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Re: Make amanda unload tape drive?

2003-01-27 06:45:50
Subject: Re: Make amanda unload tape drive?
From: Simon Young <simon-amanda-users AT blackstar.co DOT uk>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:15:53 +0000
On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 12:34:47PM -0500, John R. Jackson wrote:
> >Can amanda send a signal to my DLT IV to unload the tape after
> >backups are finished, so whoever goes back to swap tapes can
> >just do it without waiting to manually unload?
> 
> The standard "trick" is to call either "amtape <CONFIG> eject" or (what
> I do) "amtape <CONFIG> slot advance" after the amdump run.  For instance:
> 
>   amdump <CONFIG> ; amtape <CONFIG> slot advance

Thanks very much! I'll try it out tonight :-)

Simon

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