There's also a simple open source CMS-based server in the Bacula source tree (www.bacula.org) that handles mount/dismount and tape attaches runnable from Linux guests. Might work for your purposes; Adam and I wrote it ages back for a purpose like this. I believe it's in a directory called 'extras/VM'.
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