On Thursday 27 October 2005 03:46, Stefan Herrmann wrote:
>Am 25.10.2005 um 10:13 schrieb Paul Bijnens:
>> Stefan Herrmann wrote:
>>> I am using tpchanger "chg-disk" and got a problem with labeling the
>>> tape in the last slot.
>>> I always get an error the first time I label the tape in there. but
>>> when I execute the label
>>> command the second time with same parameters, labeling works.
>>> labeling works, but I often have problems with the label of the tape
>>> in the last slot. is this
>>> a known issue ?
>>
>> Never seen it.
>>
>> But it helps if you stated what error it was...
>>
>> Note that the number slots in chg-disk is tuned by the "tapecycle"
>> value. Also slots start numbering at 1. What is the tapecycle and
>> what slotnumber has problems?
>>
>> What's also "strange" in your problem: you only have to label such a
>> vtape only once; your question is worded like you do this weekly or
>> so.
>>
>> Do you also have a problem when reading the label?
>
>yes I do have problems:
>
>stefan:/usr/local/amanda/etc/amanda/daily amanda$ amtape daily label
>daily2
>amtape: scanning for tape with label daily2
>amtape: slot 3: date X label daily3 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot 4: date X label daily4 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot 5: date X label daily5 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot 6: date X label daily6 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot 7: date X label daily7 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot expr:: tape_rdlabel: tape open: syntax error: No such file
>or directory
>amtape: slot 1: date 20051026 label daily1 (wrong tape)
>amtape: slot 2: date 20051027 label daily2 (exact label match)
>amtape: label daily2 is now loaded.
>
>the tape in slot 8 (daily8) cant be scanned. so if i want to load
>daily8 there is no match and I cant load the tape :(
>
FWIW, I'm not seeing that behaviour here, with 21 virtual tapes, vtape
21's name is reported just fine when using your command line above.
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amtape: slot 21: date 20051007 label Dailys-21 (wrong tape)
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I have no clue what the difference is that would stop yours from working.
Have you posted the revelent lines for dumpcycle, tapecycle and
runspercycle from your amanda.conf?, I don't recall seeing them go by in
this thread.
I also recall that when I was using chg-scsi, that utility used a base
zero numbering system, so there was a slot 0 where chg-disk is using a
base 1 numbering system. Maybe some leftovers laying around?
Humm, have you customized the labelstr in your amanda.conf? Thats the
only other restriction that comes to mind, but I don't believe it would
give this particular error if that was the case.
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