Amanda-Users

Re: Difficulties with cleaning tape

2005-06-09 01:38:19
Subject: Re: Difficulties with cleaning tape
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 01:23:33 -0400
On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 09:46:33PM -0700, Lists wrote:
> I am having difficulties using cleaning tapes on a HP c1557a Surestore
> DAT 24x6 with Amanda 2.4.4p3, chg-zd-mtx shipped with Amanda, and mtx
> 1.2.18-5. Note: I am able to backup, move tapes, eject, etc.
> 
> Some of the oddities I am seeing are given below followed by
> configuration information.
> 

I have the same unit, not working now :(

I was unable to leave a cleaning cartridge in the magazine.
It was no fault of amanda, just the nature of the drive.
Anytime the drive saw the cleaning cartridge in the magazine
during its initial scan, it ran the cleaning cycle and
ejected the magazine.

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Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
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