SAS tape library multi-host best practices

[Kai Zimmer]

Hi,

i have an Overland/Tandberg NeoXL 40 tape library with a tape slot
extension (40+40 slots) and two LTO-8 SAS drives attached to a bareos
server. I think about attaching an existing second bareos server to it
so that each server is connected to a single SAS drive. I know that the
library supports partitioning of tape slots. Both servers would then
have independent tape pools.

Do you think such a configuration is possible? Will bareos support it?
Or would you prefer a different configuration?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,
Kai

[Andreas Rogge]

Am 01.06.23 um 13:19 schrieb Kai Zimmer:
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> Do you think such a configuration is possible? Will bareos support it?
> Or would you prefer a different configuration?

Definitely possible and will work with Bareos. You'll end up with two
storage daemons that can each access basically half of the library (i.e.
one tape drive and a bunch of slots).

If you have a Bareos support contract, then such a setup is also supported.
Whether or not this is the optimal implementation depends on your
specific use-case. If you don't need the strict separation, a single
large tape library may provide additional benefits (like having two tape
drives and allowing a copy, for example).

Best Regards,
Andreas
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