Amanda-Users

Re: Changer doesn't change tapes

2002-11-06 14:24:55
Subject: Re: Changer doesn't change tapes
From: Ben Simpson <ben AT silextech DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:43:56 -0500

I got my amrestore and amrecovers mixed up when i typed this email.
It is asking for a specific tape. When i does I just open another session and tell the changer to find the tape.

Jon LaBadie wrote:

On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 12:38:05PM -0500, Ben Simpson wrote:
"amrestore doesn't use the changer, it will never use it because
it know nothing about the amanda configuration."

I don't understand this. because It will ask me the tape to put in. I can switch to another session and type


I've not used amrestore (thankfully not needed yet).

Is it really asking for a specific tape or is it just asking you to confirm
that the tape is inserted and ready to go?

It is my understanding that amrestore was written to not need any information
about an amanda configuration (including changer), nor any other amanda 
commands.
It gets all it needs from the command line and from the headers on the tape it
is restoring.



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