StoreEdge C2 AutoLoader
I just installed a C2 AutoLoarder and I plan on using it to do system backups daily. I am having problems unloading the tape from the drive via a SCSI/mt command. Does anyone know the scsi commands to unload the tape drive and load the next tape once backup is complete?
Curent Solaris Version: 9
Firmware of Autoloader: V31
Thanks
Pat
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imagfa] at [2007-11-26 11:47:20]
# 2
Hello,using mtx might be a solution. http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/I haven't used mtx, but read reports that works very well.Alternatively you can buy a full-blown backup application that includes auto-loader or tape library support ....Michael
# 3
I use ufsdump/ufsrestore to do my backup/restore. ufsdump has an 'l' option that tells the autoloader to switch tapes. Is there a way to integrate the use of mtx within ufsdump/ufsrestore so that instead of ufsdump doing its own thing, it will use mtx, so that I can eject the drive. and load the next tape.
I'm assuming that since I can't use mt offline, that ufsdump will also fail to change tapes. I'm testing this right now, but it takes a while to fill up a 400 GB tape.
