This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) v. 2.6
Amanda needs “tapedev” and “changerdev” names to use any Tape Library for backups. These values are added in to the amanda.conf configuration file as a part of the overall Amanda configuration.
How to determine the “changerdev” name for amanda.conf:
Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 Vendor: DEC Model: TL800 (C) DEC Rev: 0422 Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Rev: 245F Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Rev: 245F Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Rev: 3.04 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Rev: 3.04 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Vendor: DEC Model: TL800 Device Name: /dev/sg0 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/sg1 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/sg2 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Device Name: /dev/sg3 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Device Name: /dev/sg4
Vendor: DEC Model: TL800 Device Name: /dev/sg0 (changer) Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/sg1 (tape drive 0) Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/sg2 (tape drive 1)
Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Device Name: /dev/sg3 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3200826AS Device Name: /dev/sg4
changerdev "/dev/sg0"
How to determine the the “tapedev” name for amanda.conf:
Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/nst0 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Device Name: /dev/nst0
tapedev "/dev/nst0" or tapedev "/dev/nst1"