Command to get tape capacity status?

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Scott R. Ehrlich wrote:
> Hello to all:
> 
> I have an Overland tape library connected, via SCSI card, to an 
> out-of-box, full install of CentOS 5 install on an old PC.
> 
> I have a script that uses tar to archive data to tape and mtx to change 
> tapes. What I don't know, if possible, is to obtain the status of how 
> much tape is left in the drive.   If I get a write failure, I'd like to 
> know if the tape is bad or has run out of space.
> 
> I know of bacula, amanda, and other backup methods, but I prefer to use 
> the simplest options possible, mainly because if a hard drive failure 
> occurs, which has happened at the last minute, I can take the original 
> CentOS 5 media from CD, install it, and get back up and running in no time.
> 
> So, any way to inquire remaining tape status and [estimated] capacity?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott
> 
Have you looked at the mt command from the mt-st package?

Mikkel
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