tape.cfg

Description

The file /etc/proxmox-backup/tape.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the tape drive and changer configuration.

File Format

Each LTO drive configuration section starts with the header lto: <name>, followed by the drive configuration options.

Tape changer configurations start with the header changer: <name>, followed by the changer configuration options.

lto: hh8
      changer sl3
      path /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-10WT065325-nst

changer: sl3
      export-slots 14,15,16
      path /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-CJ0JBE0059

You can use the proxmox-tape drive and proxmox-tape changer commands to manipulate this file.

Note

The virtual: drive type is experimental and should only be used for debugging.

Options

Section type 'virtual': Simulate tape drives (only for test and debug)

Required properties:

path<string>

Path to directory

Optional properties:

max-size<integer> (0 - N)

Virtual tape size

Section type 'changer': SCSI tape changer

Required properties:

path<string>

Path to Linux generic SCSI device (e.g. '/dev/sg4')

Optional properties:

export-slots[<integer>, ...]

A list of slot numbers, comma separated. Those slots are reserved for Import/Export, i.e. any media in those slots are considered to be 'offline'.

Section type 'lto': Lto SCSI tape driver

Required properties:

path<string>

The path to a LTO SCSI-generic tape device (i.e. '/dev/sg0')

Optional properties:

changer<string>

Tape Changer Identifier.

changer-drivenum<integer> (0 - 255)   (default=0)

Associated changer drive number (requires option changer)