Pre/Post backup commands?

2001-06-22 Thread Patrick_Scannell
I'm using Amanda 2.4.2.p2 on RedHat 7.1 6.2, and it is great! Thanks to everyone that contributed to it. I'd like client hosts to do things like shut down database servers before backup, and then restart them after backup. Is there a facility to do this in Amanda that I've missed, or has

Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-09 Thread Patrick_Scannell
Instead of chg-scsi, try using chg-zd-mtx. That's what I use. On Wednesday 09 May 2001 09:10, Lennart Hansen wrote: On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try setting OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=1. This will cause Amanda to issue a mt -f /dev/tape device offline

Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-08 Thread Patrick_Scannell
Hey ppl... I have a problem with amanda, it can load the tape on my DLT7 Autoloader from Tandberg, but it can't eject the tapes.. Try setting OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=1. This will cause Amanda to issue a mt -f /dev/tape device offline command before attempting the eject. I have to do this