Re: [Amanda-users] CHS tape robot management software
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:50 AM, ricsdix amanda-fo...@backupcentral.com wrote: About the CHS tape robot management software guys... i have read some about CHS tape robot management software is this forum... http://www.mail-archive.com/amanda-users@amanda.org/msg24767 hope this help you a little... I'm not sure what this is in response to, but please note that backup central is a gateway between the amanda-users mailing list and the forum you're looking at, so your archive link is somewhat circular. To my knowledge, the chs changer is rarely (if ever) used anymore.. Dustin -- Open Source Storage Engineer http://www.zmanda.com
Re: CHS tape robot management software
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 at 5:06pm, Geoff Swavley wrote Does anyone have the CHS source (I would not ask normally but my vendor is unable to supply it). This is what I have: It seems to me that now would be a good time to look into alternative methods of controlling the robot. Check out mtx (and thus chg-zd-mtx), and/or look into chg-scsi. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
Re: CHS tape robot management software
hi all, We purchased two Straightline SL850 tape robots 5 years ago. (5 x AIT-1 + 50 slots). It emulates a whole host of mainstream products but we choose the EXB-10e. Our vendor gave us the CHS software for SUN Solaris unix with the purchase, so that shell scripts (and AMANDA!) could manipulate the library robot without the need for trillion dollar software. Time goes by ... machines come and go and now I seem to be stuck. We never received the source code and I have been back to the vendor requesting it. Alas it seems those partnerships from long ago have lapsed and they can't give me the source code. The problem I have is that all of my hosts are now pretty much running the 64bit Solaris and the drivers are 32bit. All ultraSparc III chips MUST run in 64 bit mode ... so I need the source to re-compile it. Does anyone have the CHS source (I would not ask normally but my vendor is unable to supply it). This is what I have: windamere[115]% chs --version chs: illegal option -- - Unknown command chs version 1.0 usage: chs [-f changername] command [-s slot] [-d drive] [-n label] [-l] Commands: driver - Display driver information hardware - Display changer information init - Initialize changer unit inventory [-l] - List available media search-n search-str - Search media by name select-s slot -d drive - Move media from storage to drive deselect [-s slot] -d drive - Move media from drive to storage import-s slot | -d drive - Import media to slot or drive export-s slot | -d drive - Export media from slot or drive position [-s slot | -d drive] - Position transport element move -s src -s dest - Move media from slot to slot exchange -s src -s dest [-s dest] - Exchange medium locations lock - Prevent media access/removal unlock - Allow media access/removal reset - Reset changer device thanks -- geoffs :-) -- Geoff Swavley Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX Sys Admin Snail : Level 8, 10 Valentine Ave, Support and Network Operations Parramatta NSW 2150 Dept of Infrastructure, PlanningSydney Australia and Natural Resources Phone : 61-2-98957125 http://www.radx.net/~geoffs Fax : 61-2-98957086 Mobile: 61-422-002005 Home : 61-2-96593637 -- Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. - Setanti, Joaquin de
