SHORT VERSION:
I would like to use amanda to backup a handful of
linux and windows NT boxes where the tape drive is
installed on one of the Windows NT boxes. Can anyone
point me in the right direction?
Is there a better free (as in beer) solution for my
particular problem?
LONG VERSION:
I have at my disposal both a single DLT drive as well
as a fancier tape robot. Unfortunately, both of these
are installed on a Windows NT server and due to
political constraints this can not be easily
changed at this time. My group is responsible for
administering all the servers involved. It is with
hardware changes that the political barriers are
encountered.
A portion of the tapes in the tape robot have been
configured with software that makes them appear as a
simple filesystem. (This may or may not be useful
information.)
Is there any way to run an amanda server on one of the
Linux boxes but use the tape drive(s) on the Windows
NT server? I am not opposed to writting a days worth
of code to accomplish this task.
Is there a better free (as in beer) solution for my
particular problem. {Large software purchases also
encounter political heat.}
