Sharing a SCSI tape drive (DAT)

[juliaatpcgp]

Is it possible to install a tape drive in a PC running Windows 98 and have it shared so another PC - an XP Pro laptop - so it can backup its files to it overnight.

If it's not possible on a Windows 98 PC, is it possible if the host is running XP Pro instead?

If yes, can I link another XP Pro PC to it as well ?

The reason I am considering these 2 options is that I have a PC with a good DDS-4 tape drive inside but the unit itself is awaiting donation to charity (as soon as we can get the drives wiped) because it's no use to the business anymore. I want to move the drive to another desktop PC in the business.

I have a laptop that needs a backup solution and I want to use the drive.

.... and my own backup drive has just failed, so I'd like to share it too.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,
Jay

 

[CorruptedLogic]

I think you can acomplish what you are trying by using a combination of software agents. I know backup exec supports remote workstation backup using agents (and i'm pretty sure that most other backup solutions do as well). As far as directly sharing the drive in Windows, I don't think it's possible; but someone smarter than me may very well prove me wrong!

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[vacunita]

If the Tape Drive appears as a Drive Letter in explorer, then you can share it. If it requires a special piece of software to access it, but doesn't actually show up in explorer under My PC as another available drive then probably not.

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[edfair]

Maybe a backup across the network to the 98 and a later backup to the tape drive? This would be something pcbackup would handle. Not sure about others.

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