Frank, Thanks! Here is some more info.
I am using the Qualstar under HPUX. I haven't found a way to address the tapes individually. I see only two SCSI devices, whether I use the "RANDOM" or "SEQUENTIAL" modes on the Qualstar. Is that how yours works too? Does Amanda have some way of accessing the individual tapes? Also, if a dump image is bigger than one physical tape, I don't think amanda would work. I'm just starting on the task now, so I'm not sure that would be the case. What is your experience in this area? Thanks!! David >From: Frank Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: David Trusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Guidelines for using a tape library? >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:35 -0500 > >--On Thursday, April 11, 2002 03:26:08 +0000 David Trusty ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have a Qualstar tape library, which has 20 tapes. > > > > The library can be configured to look like one massive tape drive, > > with the 20 physical tapes hidden from the host application. I can > > cause the unit to eject the current physical tape and load a > > new one by using the "mt offl" command. > > > > My question is this. Does anyone have any tips for using Amanda > > in this type of a configuration? In particular, I am interested > > in any tips regarding labeling of tapes, since when I advance > > the unit to the next physical tape, I cannot guarantee that it > > will still have an old Amanda label. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > David > > >Why not just leave it configured in its 'normal' state as a 20 slot >changer? Then you can just tell Amanda what range of slots to use >and amlabel the tapes in those slots. That's how I use our Qualstar >80 slot, and it is working fine like that. I don't think the 'just >one really big tape' idea fits well with how Amanda works, but maybe >someone else on the list can give some advantages to that approach. > >Good luck, >Frank > > >-- >Frank Smith >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Systems Administrator Voice: >512-374-4673 >Hoover's Online Fax: >512-374-4501 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
