On Jul 17, 2008, at 9:51 AM, John Drescher wrote:

>> host1-sd.conf
>> =============
>>
>> Autochanger {
>>   Name = ait4-changer
>>   Device = ait4-drive1
>>   Device = ait4-drive2
>>   Device = ait4-drive3
>>   Device = ait4-drive4
>>   Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>>   Changer Device = /dev/sg0
>> }
>>
>> Device {
>>   Name = ait4-drive1
>>   Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>>   Drive Index = 0
>>   Auto Changer = yes
>>   Media Type = ait4
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> Device {
>>   Name = ait4-drive2
>>   Archive Device = /dev/nst1
>>   Drive Index = 1
>>   Auto Changer = yes
>>   Media Type = ait4
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> host2-sd.conf
>> =============
>>
>> Device {
>>   Name = ait4-drive1
>>   Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>>   Drive Index = 2
>>   Auto Changer = yes
>>   Media Type = ait4
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> Device {
>>   Name = ait4-drive2
>>   Archive Device = /dev/nst1
>>   Drive Index = 3
>>   Auto Changer = yes
>>   Media Type = ait4
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> Is this something that would even be possible to implement in the
>> future?  Would anyone else be interested in something like this?
>>
> That will not work, You need to have the storage daemon on only the
> host with the tape drives and modify mtx-changer to send mtx commands
> via ssh. This should not be too difficult.


I'd look into ssh keys without passphrases.  Adjust according to your
security situation.

BTW: I think this would be very interesting to document and write
up.

-- 
Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/






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