Re: [Bacula-users] Moving tape to Autochanger Mailslot

The problem is the following:

Output of mtx /dev/sg1 status

Storage Changer /dev/sg1:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Empty
      Storage Element 1:Empty
      Storage Element 2:Empty
      Storage Element 3:Empty
      Storage Element 4:Empty
      Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=000003L3
      Storage Element 6:Empty
      Storage Element 7:Empty
      Storage Element 8:Empty

The above output does not specify the element/drive number of the mail slot
and any attempt to load/transfer the tape to any other slot specified
returns an illegal operation error - well that is to be expected

What I wanted to do was write a bash script and run it as a RunAfterJob in
the last job of the day so that the tape is automatically ejected but all my
attempts fail because it would seem like mtx does not recognize the mail
slot.

I went on the web looking to configure the mail slot as a storage slot but
no luck.

Any ideas?

With regards,

Janco van der Merwe
Technical Manager
Dunns Stores (Pty) Ltd
Switch Board: 011 541 3000
Direct: 011 541 3073
Cell: 083 291 8536

-----Original Message-----
From: mark.bergman AT uphs.upenn DOT edu [mailto:mark.bergman AT uphs.upenn DOT 
edu] 
Sent: 09 July 2008 22:46
To: Janco van der Merwe
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Moving tape to Autochanger Mailslot



In the message dated: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:52:47 +0200,
The pithy ruminations from "Janco van der Merwe" on 
<[Bacula-users] Moving tape to Autochanger Mailslot> were:
=> Hi All,
=> 
=> According to numerous articles on the web you cannot move a tape from the
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Huh?

=> Drive, of a autochanger, to the mailslot automatically using mtx and I
was

Huh?

=> hoping that someone out there has figured out a way of doing this on a
Dell
=> PV124-T.

I've got a couple of PV132Ts, and I often do:

        mtx -f /dev/changer transfer <SOURCE SLOT> 24

(the mailbox slot on my unit is 24). Of course, I've got the tape changer 
configured to use the mailbox as a storage slot. I don't know about the
PV124T, 
but on the PV132, you can configure the mailbox slot solely for
import/export, 
or as a data slot. It's possible that mtx cannot access the mailbox if it's
not 
configured as a storage slot.

What does
        mtx status
show?

Thanks,

Mark

=> 
=> We have upgraded from Bacula 1.38-11 to 2.2.8 running RHEL4
=> 
=> Another thing, I don't know if something went wrong with the upgrade but
=> Bacula keeps the Tape drive mounted where previously it would
automatically
=> unmount the tape drive as soon as all jobs completed. This is a bit of a
=> irritation because now we have to unmount the tape drive, eject the tape
and
=> then manually mount the tape drive again - is this normal? 
=> 
=> With regards,
=> 
=> Janco van der Merwe
=> Technical Manager
=> Dunns Stores (Pty) Ltd
=> Switch Board: 011 541 3000
=> Direct: 011 541 3073
=> Cell: 083 291 8536
=> 
=> 
=> 
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