Hi Gene

In this script there is no wait timer, just a repeated look at the tape
status, which is better.

The resolution after a few hours trial and error was to add 'sleep' commands
between the tape movement and/or echo commands in the chg-zd-mtx script. It
looks like the next command is issued too quickly and it screws the script
and returns a failed status to amtape. If anyone wants a copy of the amended
script, please email me.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
[mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org]On Behalf Of Gene Heskett
Sent: 20 December 2002 00:34
To: peter AT ashlyn.co DOT uk; peteracs AT btconnect DOT com; amanda-users AT 
amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: Problem with chg-zd-mtx with EZ17 stacker


On Thursday 19 December 2002 13:33, peteracs AT btconnect DOT com wrote:
>Hi All
>
>I running 2.4.3b2 on Solaris 2.6 (Sparc) and am using
>the chg-zd-mtx script to change the tapes etc.
>
>If I try
>
>amtape daily slot 2
>
>Ii unloads the tape currently in the drive and then loads
>the correct tape into the drive, but before the tape has
>come ready the amtape command returns with
>
>amtape: could not load slot <error>: <error> could not
>read result from "/usr/local/libexec/chg-zd-mtx" (got
>signal 10)
>
>This appears to be an early return from the chnger
>routine as it should sit there waiting for the tape to go
>from offline to online status. I have added an output
>from the wait routine and it appears to fail whilst in the
>wait routine. Any help on what this error means would be
>useful.

IIRC, there is a ready delay specifier in chg-scsi.conf.  Its called
sleep (to wait for the changer to get ready) and I have mine set
for 15 seconds.

Perhaps that needs to be extended a few seconds?

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