On 1 Dec 2005 at 8:16, Richard Pyne wrote: > On 1 Dec 2005 at 13:25, Alexander Jolk wrote: > > > Richard Pyne wrote: > > > I am STILL trying to get amanda set up to run with an adic > > > Scalar 458 changer with three DLT4000 drives. > > [...] > > > I decided to try to label a tape. After that failed > > > miserably, I decided to take a step back and just try to get > > > chg-scsi to work. > > > > Is there a reason you cannot use chg-zd-mtx? If your changer > > works with mtx, that might be simpler to set up. > > > > Alex > > No reason at all other than there is nothing in the > documentation that would indicate that it is a better choice. The > docs seem to indicate that the chg-scsi is a more direct > interface, especially for the Linux 2.6 kernel that has changer > support. > > I am still baffled that my earlier request for configuration > suggestions only got one reply and that was to say "read the > wiki" which provided no more insight than the other docs. Is no > one out there using an adic Scalar tape library? It seems odd > that if no one is using it that chg-scsi recognizes it > specifically. > > I'll give chg-zd-mtx a try.
Well, I have chg-zd-mtx working. In the process, I remembered why I had chosen chg-scsi originally. The main reason is that it detectes when a drive is requesting to be cleaned and will initiate a clean cycle when needed rather than by access count. It is too bad that neither ch-zd-mtx nore chg-scsi support RAIT as that is the way I would like to eventially go. My desire is to set up automated backups that back up everything that was changed on a daily basis and does a complete backup of the production file systems at least once a week. I also want to be able to do system file systems (/etc, /, /usr, etc.) on demand. Again, any configuration suggestions will be greatly appreciated. --Richard