I didn't since there wasn't anything in the changelog for 2.4.2p1 that said
it was updated, and since it errored out for me in the same fashion as the one
I used, I assumed it hadn't changed. My bad for assuming, I guess.
I will migrate mine to the newer version this coming week. By the way, what was the
First of which?
On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Joe Rhett wrote:
> Second of which, why don't you match this patch relative to the latest
> version of chg-zd-mtx, which fixes lots of the error handling. Your script
> retains 90% of the bugs of the original version.
>
> An updated version of the .sh.in file is at
> http://www.noc.isite.net/?Projects
>
> On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 11:38:45AM -0500, Jason Hollinden wrote:
> > Note: This has only been tested on an ADIC Scalar 100. If you find
> > something broken, or not clearly commented, tell me. Also, this is my
> > 1st public showing of any code, so please, be gentle... ;)
> >
> > The attached file is a replacement for chg-zd-mtx. I have added support
> > for barcode readers, and also for libraries between 1-999 slots (I
> > would so love to hear from someone that has a honking big library like
> > that say it works). All amanda utils can work with this for barcode
> > database lookups (amcheck can load the appropriate tape all by itself,
> > etc.)
> >
> > The main thing to do it be sure to update the barcode database after any
> > new tapes are added, or removed from cycle. To do this, make a backup
> > of the old barcodes file, then run 'amtape <conf> update'. This will
> > cycle through all your tape slots, and put them in your barcodes file
> > like this:
> >
> > <tape amlabel> <barcode>
> >
> > Be sure to modify the top part of the script to fit your needs, and also
> > check out the comments on what 'mt status' should return for your tape
> > device.
> >
> >
> > Some changes to come:
> >
> > - make it completely independent of what slot the tapes are in, since
> > certain loaders may unload to the wrong slot depending on circumstances.
> >
> > - Better error handling, which right now is crappy to say the least.
> >
> > - Anything brought ot my attention by you peoples
> >
> > Enjoy...
> >
> > --
> > Jason Hollinden
> >
> > SMG Systems Admin
>
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > # Exit Status:
> > # 0 Alles Ok
> > # 1 Illegal Request
> > # 2 Fatal Error
> > #
> > # Contributed by Eric DOUTRELEAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > # This is supposed to work with Zubkoff/Dandelion version of mtx
> > #
> > # Modified by Joe Rhett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > # to work with MTX 1.2.9 by Eric Lee Green http://mtx.sourceforge.net
> > #
> > # Modified by Jason Hollinden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 6-Feb-2001
> > # to work with MTX 1.2.10, up to 999 slots, and added barcode support.
> > # NOTE: Only tested the 2 additions with an ADIC Scalar 100.
> > # All my additions have a '#### Comment' close by.
> >
> > # You may need to customize these things
> > MT=/bin/mt
> > MTF=-f
> > MTX=/sbin/mtx
> > DD=/bin/dd
> > firstslot=2
> > lastslot=9
> > #### Clean function just loads the tape, and may not necessarily eject it.
> > #### If not, just issue an eject afterwards.
> > cleanslot=31
> > accessbeforeclean=119
> >
> > #### If you have a barcode reader, set to 1. Otherwise set to 0.
> > havereader=1
> >
> > #### Email of who should get severe library errors, and mailer to use.
> > #### All other errors are in the $DBGFILE.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > mailer=/bin/mail
> >
> > #### Check the 'readyError' section if mt acts differently for you
> > #### as stated below.
> > #### See the 'readstatus' section below if using a different drive than 0.
> >
> > ########## No (hopefully) user-level customized required beyond this point.
