Re: mounting remote tape device

["Taylor, ForrestX" <forrestx taylor intel com>]

jonlists wrote:
> I'd like to mount and use a remote (located on another computer) tape 
> device to backup one of my linux servers. 
>
> What services do I require running on the linux server containing the tape 
> backup unit, and is this possible with RH7.2? 
> I assume NFS...... correct? 

NFS is certainly the easiest.  Simply add an entry to /etc/exports 
giving the mount point, the IP range/hostnames allowed to connect, and 
then the options:

/mnt/tape  mylinux-machine(rw,sync,no_root_squash) myotherlinux-machine 
(rw,sync)

(all on one line).  Don't mix IPs and hostnames.  Choose one or the 
other.  Start/restart the nfs server:

/sbin/service nfs start  (reload).

Then try to access it from your other Linux machines.

Forrest
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