I didn't see any (other) replies from either list but continued to
look over the problem myself. What I now have is the following...
I'm running the 1.3.7 binary and using a glue script that I have
been running for some time, modified by Joe Rhett <jrhett AT isite DOT net
to run with mtx 1.2.9 by Eric Lee Green http://mtx.sourceforge.net
I modified the shell to use ksh rather than sh, mirroring changes
on the box running Solaris 9 with MTX 1.2.17rel and also using both
a C2/LTO3 and L9/LTO.
The E250, the new amanda server is working correctly with mtx
with the exception that I can not use # amtape update with one
of the two configurations.
Fortunately I seem to be able to use # amcheck, amlabel properly
and as long as amdump runs we will be fine, as the C2, where amtape
udpate is failing has a static tape pool.
I'll let the list know how it all works out.
On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 04:07:50PM -0500, Brian Cuttler wrote:
> Craig,
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 07:51:00AM +1100, Craig Dewick wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Brian Cuttler wrote:
> >
> > >Platform, Solaris 9, Amanda 2.4.4, MTX 1.3.9
> > >Nope, not fixed, here are updated logs, any help would be apreciated.
> > >
> > >Oddly... we seem ok on the C2 jukebox but not the L9, same software
> > >on the same machine. Not even matching machines, two amanda configs
> > >on the same box (one runs weekdays and the other saturdays).
> > >
> > >Actually, it seems that mtx is doing its job, and a subsequent
> > >command to access the tape or robot shows that things completed
> > >successfully, however there is something wrong with amanda or
> > >the amanda/mtx interface. (but its the same amanda and glue for
> > >both configs...)
> >
> > Could it be some sort of unidentified race condition with the amanda
> > library functions and mtx attempting to access some resource at the same
> > time without any way of preventing overlapping access attempts from
> > colliding into each other along the way?
>
> I (successfully) ran the same L9 (apparently the same one you have) on
> my v280R and the other E250 next to this E250 and had no problems. I'm
> not running the amanda configs at the same time...
>
> I'd think scripts or binaries, but the C2 on the same box is working ok.
>
> Just not sure where to look.
>
> > My tape host system is a similar config (Sol 9 on Ultra 2, Amanda 2.5.2,
> > mtx 1.3.11 talking to a Sun-badged L9 array) and it's been operating fine
> > since all the issues with devices, and configuration were resolved.
> >
> > Craig.
> >
> > PS. I'm getting a new cleaning tape for my L9 this week and wondered if
> > anyone has thought more about how to get cleaning tape usage incorporated
> > into the Amanda schema somehow? I have left a spare slot in the array
> > cartridge for the cleaning tape to sit in.
>
> The tape config file in the amanda config directory has options
> for cleaning slot and tape count between cleanings, is that what
> you are thinking of ?
>
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