On Friday 30 December 2005 03:08, Montagni, Giovanni wrote:
>> -----Messaggio originale-----
>> Da: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
>> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] Per conto di Jon LaBadie
>> Inviato: giovedì 29 dicembre 2005 17.33
>> A: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
>> Oggetto: Re: Illegal slot?
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 08:57:01AM +0100, Montagni, Giovanni wrote:
>> > Yesterday I've setup a new config with chg-manual and
>>
>> runtapes 2. Both
>>
>> > yesterday and tonight, amverifyrun had failed with this error:
>> >
>> > Tapes:
>> > Errors found:
>> > amtape: could not load slot <none>:
>>
>> /usr/lib/amanda/chg-manual: illegal
>>
>> > slot: -1
>> >
>> > amverify bkalfa-all
>> > Thu Dec 29 02:52:01 CET 2005
>> >
>> > Loading -1 slot...
>> > ** Error loading slot -1
>> > amtape: could not load slot <none>: /usr/lib/amanda/chg-manual:
>> > illegal
>> > slot: -1
>> >
>> > This error is strange because if i specify slot number on
>>
>> the command
>>
>> > line all works (it want to check the second tape that it wasn't
>> > written but this is not a problem...). I've checked
>>
>> changer-status and
>>
>> > changer-status-slot files but it's all ok. I suppose there's a
>> > file somewhere where amverify (o amverifyrun) take the (wrong)
>>
>> current slot
>>
>> > number...
>> >
>> > How can i fix this problem? I would run amverify from cron...
>>
>> Giovanni,
>> would you confirm for me that chg-manual is the correct
>> script for you to use with your hardware. chg-manual is
>> intended to be used with a single tape drive which requires
>> an operator to remove one tape and replace it with a new
>> tape. I.e. the change from one 'slot' to the next is done
>> manually. Usually the script is set up to notify the
>> operator, often by email, that a change is necessary.
>>
>> Given the normal use for chg-manual, I don't see how you
>> could do an amdump and amverify from cron with runtapes > 1.
>
>I don't have a tape library, so i have to use chg-manual and change
> tapes manually. Amdump works perfectly but not amverify. Why if i
> set runtapes > 1 i can't do amverify? Does it expect slot number
> every run? The "-1" slot mean "no changer"? Amdump has written 1 of
> 2 tape, this can influence amverify?
Yes, see my previous reply.
>> Are you actually using tape library hardware that
>> automatically can switch tapes? If so, use one of the other
>> chg- scripts, -scsi, -mtx, or -zd-mtx.
>>
>> --
>> Jon H. LaBadie jon AT jgcomp DOT com
>> JG Computing
>> 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159
>> Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
>
>Your help is always greatfully appreciated. Thanks very much.
>
>Giovanni
>
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