test all the options and be sure > you get the expected response. If there's any error and the result is not in the > format amanda expects, it gets unhappy, as you found out. BTW, the chg-zd-mtx in > 2.4.4 is much better documented. > > Hope this helps. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Rixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 5:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: HP 24x6 > > > Hi all... > > I am having trouble getting ny HP 24x6 autoloader working with Amanda. > It works fine with the mtx and mt commands so I know the drive is > working with Linux ok. I have a RedHat 7.3 box with the Amanda RPM's > that came on the CD. > > When I do a amtape daily slot 1 > I get this error > amtape: could not rewind [: : integer expression expected: no tape > onlineamtape: changed to slot /usr/lib/amanda/chg-zd-mtx: on [: : > integer expression expected > > And when I do a amcheck daily > I get this > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > ----------------------------- > Holding disk /dumps/amanda: 4462668 KB disk space available, that's > plenty > amcheck-server: could not get changer info: badly formed result from > changer: "/usr/lib/amanda/chg-zd-mtx: [: : integer expression expected" > > The trouble is it doesn't tell me where it error is!! > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > Client check: 1 host checked in 0.085 seconds, 0 problems found > > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2) > > I am using the chg-zd-mtx.conf file and this is my changer file. I think > this is where I am missing something..... > > firstslot=1 ### 1st tape slot > lastslot=6 #### Last tape slot > cleanslot=6 #### Slot with cleaner tape > > AUTOCLEAN=0 #### Set to '1' or greater to enable > > autocleancount=99 #### Number of access before a clean. > > havereader=0 #### If you have a barcode reader, set to 1. > > offlinestatus=1 #### Set to 0 if 'mt status' gives an > #### "offline" when drive is offline. > #### Set to 1 or greater if 'mt status' > #### doesn't give and offline, rather an > #### "ONLINE" when drive is online. > > OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=0 > > It's driving me mad!! I have been looking back at old posts but I can't > find anything.... > > Many thanks, > > Scott >
