Emulating tapes/disk via linux/*bsd ?

Jules> Quick check to see if anyone's ever tried this. (where "tried" Jules> = "written some code to do so") Jules> In theory one could hook up a system running linux/*bsd with a Jules> SCSI controller present acting as a target rather than Jules> initiator, and have the machine pretend to be a tape drive, Jules> hard disk etc. Jules> I have no idea if the linux / *bsd kernels (or card drivers) Jules> support running as a target, or if the necessary hooks are Jules> present into user- land (eg. via 'sg') to allow user code to Jules> do the emulation, though. I've heard of targets for iSCSI, which of course is just SCSI over a different type of cable. Since a lot of OS (including Linux) support iSCSI initiators, if you need SCSI emulation without weird hardware hacking, an iSCSI target may be a good way to go. I don't have pointers to specific examples handy. paul