> >
> >
> > # try to hit all the possibilities here
> > prefix=/opt/amanda
> > exec_prefix=${prefix}
> > sbindir=${exec_prefix}/sbin
> > libexecdir=${exec_prefix}/libexec
> >
> > PATH=$sbindir:$libexecdir:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/ucb:/usr/local/bin
> > export PATH
> >
> > if [ -d "/tmp/amanda" ]; then
> > DBGFILE=/tmp/amanda/changer.debug
> > else
> > DBGFILE=/dev/null
> > fi
> >
> > USE_VERSION_SUFFIXES="no"
> > if test "$USE_VERSION_SUFFIXES" = "yes"; then
> > SUF="-2.4.2b2"
> > else
> > SUF=
> > fi
> >
> > myname=$0
> > tape=`amgetconf$SUF tapedev`
> > TAPE=`amgetconf$SUF changerdev`; export TAPE # for mtx command
> > if [ "$tape" = "/dev/null" -o "$TAPE" = "/dev/null" ]; then
> > echo "Both tapedev and changerdev must be specified in config file";
> > exit 2;
> > fi
> >
> > changerfile=`amgetconf$SUF changerfile`
> >
> > cleanfile=$changerfile-clean
> > accessfile=$changerfile-access
> > slotfile=$changerfile-slot
> > labelfile=$changerfile-barcodes
> > [ ! -f $cleanfile ] && echo 0 > $cleanfile
> > [ ! -f $accessfile ] && echo 0 > $accessfile
> > [ ! -f $slotfile ] && echo 0 > $slotfile
> > [ ! -f $labelfile ] && echo 0 > $labelfile
> > cleancount=`cat $cleanfile`
> > accesscount=`cat $accessfile`
> >
> > # Routines start here
> > #### If using a different drive than /dev/nst0 (or whatever your OS
> > #### calls the 0'th drive) change the 'Data Transfer Element 0' (there
> > #### are 5 below) to 'Data Transfer Element #' where # = /dev/nst#
> > #### (or whatever for your OS).
> >
> > readstatus() {
> > tmpslot=`$MTX status | grep "Data Transfer Element 0"`
> >
> > #### The horrid sed statement below returns the slot number.
> > #### The origional was in shell script, so I didn't want to change that,
> > #### Which give the below puke for a number between 1-999.
> >
> > usedslot=`echo $tmpslot |
> > sed -n 's/Data Transfer Element 0:Empty/-1/p;s/Data Transfer Element
>0:Full (Storage Element \(\([1-9]\)\|\([1-9][0-9]\)\|\([1-9][0-9][0-9]\)\)
>Loaded)\(.*\)/\1/p'`
> > barcode=`echo $tmpslot |
> > sed -n 's/Data Transfer Element 0:Empty/-1/p;s/Data Transfer Element
>0:Full (Storage Element \(.\) Loaded):VolumeTag = \(.*\)/\2/p'`
> > if [ "$usedslot" -eq "-1" ]; then
> > echo '-1' > $slotfile
> > fi
> > echo "STATUS -> currently loaded slot = $usedslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > }
> >
> >
> > eject() {
> > readstatus
> > echo "EJECT -> ejecting tape from slot $usedslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > if [ $usedslot -gt 0 ]; then
> > $MTX unload $usedslot 2>/dev/null
> > echo "0 $tape"
> > exit 0
> > else
> > echo "0 Drive was not loaded"
> > exit 1
> > fi
> > }
> >
> > reset() {
> > readstatus
> > if [ $usedslot -gt 0 ]; then
> > echo "RESET -> ejecting tape from slot $usedslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > $MTX unload $usedslot 2>/dev/null
> > fi
> >
> > echo "RESET -> loading tape from slot 1" >> $DBGFILE
> > result=`$MTX load 1 2>&1`
> > if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
> > echo "1 $tape"
> > exit 0
> > else
> > echo "1 $result"
> > exit 1
> > fi
> > }
> >
> > loadslot() {
> > readstatus
> >
> > whichslot=$1
> >
> > echo "LOADSLOT -> load tape from slot $whichslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > case $whichslot in
> > $[${whichslot}])
> >
> > if [ $whichslot -gt $lastslot ] || [ $whichslot -lt $firstslot
>]; then
> > echo "0 Slot $whichslot is out of range ($firstslot -
>$lastslot)"
> > exit 1
> > else
> > loadslot=$whichslot
> > fi
> > ;;
> > current)
> > if [ $usedslot -lt 0 ]; then
> > loadslot=$firstslot
> > else
> > echo "$usedslot $tape"
> > exit 0
> > fi
> > ;;
> > next|advance)
> > if [ $usedslot -lt 0 ]; then
> > loadslot=$firstslot
> > else
> > loadslot=`expr $usedslot + 1`
> > if [ $loadslot -gt $lastslot ]; then
> > loadslot=$firstslot
> > fi
> > fi
> > ;;
> > prev)
> > loadslot=`expr $usedslot - 1`
> > if [ $loadslot -lt $firstslot ]; then
> > loadslot=$lastslot
> > fi
> > ;;
> > first)
> > loadslot=$firstslot
> > ;;
> > last)
> > loadslot=$lastslot
> > ;;
> > clean)
> > loadslot=$cleanslot
> > ;;
> > *)
> > echo "0 illegal request"
> > exit 1
> > ;;
> > esac
> >
> > # Is this already the current slot?
