Hi, On 5/10/2007 12:01 PM, Andy Collyer wrote: > > Hi there. > > I'm trying to get a Quantum DLT-V4 device working. I wonder if someone > would mind holding my hand through some of the basics??? > > 1. How do I know which device (i.e. /dev/???) to use? > > /proc/scsi/scsi says: > Attached devices: > Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD 0 RAID1 78G Rev: 713R > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 01 Lun: 00 > Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD 1 RAID5 476G Rev: 713R > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT-V4 Rev: 0800 > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 >
This one is your tape drive, it's the first tape drive listed, so it should be /dev/nst0 as an archive device. Test with tar, dd, mt - whatever, and if these access the tape drive, use that device. > > I've tried the more obvious ones, like /dev/nst0 and /dev/sg3 and I > could be here forever trying every single one! My first test is to > eject the device through bacula - so far they all eject the DVD writer. > Is that a sensible test? It might be more helpful to follow the procedure given in the manual. > What *is* a definitive test? I'd like to get > as close as possible to ensuring the device settings are correct before > validating my bacula configuration... Just use btape to test the tape drive from Baculas point of view. You need a correct SD config for that. Arno > All help gratefully received! > Andy C > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you must not read, > use or disseminate the information contained in the email and its > attachments. > > Any views expressed in the email or its attachments are those of the > author and may not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement by > Bow Software Ltd. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Bow Software Ltd > The Old Malt House > Bow > Crediton > Devon EX17 6HB > http://www.bowsoftware.co.uk > > Registered in England No. 5934136 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
