Re: Fwd: DailySet1 AMANDA PROBLEM: FIX BEFORE RUN, IF POSSIBLE

["Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff@austinblues.dyndns.org>]

Quoting Curtis Vaughan <curtis@vostok1.com>:
> Hopefully there are some amanda users out there.  I sent this to the 
> amanda users list, but haven't gotten any replies, so, here is the 
> result of an amcheck.  What is the possible problem with the system?  
> Why is expecting a new tape?  Is there a way to reset the device and 
> make it think there is a new tape in?  Thanks!
> 
> >Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> >Holding disk /var/tmp: 728376 KB disk space available, that's plenty
> >ERROR: /dev/nst0: reading label: Input/output error
> >       (expecting a new tape)
> >NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
> >NOTE: info dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo: does not exist
> >NOTE: it will be created on the next run
> >NOTE: index dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/index/localhost: does not 
> >exist
> >Server check took 16.436 seconds
> >
> >(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2)
> 
> 

Have you run amlabel on this tape? AMANDA requires that you label
tapes before using them.

Jeffrey