Re: Backing up across the network...

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 21:11:31 +0000 (GMT)


> 3) Move the tape drive from the NT box to a linux box. Problem, I
> don't think Linux supports a Seagate TapeStore 8000, TR4 tapedrive.

If its a SCSI or IDE tape drive it should work. They are a standard. That
leaves you with the 'how to back up NT when there aren't any useful backup
tools for remote backup NT to Unix

> 4) Some method of streaming data onto the tape from the network.
> This idea sounds the best, but also is the most complicated. One ways to
> do this is to write a special program for NT that takes data coming in on
> a TCP/IP socket and write it to tape. Doable, but a real pain and lots of

This is how Unix systems do it. Rmt provides remote streaming access to
magnetic tape drives.

Alan