I realize now you have mostly done all that. If this is a Dell or IBM unit
there should be an adminstrative program as descibed below which will let you
move tapes to the I/O slot to remove them. Also, there may be a WEB server
built in as on the Dell and IBM that will let you administer the library
through a browser to move tapes to the I/O slot to remove them individually.
After removing tapes so that the library is not over full then you can run
"update slots" and/or "read barcodes"
The ITDT program is java based and if you are running a RedHat based distro
like Fedora then you will need to install a different JRE as described in the
documentation with the ITDT program.
Thomas
On Tuesday 27 October 2009 12:42:20 Thomas Bennett wrote:
> I am making an assumption that this is the Dell backup library or actually
> IBM who manufactured the dell product There is a program itdt-dcr or as
> shown as the title to my icon ITDT - DELL Customer Release. I think I
> found this on the dell site and it is a desktop program for controlling
> and administrating the backup library on a linux server. There may be a
> Windows version I use it on the Dell TL2000. Your customer might find
> this easier than the little LED on the tape library.
>
>
>
> Also, helpful commands
>
> Find the tape changer: my system automatically set a changer link to the
> device.
>
>
> @localhost bacula]# dir /dev | grep sg
> 3341 drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 240 2009-07-02 17:58 bsg/
> 4313 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 2009-07-02 17:58 changer ->
> sg4 4316 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 2009-07-02 17:58 changer-sg4
> -> sg4
> 556 crw-rw----. 1 root root 1, 11 2009-07-02 17:58 kmsg
> 620 crw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 21, 0 2009-07-02 17:58 sg0
> 3619 crw-rw----. 1 root disk 21, 1 2009-07-02 17:58 sg1
> 3695 crw-rw----. 1 root disk 21, 2 2009-07-02 17:58 sg2
> 4560 crw-rw----. 1 root tape 21, 3 2009-07-02 17:58 sg3
> 4306 crw-rw----. 1 root tape 21, 4 2009-07-02 17:58 sg4
>
>
>
>
> See what is in the changer, if you do not find which sg to use start with
> sg0 through the sgx where x is the highest number shown. This will tell
> you if the drive is loaded and with which slot the tape was loaded from
> and if any slots are empty.
>
> Here, element 0 is the tape drive and is loaded with the tape from slot 19
> and slot 19 is empty. IMPORT/EXPORT is for manually loading single tapes
> from the IMPORT/EXPORT door on the front of the library and should
> probably usually be empty..
>
>
> [xxxx@localhost bacula]# mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
> Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 23 Slots ( 1 Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 19 Loaded):VolumeTag =
> 000019L4 Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=000001L4
> Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=000002L4
> Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=000003L4
> Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=000004L4
> Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=000005L4
> Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=000006L4
> Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=000007L4
> Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=000008L4
> Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=000009L4
> Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=000010L4
> Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=000011L4
> Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=000012L4
> Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=000013L4
> Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=000014L4
> Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=000015L4
> Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=000016L4
> Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=000017L4
> Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=000018L4
> Storage Element 19:Empty
> Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=000020L4
> Storage Element 21:Empty
> Storage Element 22:Empty
> Storage Element 23 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty
>
>
>
> You could probably move extra tapes to the IMPORT/EXPORT door to remove
> them. Then make sure the slots are filled and the drive, element 0, is
> empty and then you can run "update slots" or "read barcodes" from the
> console, my syntax might not be accurate on those commands but there is
> always the help comman or ? ;-)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
>
> Thomas
>
> On Tuesday 27 October 2009 11:09:42 Oddbjørn Sjøgren wrote:
> > Ok, I'll call and make them reset it. I take it this is something you
> > have to do physically to the box? And about the random mode, is this also
> > something you have to do physically? I only have access to the linux box
> > by ssh that it is connected to, everything else I have to call inn and
> > ask some IT people to do for me, so it's important that I tell them
> > everything they need to do, so I don't loose another day :)
> >
> > Again, thanks for your help.
> >
> > Bjorn
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Allan Black
>
> <Allan.Black AT btconnect DOT com>wrote:
> > > Oddbjørn Sjøgren wrote:
> > > > READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed
> > > > Whats going on here?
> > >
> > > Because tape drives and autochangers are largely passive, sometimes
> > > you don't get an error until the next time you do something, so that
> > > might be an indication of a previous error. However, if you keep
> > > getting the error, you might need to reset the autochanger. Also
> > > check that the autochanger is in "random" mode, and not "stacker"
> > > mode.
> > >
> > > I would use the front panel to move the tape from the drive to the
> > > free slot. If the autochanger has a network connection, you may be
> > > able to use a web-based admin interface to do this.
> > >
> > > Then I'd be tempted to reset the autochanger anyway, since it seems
> > > to have forgotten which slot the tape in the drive was loaded from.
> > >
> > > Then continue with the inventory.
> > >
> > > Allan
> > >
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