hello, On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Christoph Scheeder wrote:
> Hi > you definitly use the wrong wrapperscript for your changer. okay, i have now changed the script from chg-multi to chg-zd-mtx. does anyone have a sample config file for this script for an autoloader? please help post it to me! the current error i get is : [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]$ amtape oshe show amtape: could not get changer info: cannot determine first slot there is no sample i can use at the moment. please excuse me all for the newbie questions! thanks, ernest. > chg-multi is designed to take multiple tape-drives to glue them together > to look like a virtual changer-device. > for example you have 5 identical tapedrives and want them to look like a > 5-slot tape-changer. then you use chg-multi. > > what you want to use is one of the other wrappers like chg-scsi, chg-mtx etc. > Depends on what tool you use to move your changer by hand. > Christoph > > Ernest Byaruhanga schrieb: > > > hello Amanda Users, > > > > I an having a problem with my Dell PowerVault Autoloader: amtape shows me > > that all slots are empty, yet 2 of the slots are loaded with tapes! > > > > see below: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]$ amtape oshe show > > amtape: scanning all 8 slots in tape-changer rack: > > slot 8: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 1: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 2: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 3: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 4: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 5: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 6: chg-multi: slot is empty > > slot 7: chg-multi: slot is empty > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]$ > > > > the chg-multi.conf shows the following: > > > > #************************************************ > > > > [...] > > > > multieject 0 > > > > gravity 0 > > > > needeject 0 > > > > ejectdelay 0 > > > > statefile /usr/local/etc/amanda/changer-status > > > > firstslot 1 > > lastslot 8 > > driveslot 0 > > > > slot 1 /dev/st1 > > slot 2 /dev/st2 > > slot 3 /dev/st3 > > slot 4 /dev/st4 > > slot 5 /dev/st5 > > slot 6 /dev/st6 > > slot 7 /dev/st7 > > slot 8 /dev/st8 > > #************************************************ > > > > where am i going wrong? first, the system sees the tape as /dev/st . is the > > slot device numbering then correct? also, the autoloader is seen as > > /dev/sg2. additionally, the mtx command tells me the right info, please see > > below: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]$ mtx -f /dev/sg2 status > > Storage Changer /dev/sg2:1 Drives, 8 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) > > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded) > > Storage Element 1:Empty > > Storage Element 2:Full > > Storage Element 3:Empty > > Storage Element 4:Empty > > Storage Element 5:Empty > > Storage Element 6:Empty > > Storage Element 7:Empty > > Storage Element 8:Empty > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]$ > > > > what is wrong? please help! all help will be greatly appreciated. > > > > ernesto. > > >