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An error message from Amanda: | An error message from Amanda: | ||
... not an amanda tape | ... not an amanda tape | ||
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Amanda requires you to label tapes before it uses them. Run [[amlabel]] in order to label a tape. | Amanda requires you to label tapes before it uses them. Run [[amlabel]] in order to label a tape. | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 22 May 2007
This article is a part of the Troubleshooting collection.
Problem
An error message from Amanda:
... not an amanda tape
Solution
Amanda requires you to label tapes before it uses them. Run amlabel in order to label a tape.
You may also be able to use label_new_tapes in amanda.conf to automatically label tapes.
If, even after labeling a tape, amcheck still complains about it, make sure the regular expression specified via labelstr in amanda.conf matches the label you have specified, and check whether you have configured non-rewinding tape devices for Amanda to use. For example, on Linux use /dev/nrst0 instead of /dev/rst0, or /dev/rmt/0bn instead of /dev/rmt/0b. The `n' stands for non-rewinding.
If you have labeled any tapes using the rewinding device configuration, you may have to label them again (see Discussion).
Credits
This text was originally contributed to the AMANDA-FAQ-O-Matic by [email protected].