Xserve/XRAID to HP Tape with Retrospect. Problems?

We have a quad core xeon xserve connected via fibre to an XRAID with ~2TB of data. If the data is lost we're in trouble. We have a used HP StorageWorks 1/8 Ultrium 960 Tape Autoloader we can use for tape backups. I found that EMC Retrospect can work with this particular model, but we'll need to purchase a SCSI card to connect it to the Xserve.
My question is; What problems, if any, should I anticipate having with this configuration? I've heard SCSI can be a nightmare, but is it ok under Leopard Server? Is Retrospect the best/easiest option here? Anything else you can add with regards to this would be very helpful. Thanks

Ultra 320 SCSI? I tried to install the card, but I misunderstood the manual which led me to believe I had a PCI-X and PCI-E riser card in the server. Apparently since we got it from Apple with the fibre card it came with two PCI-E risers. So, we now have to order the PCI-X riser in order to install it.
The card came with no real documentation beyond the pages from the server manual showing how to install the card and that to configure a SCSI card you would need to use Disk Utility. At any rate the tape autoloader has a terminator on its second port. Would that normally be enough or would I need another one on the expansion card's second connector too?
And a terminator isn't brand specific is it? I would imagine we have some laying around from HP hardware we use. Would that be usable?
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