Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula recognizes only 7 slots in an 8-slot-changer

[John D. <dre...@gm...>]

> What do you mean by a mail slot? I have some more output, maybe that
> helps anybody?
>

A lot of autochangers have a slot that you can access from the front
pannel that you can load tapes without needing to pull the whole
magazine out.


>
> boromir /etc/bacula/scripts # mtx -f /dev/sg4 status
>   Storage Changer /dev/sg4:1 Drives, 7 Slots ( 0 Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Empty
>       Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-01L4
>       Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-02L4
>       Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=WOC4-03L4
>       Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-01L4
>       Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-02L4
>       Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=WOC5-03L4
>       Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=WOC1-01L4
>
> There is this "Data Transfer Element" which is empty. Is that maybe my
> "lost" slot?

That means the drive. Here is an example of my 2 drive 24 slot changer:

dev6 ~ # mtx -f /dev/autochanger1 status
  Storage Changer /dev/autochanger1:2 Drives, 24 Slots ( 1 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 23 Loaded):VolumeTag = A00135
Data Transfer Element 1:Empty
      Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=A00023
      Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=A00028
      Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=A00132
      Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=A00072
      Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=A00131
      Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=A00121
      Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=A00122
      Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=A00123
      Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=A00124
      Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=A00026
      Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=A00125
      Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=A00012
      Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=A00030
      Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=A00039
      Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=A00053
      Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=A00133
      Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=A00126
      Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=A00127
      Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=A00128
      Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=A00129
      Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=A00130
      Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=A00134
      Storage Element 23:Empty:VolumeTag=
      Storage Element 24 IMPORT/EXPORT:Full :VolumeTag=A00050




John