I have two remote sites where we've set up backups to run as jobs
automatically--all the people there have to do is remember to put in a tape.
Unfortunately when they forget the backup runs, locks all the files, and then
patiently waits.  When the users get in in they can't work--then I get a
wakeup call.  Since one of the sites is Milan, the wakeup call is about 2am.
 
Is there any way to test for the presence of a tape (scsi dat) mounted from a
job stream?  With roadrunner, since I can append multiple backups to the same
tape, I can do a backup on an unimportant fileset first.  If it hangs, at
least the whole system isn't locked--but there's got to be a more elegant
solution.
 
Chris
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