I got an LTO 5 Tape drive for free and I want to use to to to a bulk back up of my NAS. It’s an IBM 46X6073 and I believe it was part of a library. I have a SAS HBA and the cable to connect them. I got it to power on, but that’s as far as I got. It will accept a tape, but it spits it back out after a minute.

Will this tape drive work in a standalone configuation like this? If so, what is the recommended software to use with it?

  • jaydrx99@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Did you search for the drivers maybe install that first and then check Bacula or Imperius Backup for LTFS (LTO open file system) unencrypted backups.