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macarranza
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‎02-22-2008 01:14 PM

Tape devices directly attached to ESX server

Does anyone know if connecting a tape devices directly to a ESX server (e.g. a tape device to a SCSI adapter on the physical server where ESX is installed) is supported?

Please let me know of any available documentation.

Miguel

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ctfoster
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Expert
‎02-22-2008 01:26 PM

This method is not recommended because it utilizes Service Console resources that are critical to the function of ESX Server.

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macarranza
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‎02-22-2008 02:05 PM

Would you know of any vmware docs on this regard?

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vmroyale
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‎02-22-2008 04:05 PM

Miguel,

Try this kb article.

Good Luck!

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com
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mike_laspina
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Champion
‎02-22-2008 08:42 PM

Hello,

Have you considered iSCSI tape devices like ADIC or Cybernetics etc. This would be transportable for VMotion and HA/DRS etc.

http://blog.laspina.ca/ vExpert 2009
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dkfbp
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Expert
‎02-23-2008 12:44 AM

Hi,

It is supported. We are running with a scsi card and a tape drive in most of our branch offices where they have a single ESX server.

Best regards Frank Brix Pedersen blog: http://www.vfrank.org
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