[X-HW] SCSI Tape Support

[Don Montalvo]

I've been running Retrospect with an Ecrix VXA-1 LVD tape drive 
(backing up two servers and two powerbooks over LAN). Works like a 
charm.

>  >I was wondering what, if any, built-in support MacOS X has for SCSI tape
>>drives. Specifically, can I attach a SCSI DAT or 8mm drive and access it
>>using a standard /dev/rmt* or /dev/rst* device? Do I need a kext?
>
>Last time I looked MacOS X has SCSI drivers but no tape device drivers.
>There is also no support for the standard UNIX backup mechanisms.  You may
>of course be able to find some open source stuff.
>
>Of course there would be little point in Apple providing the UNIX tools as
>they would not handle MacOS file metadata.
>
>Why not do yourself a favour and get Retrospect?  It is the best backup
>software available on any platform.  Rock solid, very easy to use, support
>for every conceivable backup device and really helpful.
>
>Bill Northcott