Hi

On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 23:08 -0700, Nate Plamondon wrote:
> Hans:   I am able to move the tapes via the mtx command and the
> bacula-included mtx-changers script.  However, when I try to test the
> autochanger within the bacula console, it reports "device is not an
> autochanger."
> 
> Craig:  The tape spanning, interface and reporting are the major
> reasons I would like to stick with bacula.
> 
> Thu, 13 Jul 2006 Craig White:
> >On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 13:08 -0700, der.hans wrote:
> >> Am 13. Jul, 2006 schwätzte Nate Plamondon so:
> >>
> >> > I recently acquired a Dell PowerVault 120T SCSI tape autochanger for
> >>
> >> My sympathies.
> >>
> >> > use with my Ubuntu Dapper machine at home.  I have precious little
> >> > experience with tape backups and could use a little help.  I have thus
> >> > far tried using amanda (no autochanger support) and bacula (doesn't
> >>
> >> I'm pretty sure I've used amanda with autochangers before.
> >>
> >> > want to use my autochanger).  I think bacula could fulfill my needs,
> >> > but I'm not entirely sure how to configure it to work properly.  I
> >> > could also use a hand setting up a sane backups scheme.  I have some
> >> > ideas, but I would like an experienced opinion.  Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> Try moving things around by hand just to make sure the autochanger and the
> >> commo with the OS are working.
> >>
> >> mtx - controls tape autochangers
> >>
> >> Yup, looks like amanda can handle libraries.
> >>
> >> ###
> >> MTX can be used to manipulate tape auto-changers, also known as
> >> "jukeboxes", such that backup software can make use of the multiple tape
> >> capabilities of the auto-changer.  In particular, this is necessary glue
> >> for using a backup system like Amanda with a DDS auto-changer like the HP
> >> Surestore 12000e.
> >> ###
> >----
> >I think you will find that bacula has become the GPL backup monster -
> >though amanda is very good and very UNIX, bacula has features out the
> >wazoo, can span tapes, web based reporting with graphs, etc.
----
I believe that some massive changes went into bacula somewhere about
1.38.3/1.38.4 regarding tape changer detection and control but you
didn't state which version you were using.

Craig

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