My director is running on a linux box so I need the script to run on the client.
Thanks though. Rex > -----Original Message----- > From: Gordon McLellan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 8:11 AM > To: Rex Wheeler > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Should tapes drives on windows work? > > Rex, > > If your tape drive lives on the same machine as the director, you can > use the "RunsOnClient=No" directive to make the script run on the > director, which will then run it against the tape drive. > > That was the problem I had trying to run scripts which accessed the > tape drive, for some reason, the client won't run scripts that access > the tape drive. My script is for scheduled ejection and injection of > tapes. Added the runson bit and now it works like a charm. > > Gordon > > > On 3/28/07, Rex Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am using a stand alone drive and not a changer. Is there a directive > > that I can use to cause bacula to execute a script prior to the mount? > > > > I see that there is a "Mount Command" directive, but it does not seem to > > be called for my jobs. I am not sure if it will get called for Tape > > devices. > > > > I tried the following: > > > > Device { > > Name = DLT-7000 > > Media Type = DLT > > Device Type = Tape > > Archive Device = Tape0 > > AutomaticMount = yes > > AlwaysOpen = yes > > RemovableMedia = yes > > RandomAccess = no > > Mount Command = "init_dlt %a" > > } > > > > My init_dlt.cmd file is in the same directory as the mtx-changer.cmd > > file and contains: > > > > @echo off > > SET MT="C:\Program Files\Bacula\bin\mt.exe" > > %MT% -f %1 setblk 0 > > %MT% -f %1 compression 1 > > > > When I run a job, my init_dlt script does not get called. My script > > works if I just run it (I can tell because when I run it, the > > compression indicator lights up on the tape drive.) Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rex > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brian Debelius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:49 AM > > > To: Rex Wheeler > > > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Should tapes drives on windows work? > > > > > > From an earlier post this week... > > > > > > Great! > > > > > > Now you have to modify the mtx-changer.cmd script. This will make > > sure > > > that the drives are set corectly across reboots. > > > > > > :cmdLoad > > > CALL :debug "Doing mtx -f %ctl% load %slot% %drive%" > > > %MTX% -f %ctl% load %slot% %drive% > > > SET rtn=%ERRORLEVEL% > > > IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :cmdExit > > > CALL :wait_for_drive %device% > > > REM Force block size to 0 for variable #add this > > > %MT% -f %device% setblk 0 #add this > > > GOTO :cmdExit > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDE V > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
