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Tape-Drive-Sharing via iSCSI

  • July 10, 2023
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Hi guys,

has anyone experience with iSCSI-attached tape libraries and the sharing of the drives? It should work, but it is not really documentated and I am concerned about performance, stability and functionality. Even more, if only one network is available for both, regular network traffic and iSCSI connection. Any information/experiences would be apreciated. thanks a lot!

Best answer by Rajiv

Hello @Goesta 

I would request you to check the documentation once, it has a lot of information regarding tape drive sharing: 

https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/9778_san_attached_libraries_overview.html

Best,

Rajiv Singal

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Rajiv
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  • July 10, 2023

Hello @Goesta 

I would request you to check the documentation once, it has a lot of information regarding tape drive sharing: 

https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/9778_san_attached_libraries_overview.html

Best,

Rajiv Singal


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  • July 10, 2023

Hi Rajiv, thank you, and yes regarding SAN you´re right. But I found only one slight remark regarding iSCSI:

https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/59218_driver_configurations.html

For me that sounds like, yes, it should work, perhaps...:o) The goal is to share a library with 2 LTO-8-drives over a 25 GB network via iSCSI-interfaces… It seems that nobody, even Commvault Germany has any experience with that...


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  • July 11, 2023

Hello @Goesta 

I am sorry to hear that. 

Please let me know if you are looking for assistance in configuring the tape library environment from Commvault’s representative? 

Best,

Rajiv Singal


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  • July 11, 2023

Hi Rajiv, thank you anyway - I will discuss a PoC with the customer for that. best, Goesta