backup using tape drive

[Toto Gamez]

Hi 
Im using RH9 on compaq proliant 1600 with 4/8 dat drive. how do I use my tape drive to backup using tar? what device do I have to use, Im kind a lost here, someone told me that tape drives are not usualy mounted like any harddisk. I tried to use "tar cvf /dev/rsa1/test.tat /etc" hoping that my scsi1 would be rsa1 just like from what I googled scsi0=rsa1, scsi1=rsa1 and also tried sda and sdb. I also found on googled to know if my tape drive realy installed issue:
cat /proc/scsi/scsi

output:
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
  Vendor: COMPAQ   Model: SDT-7000         Rev: 3.04
  Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 02

please advise

Toto
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