Re: newb: getting started
2004-10-14 18:19:55
--On Thursday, October 14, 2004 17:07:07 -0500 Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers
DOT com> wrote:
> --On Thursday, October 14, 2004 16:25:01 -0500 Erik Anderson <erikerik AT
> gmail DOT com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:20:37 -0500, Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com>
>> wrote:
>>> Next step would be getting your changer working without Amanda. If you
>>> are going to use mtx make sure you can load, unload and move tapes with
>>> that before starting on Amanda.
>>
>> Hello Frank, and thanks for the advice. I'm working through the
>> Amanda chapter, and it's starting to make more and more sense. In the
>> meantime, I'm trying to get my head around mtx. I've been able to
>> successfully load a tape and check the status of the media changer,
>> but I'm not able to unload tapes. I read in the mtx man page that I
>> may need to do a "mt offline" before unloading tapes, but whenever I
>> do that, I get the following error:
>>
>> lpdlnx00 etc # mt -f /dev/sg2 offline
>> /dev/sg2: Operation not permitted
>
> I think you're using the wrong device. The SCSI generic (sg) device
> driver has no knowledge of tape commands like rewind and offline. You
> need to use something like /dev/mt0, and need to have scsi tape support
> in your kernel (either builtin or a module) or the /dev/mt devices
> won't be created.
Sorry, wrong OS. That should be /dev/st
Frank
>
> Frank
>
>>
>> Here's what the changer currently looks like:
>>
>> lpdlnx00 etc # mtx -f /dev/sg1 status
>> Storage Changer /dev/sg1:1 Drives, 6 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
>> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded)
>> Storage Element 1:Empty
>> Storage Element 2:Full
>> Storage Element 3:Full
>> Storage Element 4:Full
>> Storage Element 5:Full
>> Storage Element 6:Full
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
>
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