Okay, I was a confused because the library itself has no SAS interface but only these ethernet ports. If I understand you correctly the library / autoloader and all installed drives will be available through the SAS Interface of any of the installed tape drives?
So, I assume that the drives have also an internal connector to the library on their front panel? Thanks for clarification. [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 21. Januar 2021 um 22:11:48 UTC+1: > Ditto, I have a tandberg loader, ethernet is just for library management > (total loads, cleaning monitoring etc) > > Otherwise it’s one sas connection and my computer sees 2 devices, one for > the loader and one for the drive. > > Our big TS4500 (1700 slots) at work is the same way, the clients are just > connected to the drives and one drive presents and extra device and can > even move between drives on a failure. So this really is common on most > libraries. > > > Brock Palen > [email protected] > www.mlds-networks.com > Websites, Linux, Hosting, Joomla, Consulting > > > > > On Jan 21, 2021, at 8:51 AM, 'Jon SCHEWE' via bareos-users < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > The tape drives would go into the library and there should be a SAS > cable from the library to the computer. This will show up as multiple SCSI > devices, one for each drive and one for the controller. It seems that most > mainstream libraries work with mtx as the SCSI commands are standard across > the industry. The ethernet port is only used for manual configuration > outside of bareos. I have a Dell PowerVault library and I use the network > port to check on some maintenance status from time to time, but otherwise > it's unused. > > > > Jon Schewe > > Research Scientist > > > > C: +1 612.263.2718 <(612)%20263-2718> > > O: +1 952.545.5720 <(952)%20545-5720> > > [email protected] > > > > Raytheon Technologies > > Raytheon Intelligence & Space > > 5775 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 630 > > St. Louis Park, MN 55416 > > > > RTX.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Dominic Schwarz <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 07:45 > > To: bareos-users <[email protected]> > > Subject: [External] [bareos-users] Tape Library Support > > > > Hi all, > > I search currently for a solution to replace a single standalone tape > drive in a debian server with a tape library with 30+ slots. > > Is there a list or experience reports of recommend libraries? I searched > already a little bit and found the HPE MSL3040 which would match my > requirements. > > As far as I understood I have to connect the tape drives built into to > library directly to the SAS controller of the server? But how do I connect > the library itself to steer the autoloader? > > As far as I can see it only have an Ethernet management port, but as > bareos uses mtx with SCSI commands I do not understand how this should work. > > Thanks! > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "bareos-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/bdb6d58c-1059-430f-898e-aa6294b83103n%40googlegroups.com > . > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "bareos-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/DM3P110MB0523EB3123F959095A1161A7EDA19%40DM3P110MB0523.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/61a36b28-8e20-4fb4-8d73-e91b06fece41n%40googlegroups.com.
