On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Dan Langille<dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
> On Thu, August 13, 2009 2:27 pm, Dan Langille wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, August 13, 2009 1:19 pm, Dan Langille wrote:
>>> I am setting up a new autochanger / tape drive.  I'm trying to run
>>> btape.
>>> The basic test works, but I see this message when I start btape:
>>>
>>>  Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
>>>
>>> mtx-changer [and mtx] both disagree with this:
>>>
>>> $ sudo /etc/bacula/mtx-changer /dev/sg4 loaded 0 /dev/nst0 0
>>> AAM240L4
>>
>> That is a problem.  You don't want the label.  You want the slt it came
>> from.  See
>> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Autochanger_Resource.html#SECTION0017130000000000000000
>>
>>     loaded -- returns number of the slot that is loaded, base 1,
>>               in the drive or 0 if the drive is empty.
>>
>> Current problem: I can't see how to get this information from the device.
>> I'll keep working on it:
>>
>> $ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 inquiry
>> Password:
>> Product Type: Medium Changer
>> Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM '
>> Product ID: 'PX500           '
>> Revision: '0033'
>> Attached Changer: No
>> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$
>
> I think we have a problem:
>
> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 load 3
> [dlangille@backup01 bacula]$ sudo /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
>  Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 38 Slots ( 36 Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Unknown Storage Element Loaded):VolumeTag =
> AAM240L4
>      Storage Element 1:Empty
>      Storage Element 2:Empty
>      Storage Element 3 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty
>      Storage Element 4 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=AAM241L4
>
> Should that 'Unknown Storage Element Loaded' be a 3 to indicate the slot
> it came from?
>

Here is what my mtx output looks like

dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status
  Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 17 Loaded):VolumeTag = A00036
Data Transfer Element 1:Empty
      Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00030
      Storage Element 2:Empty:VolumeTag=
      Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00058
      Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00053
      Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00023
      Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00006
      Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00007
      Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00052
      Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00028
      Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00020
      Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00054
      Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00039
      Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00048
      Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00012
      Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00068
      Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00069
      Storage Element 17:Empty:VolumeTag=
      Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00065
      Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00066
      Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00067
      Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00062
      Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00063
      Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=A00064
      Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=A00029

What version of mtx are you using?

dev6 ~ # equery l mtx
[ Searching for package 'mtx' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] sys-block/mtx-1.2.18 (0)

It looks like I have 1.2.18

John

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