Amanda-Users

Re: (yet another) question along steps of getting operational...

2003-07-09 15:33:09
Subject: Re: (yet another) question along steps of getting operational...
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:31:13 -0400
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 11:59:23AM -0700, Jay Lessert wrote:
> [Mailed and Cc'ed]
> 
> On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:37:16PM -0500, Bruntel, Mitchell L, SOLCM wrote:
> > mtx               1.2.17
> > 
> > BUT I still haven't figured out how to refer to my robot!?...
> > 
> > (duh. running solaris 5.8)
> > I dont see a device in /dev/rmt...  (but I see the drives there...)
> 
> For Solaris 8 and mtx, you want to try the sgen(7D) driver for your
> robot first.
> 
> You put appropriate entries in /kernel/drv/sgen.conf (it is commented empty
> by default, so you *have* no devices for it yet), do an 'add_drv sgen' and
> you should get device entries in /dev/scsi/changer.
> 
> The sgen.conf device-type for library robots is "changer".

Mine showed up in /dev/scsi/sequential rather than changer.


You might also edit st.conf to examine other lun's besides 0 (only 0
is scanned in the default file).  My drive also adds /dev/rmt devices
for the changer at higher lun numbers but the same scsi id.

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