hello,

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Christoph Scheeder wrote:

> Hi
> you definitly use the wrong wrapperscript for your changer.

okay, i have now changed the script from chg-multi to chg-zd-mtx. does 
anyone have a sample config file for this script for an autoloader? please 
help post it to me!

the current error i get is :

[ernest@oshe root]$ amtape oshe show
amtape: could not get changer info: cannot determine first slot

there is no sample i can use at the moment. please excuse me all for the 
newbie questions!

thanks,

ernest.


> chg-multi is designed to take multiple tape-drives to glue them together
> to look like a virtual changer-device.
> for example you have 5 identical tapedrives and want them to look like a
> 5-slot tape-changer. then you use chg-multi.
> 
> what you want to use is one of the other wrappers like chg-scsi, chg-mtx etc.
> Depends on what tool you use to move your changer by hand.
> Christoph
> 
> Ernest Byaruhanga schrieb:
> 
> > hello Amanda Users,
> > 
> > I an having a problem with my Dell PowerVault Autoloader: amtape shows me
> > that all slots are empty, yet 2 of the slots are loaded with tapes!
> > 
> > see below:
> > 
> > [ernest@oshe log]$ amtape oshe show
> > amtape: scanning all 8 slots in tape-changer rack:
> > slot 8: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 1: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 2: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 3: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 4: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 5: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 6: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > slot 7: chg-multi: slot is empty
> > [ernest@oshe log]$
> > 
> > the chg-multi.conf shows the following:
> > 
> > #************************************************
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > multieject 0
> > 
> > gravity 0
> > 
> > needeject 0
> > 
> > ejectdelay 0
> > 
> > statefile /usr/local/etc/amanda/changer-status
> > 
> > firstslot 1
> > lastslot 8
> > driveslot 0
> > 
> > slot 1 /dev/st1
> > slot 2 /dev/st2
> > slot 3 /dev/st3
> > slot 4 /dev/st4
> > slot 5 /dev/st5
> > slot 6 /dev/st6
> > slot 7 /dev/st7
> > slot 8 /dev/st8
> > #************************************************
> > 
> > where am i going wrong? first, the system sees the tape as /dev/st . is the
> > slot device numbering then correct? also, the autoloader is seen as
> > /dev/sg2. additionally, the mtx command tells me the right info, please see
> > below:
> > 
> > [ernest@oshe log]$ mtx -f /dev/sg2 status
> >   Storage Changer /dev/sg2:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
> > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded)
> >       Storage Element 1:Empty
> >       Storage Element 2:Full
> >       Storage Element 3:Empty
> >       Storage Element 4:Empty
> >       Storage Element 5:Empty
> >       Storage Element 6:Empty
> >       Storage Element 7:Empty
> >       Storage Element 8:Empty
> > [ernest@oshe log]$
> > 
> > what is wrong? please help! all help will be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > ernesto.
> > 
>