HP 1/8 G2 Autoloader

Ducatisti · Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:30 am

Hi,

I downloaded installed and configured.
I can setup the HP LTO 5 tape drive and my VM can connect.
When i try to setup the autoloader it finds the autoloader but cant find the drive in the next selection

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Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:07 pm

Can you please doublecheck if anything else is using the tapes please?

Ducatisti · Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:33 am

HI Nothing else is using the Tape.
I eventually got it working by editing the config file.
Added the Tape Drive to one target
And adding the Loader to a additional Target.


<device name="\\?\scsi#changer&ven_hp&prod_1x8_g2_autoldr#5&3436f8f5&0&000500#{53f56310-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" readonly="no" share="excl"/>
<device name="\\?\scsi#sequential&ven_hp&prod_ultrium_5-scsi#5&3436f8f5&0&000400#{53f5630b-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" readonly="no" share="excl"/>
</devices>
<targets>

<target name="iqn.2008-08.com.starwindsoftware:Computername-target1" devices="\\?\scsi#changer&ven_hp&prod_1x8_g2_autoldr#5&3436f8f5&0&000500#{53f56310-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" alias="Targetname1" clustered="no"/>
<target name="iqn.2008-08.com.starwindsoftware:Computername-Target2" devices="\\?\scsi#sequential&ven_hp&prod_ultrium_5-scsi#5&3436f8f5&0&000400#{53f5630b-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" alias="TargetName2" clustered="no"/>
</targets>
<permissions>

Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:29 am

Good news! We'll check why we cannot do it in automatic mode. BTW, does your tape backup application recognize "redirected" tape drive + changer and work with it w/o issues?

Ducatisti · Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:21 pm

So far so good!im happy!ill let you know when config was completed

Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:08 pm

Sure. Your feedback is welcomed. Also you may post your ideas here:

http://www.starwindsoftware.com/forums/ ... t2903.html

Thanks!

Ducatisti wrote:So far so good!im happy!ill let you know when config was completed