control a HP autoloader?

[Michael Perkonigg]

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

[Frank Slootweg]

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

[Robert Klute]

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.

[Lars Bausch]

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

[Michael Perkonigg]

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

[Lars Bausch]

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