I changed the two lines that have TapeType in them to unknown-tapetype from
a copy/paste from the F&Q on amanda's site. It is in fact a Powervault 122T
DLT VS80, forgot to put the config back to the way I have had it. I edited
it to see if it made a difference and of course it didn't.

tapetype unknown-tapetype # AMANDA_WEBMIN

define tapetype unknown-tapetype {

    comment "just produced by tapetype program"
    length 34500 mbytes
    filemark 10 kbytes
    speed 1291 kps

}


> From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
> Reply-To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:15:34 -0400
> To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
> Subject: Re: Amdump keeps running
> 
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 04:37:28PM -0500, Jason Miller wrote:
>> Hello all,  I am new to the amanda world and have setup a redhat 9.0 box
>> with Amanda from PRM. I have a Dell Powervault 122T. When I run a amdump it
>> estimates the size correctly, which is 23Gigs it hits 100% then keeps going
>> instead of backing it up to the tape. Anyone have any ideas what could be
>> causing the problem? I am pasting my configs for your review. As I said I am
>> green on this product and I am sure I missed something along the way but am
>> way too stupid to figure it out.
>> 
>> 
>> [root@stanger root]# more /proc/scsi/scsi
>> Attached devices:
>> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
>>   Vendor: BNCHMARK Model: VS640            Rev: 5639
>>   Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 01
>>   Vendor: BNCHMARK Model: VS640            Rev: 5639
>>   Type:   Medium Changer                   ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> 
> VS640 sounds like 8 tapes of VS80 type, about 40GB uncompressed.
> 
>> tapetype pv120T-dds4 # AMANDA_WEBMIN
> 
> dds4 sounds like a DAT 4, about 20GB uncompressed
> 
>> # goluboff AT butch.Colorado DOT EDU
>> # in amanda-users (Thu Dec 26 01:55:38 MEZ 1996)
>> define tapetype pv120T-dds4 {
>>     comment "Dell PowerVault 122T DLT 8 tape autoloader"
> 
> Well, now is it VS80, DDS4, or DLT8???
> 
> 
>>     length 80000 mbytes
>> 
> 
> In any event, I don't think the actual capacity, uncompressed, is 80GB.
>> 
>> 
>> [root@stanger root]# more /etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist
>> stanger.interlinc.net   /dev/hda2       always-full     -1      local
>> [root@stanger root]#
>> 
>> [root@stanger root]# more /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/log.20040922.5
>> DISK planner stanger.interlinc.net /dev/hda2
>> START planner date 20040922
>> INFO planner Adding new disk stanger.interlinc.net:/dev/hda2.
>> START driver date 20040922
>> START taper datestamp 20040922 label DailySet13 tape 0
>> FINISH planner date 20040922
>> STATS driver startup time 70.775
>> INFO taper tape DailySet13 kb 448 fm 1 writing file: Input/output error
> 
> It wrote 1 file (fm 1) and about 448KB "successfully".  That file was the
> amanda tape header, not a backup dump.  Then it hit an error.
> 
>> FAIL taper stanger.interlinc.net /dev/hda2 20040922 0 [out of tape]
>> ERROR taper no-tape [[writing file: Input/output error]]
> 
> It says "out of tape", but consider other possibilities.
> Amanda gets an "error" from the system that often means one of
> several possibilities.  Amanda then lists a likely reason.
> 
> -- 
> Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
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