Has anyone successfully used SCSI mapping to present a SCSI tape drive to a VM for backup purposes? My servers do not support VMDirectIO (VT-d), so I can't present the PCI device to the VM, and my Adaptec 39160 is not supported in ESXi4. Before I spend $300 on a replacement card — I want to be sure others have even found it possible to do this.
VMWare ESX/i 4 SCSI Tape
backuptapetapedrivevmware-esxi
Best Answer
Bought a 39360 for $100 and it works like a charm with SCSI passthrough.