IMHO, backing up to tape directly is asking for trouble. I prefer to have a
file server nearby that all nodes back up to across the wire. I then take
that system and back it up to tape. You get better performance and faster
recovery.

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Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>I have a sql 2000 cluster act/pas - i want to attach a dlt to backup the
>databases. Is there any docmentation for this? which server do i attach
>it to etc?
>
> Thanks
> Lap