Amanda-Users

Re: Amanda Configuration for Sun StoreEdge L20

2003-09-24 09:46:07
Subject: Re: Amanda Configuration for Sun StoreEdge L20
From: Brian Cuttler <brian AT wadsworth DOT org>
To: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:43:08 -0400 (EDT)
I wasn't able to configure chg-mtx with my storedge, I did use
chg-zd-mtx with pretty good success.

> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 at 5:06pm, Jason Tedesco wrote
> 
> > This is the part where I am a little confused (I'm no experienced 
> > Amanda user but I'm guessing I will be by the end of the week.)
> > 
> > In amanda.conf I am using
> > tpchanger "chg-zd-mtx"
> > changerdev "/dev/scsi/changer/c6t0d0"
> > 
> > I am wondering if changerfile has to be specified as well?  If the 
> 
> To use chg-zd-mtx, yes.
> 
> > changerfile is specified, what exactly needs to go into changer.conf?  
> 
> chg-zd-mtx is just a shell script.  There's a (large) comment block at the 
> top of the script that walks you through setting up your changer.conf 
> file.
> 
> > Does tpchanger in amanda.conf need the full path name or do you copy the 
> > script into the directory?
> 
> Leave it where 'make install' put it and you don't need the full path in 
> amanda.conf.
> 
> > Should I be using tpchanger "chg-zd-mtx" or tpchanger "chg-mtx"?
> 
> That's up to you.  ISTR a lot of Solaris folks using chg-scsi as well.  If 
> you got mtx from <http://mtx.badtux.net/> then chg-zd-mtx is the one you 
> want.
> 
> -- 
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University
>