----- Original Message -----
From: Francisco García <francisco.garcia_at_sermatica.es>
To:
<tru64-unix-managers-owner-francisco.garcia=sermatica.es_at_sws1.ctd.ornl.gov>;
tru64 unix-managers <tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov>
Cc: Douglas B Jones <douglas_at_gpc.peachnet.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:28 PM
Subject: RE: tl891 dlx dlt
> Hello managers and specially to Douglas B. Jones:
>
> From the Unix command line you can use the "mcutil" command. With this
> command you can load/unload tape to the robotics element of the tl891. You
> can customize you owns scripts to do the backup jobs. Furthemor you can
use
> the IOCTL interface to the mc driver.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Francisco García Pérez
>
> SERMATICA, S.A.
> System Engineer
> Phone: +34-91-307 70 11
> Fax: +34-91-307 69 09
> E-mail: francisco.garcia_at_sermatica.es
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Douglas B. Jones <douglas_at_gpc.peachnet.edu>
> To: tru64 unix-managers <tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov>
> Cc: Douglas B Jones <douglas_at_gpc.peachnet.edu>
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 5:02 PM
> Subject: tl891 dlx dlt
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have a tl891dlx dlt library with two drives on
> > Tru64 5.1 cluster of two es40 nodes. This also has
> > a mini-library expansion unit (16 slots). How do we
> > get the robotic part to work from the command line?
> > I know this is an over simplified questions, in other
> > words it takes a lot more to answer than one line.
> > I know about the mt(1) command, but see nothing in
> > it to indicate how to get the robotic part to work.
> > The load/unload don't seem to affect moving a tape
> > in or out, not to mention moving to a particular slot
> > on either the main unit or the expansion unit. Before
> > we actually go an buy software (we are looking at
> > budget concerns right now), we want to check out the
> > command line of unix tools.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cheers,
> > Douglas
> >
>
Received on Thu Jul 19 2001 - 07:02:44 NZST