control a HP autoloader?

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Hello.

I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.
I can write my data to the drive with tar or whatever, but having an
autoloader but changing tapes manually can't be the intended
way of operation.

I would even write my own tools if I would know what SCSI commands to
use to operate the loader.

Thanks,
Mike

 

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Michael Perkonigg <blablu@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.

From *which* "shell", i.e. which OS? (This is comp.sys.hp.hardware,
not .hpux, so your OS isn't neccessarily HP-UX.)

If HP-UX, then seen the mc(1) manual page.

> I can write my data to the drive with tar or whatever, but having an
> autoloader but changing tapes manually can't be the intended
> way of operation.
>
> I would even write my own tools if I would know what SCSI commands to
> use to operate the loader.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

 

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On 16 Jun 2005 15:12:27 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

>Michael Perkonigg <blablu@gmx.net> wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.
>
> From *which* "shell", i.e. which OS? (This is comp.sys.hp.hardware,
>not .hpux, so your OS isn't neccessarily HP-UX.)
>
> If HP-UX, then seen the mc(1) manual page.
>

If this is HP-UX, you will also need to add the appropriate drivers to
the kernel, if they are not already there - sctl, schgr, stape.

 

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Hallo !

Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.
>
>
> From *which* "shell", i.e. which OS? (This is comp.sys.hp.hardware,
> not .hpux, so your OS isn't neccessarily HP-UX.)
>
> If HP-UX, then seen the mc(1) manual page.
mtx is also a nice tool.

Lars

 

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On 2005-06-16, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> Michael Perkonigg <blablu@gmx.net> wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.
>
> From *which* "shell", i.e. which OS? (This is comp.sys.hp.hardware,
> not .hpux, so your OS isn't neccessarily HP-UX.)

Whoops, sorry. Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD.

Mike

 

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Michael Perkonigg wrote:
> On 2005-06-16, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Michael Perkonigg <blablu@gmx.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Hello.
>>>
>>>I wonder if there are tools to control a HP autoloader 418 from the shell.
>>
>> From *which* "shell", i.e. which OS? (This is comp.sys.hp.hardware,
>>not .hpux, so your OS isn't neccessarily HP-UX.)
>
>
> Whoops, sorry. Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD.
I think mtx is freeware. But binaries should also be available

Lars