PE 2850 and SCSI external tape

[Andrea Visinoni]

Andrea Visinoni wrote:
> hi there,
> i've just bought an HP storageworks DAT72 external SCSI tape drive and i 
> wish to connect it to my DELL Poweredge 2850, i've 2 questions about that:
> 
> 1) My server got a PERC 4e/DC for SCSI RAID disks (docs says that i 
> cannot connect here my tape), and an onboard LSI controller not used.
> Can i connect my tape to one of the internal SCSI connector on the 
> backplane riser?
> Can something like this product allow me to do the trick?
> http://store.thescsistore.com/scsiulinhdb61.html
> My dell consulent said me i have to get ANOTHER controller just for the 
> tape, i don't want to pay hundred dollars for a 90 dollars refurbished 
> tape drive.
> 
> 2) I got debian stable on this server, which is the best straightforward 
> way to backup a bunch of directories? tar? or there is a best tool for 
> this job?
> Do i only need "st" module in the kernel?
> 
> Best regards
> Andrea

Help please!

Andrea