as far i recollect Tape Library or tape drives can't me mapped to a VM (as of till date).. Not sure of emulation has extended with new wave (Vmware 5.5 and Hyper-V3)
Can anyone pls confirm if they have come across such working scenario (moreover is it officially supported?)
Tape devices can be mapped to VMs. But VMware does not support this configuration. Also, as you know, NetBackup does not support such configuration so far.
The latest Statement of Support for NetBackup 7.x in a Virtual Environment: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH127089 still shows no support for Media Manager devices for VMware.
PS: Good idea to subscribe to this and other compatibility guides.
Tape devices can be mapped to VMs. But VMware does not support this configuration. Also, as you know, NetBackup does not support such configuration so far.
The latest Statement of Support for NetBackup 7.x in a Virtual Environment: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH127089 still shows no support for Media Manager devices for VMware.
PS: Good idea to subscribe to this and other compatibility guides.
