Yes, but it's not very efficient. Check out http://sinenomine.net/publications/presentations.php#2004 for my MVMUA presentation on a way to make use of VM and/or z/OS-controlled tape w/o having to attach the drives directly to the Linux system.
The approach in the presentation also allows non-VM guest systems to make use of the capability. -- db David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > David Booher > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Use of 3490 tape > > > Can 3490 tape drives be recognized by Linux/390? Up until > now, I've been doing VM DDR backups of my volumes while Linux > is down. I was wondering if there was a way to tar Linux > directories directly to a 3490 tape. If so, what /dev > devices are used. > > Thanks, > David Booher, Systems Programmer > Development Support Manager > Quest Software > 4320 Winfield Rd, Suite 500 > Warrenville, IL 60555 > 630.836.3196 > http://www.quest.com >
