Amanda-Users

Re: Is the Dell Powervault 132T a changer device?

2005-04-29 10:09:10
Subject: Re: Is the Dell Powervault 132T a changer device?
From: Matt Hyclak <hyclak AT math.ohiou DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:57:56 -0400
On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 05:46:10AM -0400, Carlos Scott enlightened us:
> Mike Delaney escribió:
> 
> >On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 03:03:39PM -0400, Carlos Scott wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Hello all,
> >>
> >>It's the first time i try to setup Amanda and i'm a little confused.
> >>I don't think i got the changer device idea right. Does the Dell Powervault
> >>132T Tape Library qualify as a changer device?
> >>I thought so but the mtx command tells me otherwise:
> >>
> >>[root@orion DailySet1]# /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg1 inquiry
> >>Product Type: *Tape Drive*
> >>Vendor ID: 'IBM     '
> >>Product ID: 'ULTRIUM-TD2     '
> >>Revision: '37RH'
> >>Attached Changer: No
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >You're performing the inquiry on the tape drive itself, not the library.
> >Typically, the drive is SCSI target 1 on the bus, with the library as
> >target 0.  Try with '-f /dev/sg0'.
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> I tried with the other devices but none of them appears to be the changer.
> Is there anything i need to do before being able to control the changer?
> I am running CentOS Linux with a 2.6.9 kernel
> 
> [root@orion scott]# dmesg |grep sg
> Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0,  type 1
> Attached scsi generic sg1 at scsi1, channel 0, id 1, lun 0,  type 1
> Attached scsi generic sg2 at scsi3, channel 0, id 6, lun 0,  type 3
> Attached scsi generic sg3 at scsi3, channel 2, id 0, lun 0,  type 0
> 

Make sure the "Scan all LUNs" option is enabled in your kernel. 

Matt

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Matt Hyclak
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