Craig,

On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 07:51:00AM +1100, Craig Dewick wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Brian Cuttler wrote:
> 
> >Platform, Solaris 9, Amanda 2.4.4, MTX 1.3.9
> >Nope, not fixed, here are updated logs, any help would be apreciated.
> >
> >Oddly... we seem ok on the C2 jukebox but not the L9, same software
> >on the same machine. Not even matching machines, two amanda configs
> >on the same box (one runs weekdays and the other saturdays).
> >
> >Actually, it seems that mtx is doing its job, and a subsequent
> >command to access the tape or robot shows that things completed
> >successfully, however there is something wrong with amanda or
> >the amanda/mtx interface. (but its the same amanda and glue for
> >both configs...)
> 
> Could it be some sort of unidentified race condition with the amanda 
> library functions and mtx attempting to access some resource at the same 
> time without any way of preventing overlapping access attempts from 
> colliding into each other along the way?

I (successfully) ran the same L9 (apparently the same one you have) on
my v280R and the other E250 next to this E250 and had no problems. I'm
not running the amanda configs at the same time...

I'd think scripts or binaries, but the C2 on the same box is working ok.

Just not sure where to look.

> My tape host system is a similar config (Sol 9 on Ultra 2, Amanda 2.5.2, 
> mtx 1.3.11 talking to a Sun-badged L9 array) and it's been operating fine 
> since all the issues with devices, and configuration were resolved.
> 
> Craig.
> 
> PS. I'm getting a new cleaning tape for my L9 this week and wondered if 
> anyone has thought more about how to get cleaning tape usage incorporated 
> into the Amanda schema somehow? I have left a spare slot in the array 
> cartridge for the cleaning tape to sit in.

The tape config file in the amanda config directory has options
for cleaning slot and tape count between cleanings, is that what
you are thinking of ?

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