workstation backup to tape?

[Jono]

win2k Pro, SP4
have DAT Python DDS2 SCSI tape drive configured,

system sees and says tape drive is there and working, however in
Microsoft Backup, drive is not listed, only 'file' as destination. Is
there a registry hack to include configured tape devices for the
included MS backup? How do I get MS Backup to recognize this drive?

Jono

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

In Removable Storage Manager, make sure you've allocated media as free
media.

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: win2k Pro, SP4
: have DAT Python DDS2 SCSI tape drive configured,
:
: system sees and says tape drive is there and working, however in
: Microsoft Backup, drive is not listed, only 'file' as destination. Is
: there a registry hack to include configured tape devices for the
: included MS backup? How do I get MS Backup to recognize this drive?
:
: Jono

 

[Leonard Severt [MSFT]]

(e-mail address removed) (Jono) wrote in

win2k Pro, SP4
have DAT Python DDS2 SCSI tape drive configured,

system sees and says tape drive is there and working, however in
Microsoft Backup, drive is not listed, only 'file' as destination. Is
there a registry hack to include configured tape devices for the
included MS backup? How do I get MS Backup to recognize this drive?

Jono

NTBackup does not directly read the tape drive. It instead relies on RSM
(Removable Storage Service) to make the drive available. First you need
to run RSM and see if the tape drive is detected there and make certain
your tape shows up in the Free Media Pool. That is also where you
prepare a tape to be used. If the drive is not listed in RSM then most
likely the tape driver you are using is not compatible with RMS. For
example if you ever had 3rd party backup like Veritas Backup Exec the
tape driver it installs is not RSM aware.

Leonard Severt

Windows 2000 Server Setup Team