Hi
I have IBM TS3200 tape library connected with FC to my red-hat 5.8 server.But I have no idea how to start with tapes.I have read many manuals but I still don't know what to do.

Some outputs from the manuals:

[root@backup]# lsscsi
[0:0:0:0] disk IBM-ESXS CBRBA073C3ETS0 N C331 -
[0:0:1:0] disk IBM-ESXS CBRBA073C3ETS0 N C331 -
[0:1:0:0] disk LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 /dev/sda
[3:0:0:0] tape IBM ULT3580-TD4 77B1 /dev/st0
[3:0:0:1] mediumx IBM 3573-TL 4.40 -


[root@backup]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-ESXS Model: CBRBA073C3ETS0 N Rev: C331
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM-ESXS Model: CBRBA073C3ETS0 N Rev: C331
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: LSILOGIC Model: Logical Volume Rev: 3000
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: ULT3580-TD4 Rev: 77B1
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01
Vendor: IBM Model: 3573-TL Rev: 4.40
Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 05

[root@backup]# mt -f /dev/st0 status
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (50000):
DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN


Thanks for any advice.

Getting started with bacula http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/...th_Bacula.html

I have read manual but I have problem with tape driver:


[root@backup]# btape -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0
Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
btape: butil.c:284 Using device: "/dev/nst0" for writing.
22-May 13:07 btape: Fatal Error at device.c:298 because:
dev open failed: dev.c:491 Unable to open device "ULT3580-TD4" (/dev/nst0): ERR=No medium found

22-May 13:07 btape JobId 0: Fatal error: butil.c:193 Cannot open "ULT3580-TD4" (/dev/nst0)

Could you try another tape. Or maybe the tape needs to be formatted.

You might want to start with the basic tape cmd mt http://linux.die.net/man/1/mt and try a few things just to get the concepts straight.
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You can also have a go with this page http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-t...command-howto/ which gives example usages of mt & tar

Hi thanks for answers,
but that's the problem that I can't connact tape with mt commands


[root@backup]# mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
/dev/st0: Input/output error

So ... I did;nt load tape into library slot trough web interface.Now it's ok.

Happy it's solved.