Re: Compaq DLT 20/40 Tape drive

"JohnWood" <jwood_at_microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<sGI%8.9193$YR5.222883_at_news1.telusplanet.net>...
> Hi there,
>
> I have a qusetion related to Oracle on Compaq equipment.
>
> I am having a Compaq DLT 20/40 Tape drive for ML530G2 Server. I am running
> Win2000
> Advanced Server on the Server box. But in the Window explorer, I cannot see
> any drive designation for the DLT drive. But in Window Backup utility, I
> can see the DLT as a destination device.
>
> I wonder if anyone ever install the DLT tape as a device under window 2000
> enviroment, say drive Q. I need to run an Oracle utility "Exp" to export
> the database directly to the tape drive.
>
> Please advise if I can or cannot do this.
>
> Thanks.

Oracle has never supported exported directly to a tapedrive in Winblows O/Ses

Hth

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Thu Jul 25 2002 - 12:17:44 CEST