On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 09:27:49AM +0100, Paul Bijnens wrote:
> Jon LaBadie wrote:
> >On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 12:57:58AM +0000, chuck.amadi wrote:
> >
> >>Hi Is there doc's for setting up ainternal and extrenal  tape drives As 
> >>I have a DDS-4 drive and need to commission a second external drive to 
> >>backup a total of 80gb server
...
> >>
> >>Please could someone point me in the right direction as my monthly 
> >>backups are nearing the full capacity of the tapes which are 20gb native 
> >>DDS-4 4mm * 150mm.
> >
> >
> >I've not used it, but ISTR that the script, chg-multi,
> >is intended for multiple, distinct tape drives.
> >Don't know if they can be different types or must
> >be the same tapetype.
> 
> 
> I used chg-multi indeed to emulate a tape changer with my two tapedrives.
> 
> In amanda.conf:
> 
>   #tapedev may be commented out
>   tpchanger "chg-multi"
>   changerfile "chg-multi.conf
>   amrecover_changer "changer"
>   amrecover_do_fsf true
>   amrecover_check_label true
> 
> And create a new file named "chg-multi.conf" in the same directory
> as the amanda.conf file with this content:
> 
>   multieject 0
>   gravity 0
>   needeject 0
>   ejectdelay 0
>   statefile /var/lib/amanda/daily/changer-status   # changeme
>   firstslot 1
>   lastslot 2
>   slot 1  /dev/nst0           # changeme
>   slot 2  /dev/nst1           # changeme
> 
> and fill in appropriate values for your environment in the lines
> marked with "changeme"
> 

Can the two devices be different format tapes?

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