Amanda-Users

Re: how to automate tape changing

2004-10-21 08:22:21
Subject: Re: how to automate tape changing
From: Sven Rudolph <rudsve AT drewag DOT de>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: 21 Oct 2004 10:27:01 +0200
Jukka Salmi <j+amanda AT 2004.salmi DOT ch> writes:

> > >Is it possible to automate the process of loading the needed tapes?

(tape changing with amrecover)

> > Yes. I'm using the following tape device setup to do this:

> > amrecover_changer "/dev/nrtape"
> > amrecover_do_fsf yes
> > amrecover_check_label yes
> > 
> > It's amrecover_changer that does the trick; essentially it tells 
> > amrecover to use the tape changer or the tape device is set to /dev/nrtape.

I'm using this now too; works fine.

After each automatically loaded tape amrecover still prompts to
continue. Is this expected behaviour?

        Sven