Tape library in Linux

ashish061291 · 10-17-2012, 07:36 AM

Hi,

Can i use my Hard Disk partition as a tape ?
If yes how can I achieve it ?

Thanks in Advance

dyasny · 10-17-2012, 07:51 AM

the most you can do is use tar on files on that partition. No tape functions (like rewind/retention/etc)

ashish061291 · 10-17-2012, 08:28 AM

But how can I achieve it to work as a tape ?
Does linux supports any driver or package which does this ?

dyasny · 10-18-2012, 05:23 AM

Not that I'm aware of. Why do you need to emulate tape anyway? Files are easier to work with

michaelk · 10-18-2012, 06:43 AM

No actual experience:
https://sites.google.com/site/linuxvtl2/

The amanda backup software has the capability of writing to virtual tapes. http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Main_Page