> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Phil Stracchino > Sent: Tuesday, 06 September, 2005 16:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Nubee autochanger question > (volume labeling) > > Michael Sharkey wrote: > > Sorry guys if this is a dumb newbee question. > > > > I'm just getting my bacula set up for the first time, and I have an > > autochanger with 6 tapes per cartridge attached to a linux box. > > > > I made my .conf files, and ran btape on it and everything > including the > > autochanger operation checked out fine. > > > > Now, before I go ahead and fire it up, do I have to label > each tape in a > > cartridge as individual volumes, or is the whole cartridge > considered to be > > one volume? Or is that a dumb question? > > Unless the changer somehow hides the tapes from the OS and > presents them > as one big volume (which I doubt), one tape is one volume. >
My ADIC 1200G has a jumper to set behavior like that. It has Sequential and Random access modes. Sequential mode makes the device appear as a single SCSI device and when the host system wants to write data it just writes data to each tape in sequence as they fill. Random access mode makes the changer and drive appear as separate scsi devices and acts like what I would consider "normal" operation where you can use a specific tape (from a specific slot). As for Michael's question, I agree with Phil. Bacula (via mtx) should see each tape separately; though it will see them as unlabelled until you use the label command in the console. > > -- > Phil Stracchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Renaissance Man, Unix generalist, Perl hacker > Mobile: 603-216-7037 Landline: 603-886-3518 > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development > Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * > Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * > http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users Thanks, Chris ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