> > if [ $loadslot = $usedslot ]; then
> > echo "$usedslot $tape"
> > exit 0
> > fi
> >
> > # Is this a cleaning request?
> > if [ $loadslot = $cleanslot ]; then
> > expr $cleancount + 1 > $cleanfile
> > echo 0 > $accessfile
> > else
> > expr $accesscount + 1 > $accessfile
> > if [ $accesscount -gt $accessbeforeclean ]; then
> > $myname -slot clean >/dev/null
> >
> > # Slot $cleanslot might contain an ordinary tape rather
>than a cleaning
> > # tape. A cleaning tape *MIGHT* auto-eject; an ordinary
>tape does not.
> > # We therefore have to read the status again to check what
>actually happened.
> > readstatus
> > fi
> > fi
> >
> > # Unload any previous tape
> > if [ $usedslot -ne "-1" ]; then
> > echo " -> unload $usedslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > result=`$MTX unload $usedslot 2>&1`
> > status=$?
> > echo " -> status $status, result '$result'" >> $DBGFILE
> > if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
> > echo "$loadslot $result"
> > exit 2
> > fi
> > fi
> >
> > # Load the tape, finally!
> > echo " -> loading tape from slot $loadslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > result=`$MTX load $loadslot 2>&1`
> > status=$?
> > echo " -> status $status, result '$result'" >> $DBGFILE
> >
> > # If there is an error, abort unless the slot is simply empty
> > if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
> > empty=`echo $result | grep "Empty"`
> > if [ -z "$empty" ]; then
> > echo "$loadslot $result"
> > exit 2
> > else
> > loadslot next
> > fi
> > else
> > #### The origional test if the drive is offline. This depends on
>what
> > #### 'mt -f <device> status returns different between being
>offline and
> > #### online. Aparently some drives report an 'offline' when
>offline, and
> > #### it goes away when online.
> > #readyError="offline"
> > #while [ -n "$readyError" ]; do
> > # readyStatus=`$MT $MTF $tape status 2>&1`
> > # readyError=`echo $readyStatus | grep "offline"`
> >
> > #### ADIC doesn't report an 'offline', rather an 'ONLINE' when it's up.
> > #### Don't assume the drive is ready until we get an ONLINE
> > readyError=""
> > while [ -z "$readyError" ]; do
> > readyStatus=`$MT $MTF $tape status 2>&1`
> > readyError=`echo $readyStatus | grep "ONLINE"`
> > done
> > echo " -> readyStatus = $readyStatus" >> $DBGFILE
> >
> > # Now rewind and check
> > echo " -> rewind $loadslot" >> $DBGFILE
> > $MT $MTF $tape rewind
> > echo "$loadslot" > $slotfile
> > echo "$loadslot $tape"
> > exit 0
> > fi
> > }
> >
> > info() {
> > readstatus
> > echo "INFO -> current slot $usedslot, last slot $lastslot, can go
>backwards 1" >> $DBGFILE
> > #### Checks if you have a barcode reader or not. If so, it passes the 4th
>item in the echo
> > #### back to amtape signifying it can search based on barcodes.
> > if [ $havereader -eq 1 ]; then
> > if [ $usedslot -lt 0 ]; then
> > #### added a variable to the end of the following 2 echos.
>This indicates to amtape that
> > #### it can/cannot read barcodes.
> > echo "0 $lastslot 1 1"
> > else
> > echo "$usedslot $lastslot 1 1"
> > fi
> > exit 0
> > else
> > if [ $usedslot -lt 0 ]; then
> > echo "0 $lastslot 1"
> > else
> > echo "$usedslot $lastslot 1"
> > fi
> > exit 0
> > fi
> >
>
> > }
> >
> > #### Adds the amlabel and the barcode to the barcode file specified above.
> > #### If the database is messed up, it kills amtape (rather abruptly) and
> > #### dumps a message into changer.debug on what to do, then sends an email
> > #### of the changer.debug to the above set email addr.
