It comes back with : bash-2.04# mt -f /dev/pass2 status mt: /dev/pass2: Operation not permitted
Are you saying i should be able to access /dev/pass2 as a regular tape drive ? i read somewhere sometimes you have to use the changer as tapedev, tried that tho, same results. With best regards, Armand Sulter - Systems Administration ******************************************************************** ENTER.NET - "The Road to the Internet Starts Here!" (tm) (610) 437-2221 * http://www.enter.net/ * email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************** On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Frazier Scott wrote: > Question: > > What does > /usr/local/sbin/mt -f /dev/pass2 status > give you? > > > >>> Armand Sulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/25/2004 9:31:28 AM >>> > > I'm trying to get this puppy to work with > 3 tapes for now, i can control the robot > fine with the mtx program but amanda keeps > giving me : > > bash-2.04$ /usr/local/sbin/amlabel bef Test01 slot 2 > amlabel: could not load slot "2": could not determine current slot, are > you sure your drive slot is 2 > > I put the tape from slot 1 in the drive, it knows theres one > in slot 2 and 3 but it keeps complaining about the 'current' slot. > > From what i can tell the output of the mtx command is in a format > the regex's from the glue script should match. > > changer.conf > ------------------------------------ > firstslot=1 # First slot > lastslot=3 # Last slot > cleanslot=-1 # Don't use a cleaning tape slot > driveslot=0 # This is the slot of the drive > havereader=0 # Do not use the barcode reader > autoclean=0 # Do not autoclean > offline_before_unload=0 # Does not require offline before > unload > havebarcode=0 > > amanda.conf (snippet) > ------------------------------------- > runtapes 1 > tapedev "/dev/pass2" > changerdev "/dev/pass3" > tapetype IBM-LTO3580 > > mtx results > ------------------------------------- > bash-2.04$ /usr/local/sbin/mtx -f /dev/pass3 status > Storage Changer /dev/pass3:1 Drives, 20 Slots ( 1 Import/Export ) > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = > Storage Element 1:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag= > Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag= > Storage Element 4:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 5:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 6:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 7:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 8:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 9:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 10:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 11:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 12:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 13:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 14:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 15:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 16:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 18:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 19:Empty:VolumeTag= > Storage Element 20 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty:VolumeTag= > > > bash-2.04$ /usr/local/sbin/mtx -f /dev/pass2 inquiry > Product Type: Tape Drive > Vendor ID: 'IBM ' > Product ID: 'ULTRIUM-TD1 ' > Revision: '12U2' > Attached Changer: No > > bash-2.04$ /usr/local/sbin/mtx -f /dev/pass3 inquiry > Product Type: Medium Changer > Vendor ID: 'HP ' > Product ID: 'C7200 ' > Revision: '126I' > Attached Changer: No > > does anyone have any experience with these ? > > With best regards, > > Armand Sulter - Systems Administration > ******************************************************************** > ENTER.NET - "The Road to the Internet Starts Here!" (tm) > (610) 437-2221 * http://www.enter.net/ * email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************** > >