> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon LaBadie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:32 PM > To: McGraw, Robert P. > Subject: Re: Next Tapes are Offsite > > > On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 03:58:21PM -0400, McGraw, Robert P. wrote: > > > > > > If Amanda's behavior hasn't changed (I'm still using 2.4.5), it will > > > > use the first non-active tape it finds in the changer. It appears > > > > to just load the next tape until it finds a non-active one, not look > > > > for an unused one or find the oldest. > > > > > > > > > > From this discussion, your and my observations also, it appears the > > > order of tapes listed in the tapelist file is immaterial. > > > > > > Anyone disagree? > > [McGraw, Robert P.] > > Not from what I see. I always reverse sort my tape list so that the > oldest > > and lowest number is at the bottom. > > > > zorn->[537] > cat tapelist > > 0 D00010 reuse > > 0 D00009 reuse > > 0 D00008 reuse > > 0 D00007 reuse > > 0 D00006 reuse > > 0 D00005 reuse > > 0 D00004 reuse > > 0 D00003 reuse > > 0 D00002 reuse > > 0 D00001 reuse > > > > zorn->[538] > amadmin daily tape > > The next Amanda run should go onto a new tape. > > a new tape. > > The next 2 new tapes already labelled are: D00001, D00002. > > > > zorn->[541] > cat tapelist > > 0 D00001 reuse > > 0 D00002 reuse > > 0 D00003 reuse > > 0 D00004 reuse > > 0 D00005 reuse > > 0 D00006 reuse > > 0 D00007 reuse > > 0 D00008 reuse > > 0 D00009 reuse > > 0 D00010 reuse > > > > zorn->[539] > amadmin daily tape > > The next Amanda run should go onto a new tape. > > a new tape. > > The next 2 new tapes already labelled are: D00010, D00009. > > > > Robert, > Yeah, > I found out that if two already used tapes have the same date > (yours do also, date 0) that it selects the tape based on the > tapelist file order. > > It doesn't seem that amadmin <config> tape accesses the drive. > For my testing I used amtape <config> taper which actually > accesses the tape drive and changer looking of the tape it wants. > > I wonder if it would handle new tapes differently. I you get the > chance, could you try to put a tape, say tape D000005 in the drive > slot and then run "amtape daily taper". Does it say, I'll take any > new tape, or does it go searching for the new tape in the last > tapelist entry? > > Just another piece of info that could be interesting. [McGraw, Robert P.]
To answer your question I put D00006 in the drive with mtx
zorn->[49] > mtx1 status
Storage Changer /dev/scsi/changer/c6t0d0:1 Drives, 38 Slots ( 0
Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 6 Loaded):VolumeTag = D00006L2
Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=D00001L2
Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=D00002L2
Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=D00003L2
Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=D00004L2
Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=D00005L2
Storage Element 6:Empty
Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=D00007L2
Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=D00008L2
zorn->[57] > cat tapelist
20060808 D00002 reuse
20060808 D00001 reuse
0 D00010 reuse
0 D00009 reuse
0 D00008 reuse
0 D00007 reuse
0 D00006 reuse
0 D00005 reuse
0 D00004 reuse
0 D00003 reuse
zorn->[58] > amadmin daily tape
The next Amanda run should go onto a new tape.
The next new tape already labelled is: D00003.
Now I resort tape list
zorn->[69] > cat tapelist
0 D00003 reuse
0 D00004 reuse
0 D00005 reuse
0 D00006 reuse
0 D00007 reuse
0 D00008 reuse
0 D00009 reuse
0 D00010 reuse
20060808 D00001 reuse
20060808 D00002 reuse
zorn->[70] > !57
amadmin daily tape
The next Amanda run should go onto a new tape.
The next new tape already labelled is: D00010.
So it seems to pick up the last entry in tape that is available even thought
I have a tape in the drive that can be used.
Robert
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