> > addlabel() {
> > readstatus
> > tapelabel=$1
> > labelfilesize=`ls -l $labelfile | awk '{print $5}'`
> > case $tapelabel in
> > $tapelabel)
> > echo "LABEL -> Adding Barcode $barcode and amlabel $tapelabel for Slot
>$usedslot into $labelfile" >> $DBGFILE
> > if [ $labelfilesize -eq 2 ]; then
> > echo "$tapelabel $barcode" > $labelfile
> > echo "0 $usedslot $tape"
> > else
> > included=`grep $tapelabel $labelfile | awk '{print $1}'`
> > if [ -z $included ]; then
> > echo "$tapelabel $barcode" >> $labelfile
> > echo "0 $usedslot $tape"
> > else
> > oldbarcode=`grep $tapelabel $labelfile | awk '{print
>$2}'`
> > if [ $oldbarcode -eq $barcode ]; then
> > echo " -> Barcode $barcode $oldbarcode
>already synced for $tapelabel" >> $DBGFILE
> > echo "0 $usedslot $tape"
> >
> > else
> > echo " -> WARNING!!! Label database
>corrupted!!!" >> $DBGFILE
> > echo " -> $tapelabel $oldbarcode
>conflicts with new barcode $barcode" >> $DBGFILE
> > echo " -> Remove file $labelfile and run
>/usr/sbin/amtape <config> update" >> $DBGFILE
> > `cat $DBGFILE | $mailer -s "Error with barcode
>reader on \`date\`" $email`
> > `killall amtape`
> > fi
> > fi
> > fi
> > ;;
> > esac
> > exit 0
> > }
> >
> > #### Looks for the amlabel in the barcode file. If found, it locates the
> > #### slot it's in by looking for the barcode in the mtx output. It then
> > #### loads that tape, and returns to amtape the device the tape is loaded in.
> > #### If the amlabel is not found, it kills amtape and dumps a message to
> > #### changer.debug on what to do, then sends an email of the changer.debug
> > #### to the above set email addr.
> > searchtape() {
> > # readstatus
> > tapelabel=$1
> > includedtag=`grep $tapelabel $labelfile | awk '{print $1}'`
> > includedbar=`grep $tapelabel $labelfile | awk '{print $2}'`
> > tmpincludedslot=`$MTX status | grep $includedbar`
> > #### The horrid sed statement below returns the slot number.
> > #### The origional was in shell script, so I didn't want to change that,
> > #### Which give the below puke for a number between 1-999.
> > includedslot=`echo $tmpincludedslot | sed -n 's/\(.*\)Storage Element
>\(\([1-9]\)\|\([1-9][0-9]\)\|\([1-9][0-9][0-9]\)\):\(.*\)/\2/p;s/Data Transfer
>Element 0:Full (Storage Element \(.\) Loaded)\(.*\)/\1/p'`
> > case $tapelabel in
> > $tapelabel)
> > if [ $tapelabel == $includedtag ]; then
> > shift
> > loadslot $includedslot
> > echo "$tape"
> > else
> > echo "SEARCH -> WARNING!!! $tapelabel not found in current
>ADIC-barcodes database." >> $DBGFILE
> > echo " -> WARNING!!! Check your typing, and/or update
>the database." >> $DBGFILE
> > `cat $DBGFILE | $mailer -s "Error with barcode reader on
>\`date\`" $email`
> > `killall amtape`
> > fi
> > exit 0
> > esac
> > }
> >
> > # Program invocation begins here
> > echo "`date` Invoked with args '$@'" >> $DBGFILE
> > while [ $# -ge 1 ];do
> > case $1 in
> > -slot)
> > shift
> > loadslot $*
> > ;;
> > -info)
> > shift
> > info
> > ;;
> > -reset)
> > shift
> > reset
> > ;;
> > -eject)
> > shift
> > eject
> > ;;
> > #### Added the below flags, for barcode support
> > -label)
> > shift
> > addlabel $*
> > ;;
> > -search)
> > shift
> > searchtape $*
> > ;;
> > -clean)
> > shift
> > loadslot $cleanslot
> > ;;
> > *)
> > echo "Unknown option $1"
> > exit 2
> > ;;
> > esac
> > done
>
>
> --
> Joe Rhett Chief Technology Officer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISite Services, Inc.
>
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Jason Hollinden
SMG Systems Admin
