Re: please check your config and use a config file for chg-scsi

2005-12-02 Thread Richard Pyne
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



Re: please check your config and use a config file for chg-scsi

2005-12-01 Thread Richard Pyne
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.

--Richard


please check your config and use a config file for chg-scsi

2005-11-30 Thread Richard Pyne
I am STILL trying to get amanda set up to run with an adic 
Scalar 458 changer with three DLT4000 drives.

After spending far too many hours reading and re-reading the 
docs and sample config files. I took a shot at building a 
configuration.

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. I started with the chg-scsi-linux.conf then I tried using 
the -genconf option. The best I can get out of either of them is 
"please check your config and use a config file for chg-scsi".


The contents of changer.conf file (without comments) are:

number_configs 1
emubarcode 0
havebarcode1
debuglevel   9:0
eject  1
sleep150
changerdev  /dev/sg6
config 0
cleancart 46
cleanmax  20
drivenum   0
dev   /dev/nrst0
scsitapedev /dev/sg7
startuse   0
enduse35
statfile /etc/amanda/tape0-slot
cleanfile /etc/amanda/tape0-clean
usagecount /etc/amanda/tape0-totaltime
tapestatus /etc/amanda/tape0-tapestatus
labelfile /etc/amanda/labelfile



--Richard


Newbe question

2005-11-23 Thread Richard Pyne
I have just recently installed amanda on what is going to be 
dedicated tape backup server. I have an adic Scalar 458 tape 
library with three DLT4000 tape drives. I have 49G of ultra fast 
10,000 rpm scsi disk storage (striped across 5 drives using 
LVM2) dedicated to use by amanda.

My long term goal is to configure amanda to do backups from a 
number of machines on the local network to RAIT 3 tape sets. My 
immediate goal is to simply get amanda configured to work with 
the tape library and drives.

Any and all pointers, suggestions, sample configurations, etc. 
will be greatly appreciated.

I have read the amanda howto docs and am still somewhat confused 
on the best way to proceed.

Thank you in advance for all you help.

--Richard