Andrew, thanks, i actually have read the mt man page and everything... i still don't have a real solid concept of what is going on w/ tape changing devices and what not... i read up on mtx, and ran mtx status. here's the output:
Storage Changer /dev/sg2:2 Drives, 31 Slots ( 1 Import/Export ) Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = AA1586 Data Transfer Element 1:Full (Storage Element 4 Loaded):VolumeTag = AA1596 Storage Element 1:Empty Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=AA1589 Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=AA1592 Storage Element 4:Empty Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A36819 .... Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=AA1587 Storage Element 18:Empty ... Storage Element 30:Empty Storage Element 31 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty does that mean i have 17 tape drives? My kernel only detects two... (ntsc0 and ntsc1). I'm not even sure what the real hardware has because i've never seen it... what is the meaning of this mtx output? thanks, Cameron Matheson --- Andrew Schulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got assigned to set up a new backup system here > at > > work, so i've decided to go w/ amanda. Everything > > seems to be great, except for the fact that i have > no > > experience w/ tape whatsoever. I've configured > amanda > > so that it works and will back up to my tape drive > > /dev/nst0, but i would like to be able to use > > /dev/nst1 as well. Amanda seems to have that > kind of > > functionality through writing tape-changing > scripts, > > but i just don't know enough about tapes to get it > > going. I'm running a Spectra 1200C (it has 30 > slots > > and 2 drives), w/ two tape drives (sony > sdx-700c's)... > > i don't even know how to switch from nst0 to nst1 > > (which is now inaccessible) from the command > line... i > > checked for a tape HOWTO, but i didn't see one... > > where can i learn about this stuff? how can i get > my > > other tape-driving working w/ amanda? > > mt(1) provides many tape management commands; see > the man page. > > The tar info page also has some useful information > about tapes. See the > section titled "Tapes and Other Archive Media". > > Good luck, > Andrew. > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]