> Message: 12 > Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:17:27 -0400 > From: masker <bacula-fo...@backupcentral.com> > Subject: [Bacula-users] IBM TS3100 autochanger > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <1275221847.m2f.335...@www.backupcentral.com> > > Phil Stracchino wrote: >> >> What is this lin-tape you speak of? >> >> If your Linux kernel is properly configured (i.e, SCSI HBA support, SCSI >> tape support, and the PERC6 low-level SCSI driver enabled), it should >> Just Work. If those aren't compiled into your kernel, see if you have >> them present as modules. >> > > > The "lin-tape" or "lin_tape" means the driver name of IBM ULTRIUM-HH5 tape > drive. > I've download the lin_tape-1.38.0-1.src.rpm from IBM website. But I can't > compile it in Debian 5.0.4. > The SAS HBA driver is "mpt2sas", it was installed in my system, successfully. > Then I could use "mt -f /dev/st0 status", but I got error message like "read > error.. " if I type " mt -f /dev/st0 tell". > Under this situation , it could write by "tar" command, but show "write > error..." after several hours. > If I connect the tape drive to a machine of CentOS with right driver, it show > "/dev/IBMtape0" as the device name, and I could have right answer by "mt -f > /dev/IBMtape0 tell" > > So. I need some help. If anyone have any suggestion to help me install the > tape in Debian OS?
Just one word frrom someone who have tested and am using both TS3100 & TS3200s with LTO4 drives; STAY AWAY from lin-tape. It is very kernel specific and even when you think everything is working fine, it will come back and bite you later. I do not use Debian but in RedHat 4 and 5, all I have to do is make sure "mt-st" and "mtx" packages are installed. Following is the comparison of with and without lin-tape devices under /dev. Example WITH lin-tape: # mt -f /dev/IBMtape0 status Example WITHOUT lin-tape: # mt -f /dev/st0 status HTH, Win ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
