Quoting John R. Jackson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >Hi all, new to the group! :-)
>
> Welcome!
>
> >I have a 400GIG RAID array on an Sun E3500 and a new Exabyte 110L tape
> >library to back it up.
>
> OK.
>
> >Also, the 110L has scsi mode and sequential mode, not sure which one would
> >be best.
>
> I'm not sure what "sequential" mode is, but given the choice, I'd go
> with "SCSI". I suspect sequential means when you eject a tape the
> changer automatically switches to the "next" one (like a gravity
> stacker), while "SCSI" will probably give you random access.
>
> >I've been looking into Amanda and mtx, but am a little confused ...
>
> You and a lot of other people :-).
>
[ excellent overview of getting amanda to work with a tapechanger
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After having spent the best part of last week on getting amanda to work
with an 8 slot SGI tapechanger, I can only say that this text is well
written and needs a place in some documentation/FAQ.
P.S. I had followed grosso modo the steps in this text and have it
running now just fine.
Kris,
