https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/msl-2024-and-fbackup/m-p/3904144#M283489 We're migrating our backups from DLT drive to a MSL 2024 on our L3000 HPUX 11i server. We have not bought any backup sw for now as our backup needs have not yet exceeded 1 tape. Our current plan is to just use the mail slot then the storage libray should we exceed 1 LTO tape's storage capacity. Farther out we will be buying Data protector. <BR /><BR />In the mean time I need to automate our backups with a fbackup script. I can run fbackup with the tape in the drive but I want to use the mail slot to autoload/unload tapes to the drive. Can someone tell me how to do this? If you have a sample script that I can look at to create my own that would great.<BR /><BR />Regards<BR />Norm Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:32:46 GMT Norman Dignard 2006-11-27T11:32:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/msl-2024-and-fbackup/m-p/3904144#M283489 We're migrating our backups from DLT drive to a MSL 2024 on our L3000 HPUX 11i server. We have not bought any backup sw for now as our backup needs have not yet exceeded 1 tape. Our current plan is to just use the mail slot then the storage libray should we exceed 1 LTO tape's storage capacity. Farther out we will be buying Data protector. <BR /><BR />In the mean time I need to automate our backups with a fbackup script. I can run fbackup with the tape in the drive but I want to use the mail slot to autoload/unload tapes to the drive. Can someone tell me how to do this? If you have a sample script that I can look at to create my own that would great.<BR /><BR />Regards<BR />Norm Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:32:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/msl-2024-and-fbackup/m-p/3904144#M283489 Norman Dignard 2006-11-27T11:32:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/msl-2024-and-fbackup/m-p/3904145#M283490 Tape libaries are manipulated with the mc (media changer) command. You can perform a lot of control and status on the library with the mc command. Start by verifying communication with mc -q. Note that you must set the env variable LIBRARY equal to the SCSI passthrough device file. Use the mc -r option to report on the library configuration and the -s and -d options to specify source and destination. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:17:12 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/msl-2024-and-fbackup/m-p/3904145#M283490 Bill Hassell 2006-11-27T23:17:12Z