Re: Sharing tape drive -possible?

From: Bill Verzal (BVerzal_at_KOMATSUNA.COM)
Date: 03/31/04

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    Server <--------> Tape Drive <-----------> Server

    I do it all the time. On several servers.

    Just be sure to change the SCSI ID of one of the SCSI adapters, otherwise
    you'll have a conflict on the bus.

    BV
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    "If everything is coming your way, then you are in the wrong lane"

    Bill Verzal
    AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
    (847) 970-3726 - direct
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    Hi Guys,

    Is it possible to share tape drive in AIX platform? Can anybody help me? I
    have 2 AIX 4.3, one has tape drive (4mm) and the other one don't have. I
    need to have a system boot backup (using mksysb), a bootable tape to the
    one server that don't have tape drive. I am thinking if it is possible to
    share tape drive to other machine.

    If so, can you show me how?

    Thanks in advance,
    Ruby Ann Domalanta


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