We are sharing 8 IBM LTO3 drives from an ADIC Scalar i2000 Library, running 
Networker 7.3.1 on RH 4, Update 3 between "normal" client backups and EMC NS704 
Data Movers. You need a DDS license for each tape drive and a NDMP license for 
each Data Mover (3 in our case as that is max that would be active).

We just let Networker auto configure the library for each NDMP host, if I 
recall correctly.

Randy

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From: Gaddy <xy.0815 AT GMX DOT NET> 

> Hi, 
> 
> Although the V7.3 docs contain the following: 
> > 
> >Drives can be shared between NDMP nodes in a SAN environment. 
> >Ensure, however, that the NDMP nodes are homogeneous. 
> > 
> I'm still looking for sharing a SAN-attached tape drive 
> between "normal" client backups and NDMP backups taken from NetApps. 
> 
> Feasible at all? 
> Anybody has tested this and is willing to share some experiences? 
> 
> Thanks a lot -sg- 
> -- 
> Steffen Gattert, Hannover, Germany 
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