> Hi, I did some tests with a configuration file which has an Autochanger with
> only two tapes and it works, so how can I extend the file to use the eight
> (8) tapes of my autoloader ? I found only two devices in the /dev/ witch I
> identified as tape drives :
>
> the /dev/st0 and /dev/nst0 ! and the autoloader is /dev/sg2
>
<snip>
> also here is the storage daemon configuration file part witch talks about my
> autochanger :
>
> Autochanger {
> Name = Autochanger
> Device = Drive-1
> Device = Drive-2
> # Changer Command = "/home/kern/bacula/bin/mtx-changer %c
> %o %S %a %d"
> Changer Command = "/etc/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>
> Changer Device = /dev/sg2
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = Drive-1 #
> Drive Index = 0
> Media Type = DLT-8000
> Archive Device = /dev/st0
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AutoChanger = yes
> # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
> # If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than tapeinfo
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = Drive-2 #
> Drive Index = 1
> Media Type = DLT-8000
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AutoChanger = yes
> # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
> # If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than tapeinfo
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
> }
>
>
> how can I enlarge this definition to include the use of the eight tapes ?
>
Does your changer actually have 2 drives? I know that st0 and nst0
refer to the same drive so using them as two is definitely not
correct.
John
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