Usually if AMANDA kicks out a tape during amcheck it is either because the
tape isn't labeled or isn't the labeled tape she was expecting (for example,
if you forgot to change the tape.)
With no offense intended, have you already amlabel'ed the tape you are
inserting during amcheck?
Could you post everything that amcheck returns up (and including) the insert
message? This might give a clue about why it is deciding to reject that tape
and ask for another one.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hartmann, O. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:50 PM
To: Bort, Paul
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: chg-manual "poor man's" changer problems
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Bort, Paul wrote:
Hello.
Thanks for responding.
Our systems are all based on FreeBSD 4.3-RC3, I forgot to mention that.
well, the backup operator is 'operator' and this user has full read/write
permissions to the tape device (/dev/nsa0, /dev/nrsa0).
whenever I put any line into "changer.conf" as configured with "changerfile"
in amanda.conf I receive errors about that line - so I omit all lines, I
simple
"touch" a changerfile 'changer.conf' to get the control files as expected
from
"chg-manual".
When trying 'amcheck config' I get some infos about the holding disk and I
was
offered to insert a tape in slot 0 - and I should hit return. either I do
immediately
while the tape is already loaded into the HP DAT (4 GB DDS-2 drive) or I
eject and
reload it again, wait for the tape to be initialised and the hit return.
Always
with the same effect: I was offered to hit return again and load a tape into
slot 0 - but nothing happened to the tape inserted into the tapedrive.
When checking /tmp/amanda/changer.debug then I get a big file with this:
Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression
Current: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------available modes---------
0: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
1: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
2: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
3: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------------------------------
Current Driver State: at rest.
---------------------------------
File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0
-> loaded <>
-> rewind /dev/nsa0
-> status /dev/nsa0
Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression
Current: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------available modes---------
0: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
1: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
2: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
3: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------------------------------
Current Driver State: at rest.
---------------------------------
File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0
-> loaded <>
-> rewind /dev/nsa0
-> status /dev/nsa0
Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression
Current: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------available modes---------
0: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
1: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
2: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
3: 0x24:DDS-2 variable 61000 DCLZ
---------------------------------
Current Driver State: at rest.
---------------------------------
File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0
-> loaded <>
->END<-
Well, it seems to be all right, tape is loaded, clear to be written on - but
whats going on with the changer?
It seems not to be willing to write anything :-(
A normal tar, mt operations and so on work well with the tape and as user
'operator',
so that is not a kind of a permission issue.
:>The config stuff looks OK to me, I would suggest leaving off the slot part
:>of the amlabel command. When I label tapes through chg-manual, I always
just
:>`amlabel Config2 NextTapeName`, and if it asks me to put a tape in a
:>specific slot, I just re-insert the tape in the drive, wait for it to
settle
:>down (it's an EXB-8505, they take a while) and hit enter. Solid as a rock.
:>
:>The only other thing that comes to mind is to make sure that the amanda
user
:>has read and write permissions on the changerfile.
:>
:>Good Luck.
:>
:>
:>-----Original Message-----
:>From: Hartmann, O. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
:>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:03 PM
:>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:>Subject: chg-manual "poor man's" changer problems
:>
:>
:>Dear Sirs.
:>
:>I already set up a HP SureStore 6x40i changer based tape device
:>backing up our main server, now I tried to install on a secondary
:>machine with a simple HP DAT drive a second piece of amanda, but
:>without success.
:>
:>I followed the steps described in the really confusing manuals and
:>other FAQ-based stuff.
:>
:>If I'm right, I have to setup the following in amanda.conf:
:>
:>(here are only the relevant entries)
:>
:>tpchanger "chg-manual"
:>tapedev "/dev/nsa0"
:>changerfile
:>"/usr/local/perfector/amanda/services-backup/changer.conf"
:>
:>The entry "changerfile" should be set due the fact, that chg-manual driver
:>script
:>searches for several status-semaphores created with the name of the base
:>changerfile.
:>If I omit this, I receive an error. The targeted changerfile is either
empty
:>or
:>I configure some parameters like slot /dev/nsa0 etc.
:>
:>But I receive allways the same result. After typing "amlabel -f CONFIG
:>CONFIGLABEL slot [0-9]
:>(I tried slot 0 to 9, but configured either slot 0 or 1, for testing
:>purposes to see whether
:>the result changes) I get the message that I'm to be to insert a cartridge
:>into drive
:>0 or drive 1 (depends on what I configured or what slot I gave amlabel). I
:>inserted already
:>a cartridge, but I always get the same message after hitting RETURN. I
:>checked /tmp/amanda/
:>amlabel.debug and there is a mt output I receive by 'mt status' - and this
:>seems absolutely
:>normal as it shows some informations about the used tape (DDS-2 and so
on).
:>
:>Can anybody help? What to be aware of when configuring a chg-manual
device?
:>
:>--
:>MfG
:>O. Hartmann
:>
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