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... and Drivers 27 Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives - Firmware and Drivers 30 Dell PowerVault System Storage and x86 HP Server HBA Compatibility 30 Dell PowerVault System Storage and x86 IBM Server HBA Compatibility 34 IBM AIX and HP HP-UX Compatibility Matrix .......... 40 4 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Drivers 29 Dell PowerVault Autoloaders and Libraries - Firmware 27 Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable...
... and Drivers 27 Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives - Firmware and Drivers 30 Dell PowerVault System Storage and x86 HP Server HBA Compatibility 30 Dell PowerVault System Storage and x86 IBM Server HBA Compatibility 34 IBM AIX and HP HP-UX Compatibility Matrix .......... 40 4 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Drivers 29 Dell PowerVault Autoloaders and Libraries - Firmware 27 Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable...
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... and enter LTFS Single Drive Edition for additional tape backup software. Media Compatibility LTO Drives Drive Media Type Type LTO LTO Ultrium 1 (Black) Gen1 Capacit Media Cleaning y Compatibility Cartridge Native 100 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) General LTO3: 18 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition (LTFSSDE) Compatibility The...
... and enter LTFS Single Drive Edition for additional tape backup software. Media Compatibility LTO Drives Drive Media Type Type LTO LTO Ultrium 1 (Black) Gen1 Capacit Media Cleaning y Compatibility Cartridge Native 100 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) General LTO3: 18 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition (LTFSSDE) Compatibility The...
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Unsupported LTO2: Unsupported LTO1:Read & Write LTO LTO Ultrium 2 (Purple) Gen2 200 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO3: Unsupported LTO2: Read & Write LTO1:Read & Write Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 19
Unsupported LTO2: Unsupported LTO1:Read & Write LTO LTO Ultrium 2 (Purple) Gen2 200 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO3: Unsupported LTO2: Read & Write LTO1:Read & Write Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 19
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LTO LTO Ultrium 3 (Blue) Gen 3 400 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) Supports WORM - Write Once, Read Many LTO3: Read & Write LTO Ultrium 3 WORM LTO2: Read & Write LTO1:Read Only LTO LTO Ultrium 4 (Green) 800 GB LTO5: LTO Universal Supports Gen Unsupported Cleaning WORM - Write 4 cartridge (Black) Once, Read LTO4: Read & Many Write LTO Ultrium 4 LTO3: Read & WORM Write LTO2: Read Only LTO1: Unsupported 20 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix
LTO LTO Ultrium 3 (Blue) Gen 3 400 GB LTO5: Unsupported LTO4: Unsupported LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) Supports WORM - Write Once, Read Many LTO3: Read & Write LTO Ultrium 3 WORM LTO2: Read & Write LTO1:Read Only LTO LTO Ultrium 4 (Green) 800 GB LTO5: LTO Universal Supports Gen Unsupported Cleaning WORM - Write 4 cartridge (Black) Once, Read LTO4: Read & Many Write LTO Ultrium 4 LTO3: Read & WORM Write LTO2: Read Only LTO1: Unsupported 20 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix
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Write Once, Read Many LTO Ultrium 6 WORM LTO3,2,1: Unsupported Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 21 LTO LTO Ultrium 5 (Maroon) 1.5 TB Gen 5 LTO5: Read & Write LTO4: Read & Write LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO3: Read Only Supports WORM - Write Once, Read Many LTO Ultrium 5 WORM LTO2: Unsupported LTO1: Unsupported LTO LTO Ultrium 6 (Black) Gen 6 2.5TB LTO6: Read & Write LTO5: Read & Write LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO4: Read Only Supports WORM -
Write Once, Read Many LTO Ultrium 6 WORM LTO3,2,1: Unsupported Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 21 LTO LTO Ultrium 5 (Maroon) 1.5 TB Gen 5 LTO5: Read & Write LTO4: Read & Write LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO3: Read Only Supports WORM - Write Once, Read Many LTO Ultrium 5 WORM LTO2: Unsupported LTO1: Unsupported LTO LTO Ultrium 6 (Black) Gen 6 2.5TB LTO6: Read & Write LTO5: Read & Write LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge (Black) LTO4: Read Only Supports WORM -
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Firmware PowerVault Tape Drive Name Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3 FC PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120 FC PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM Firmware Revision A16J 1914 1914 1914 ...TL2000/4000 PV114T PV124T PV114T PV124T TL2000/4000 ML6000 TL2000/4000 PV124T Standalone ML6000 TL2000/4000 PV114X Standalone Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 27 Firmware and Drivers Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives -
Firmware PowerVault Tape Drive Name Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3 FC PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120 FC PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM Firmware Revision A16J 1914 1914 1914 ...TL2000/4000 PV114T PV124T PV114T PV124T TL2000/4000 ML6000 TL2000/4000 PV124T Standalone ML6000 TL2000/4000 PV114X Standalone Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix | 27 Firmware and Drivers Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives -
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Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives - Drivers PowerVault Tape Drive Name Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC PowerVault 110T LTO2-LT Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3 FC PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM SAS PowerVault LTO3-060 TBRG PowerVault LTO4-120 FC PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM...
Dell PowerVault Tape Drives and Removable Hard Drives - Drivers PowerVault Tape Drive Name Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC PowerVault 110T LTO2-LT Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3 FC PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM SAS PowerVault LTO3-060 TBRG PowerVault LTO4-120 FC PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM...
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... for information on server/HBA compatibility. Host Bus Adapter External USB HP SC11Xe Dell PowerVault™ System External PV114X External ML6000 PV114T Dell Tape Backup Unit PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LT Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-060 TBRG Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH Powervault 100T DAT72 30 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Dell PowerVault Autoloaders and Libraries -
... for information on server/HBA compatibility. Host Bus Adapter External USB HP SC11Xe Dell PowerVault™ System External PV114X External ML6000 PV114T Dell Tape Backup Unit PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LT Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM PowerVault LTO3-060 TBRG Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH Powervault 100T DAT72 30 | Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix Dell PowerVault Autoloaders and Libraries -
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... External ML6000 PV114T PV124T Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS...
... External ML6000 PV114T PV124T Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH Powervault 100T DAT72 PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM PowerVault 110T LTO2-LC Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 QTM Powervault 110T LTO-3 FH PowerVault LTO3-060 IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO4-120HH IBM SAS/iSCSI PowerVault LTO3-080 IBM SAS V2 PowerVault LTO4-120 IBM SAS...
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...-DELL (800-999-3355). Ensure that requires a minimum level of firmware is 9.00. Dedicated Cleaning Slot removal Library firmware level must be blocked by the library. Minimum firmware levels for common library features Table 1. Attempts to downlevel these libraries is required. LTO 4 Tape Drives: No minimum level of library firmware. Library firmware level must be greater than 3.90. LTO 6 Tape Drive Library...
...-DELL (800-999-3355). Ensure that requires a minimum level of firmware is 9.00. Dedicated Cleaning Slot removal Library firmware level must be blocked by the library. Minimum firmware levels for common library features Table 1. Attempts to downlevel these libraries is required. LTO 4 Tape Drives: No minimum level of library firmware. Library firmware level must be greater than 3.90. LTO 6 Tape Drive Library...
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...library 10-4 10-7. Library front panel LEDs 10-21 viii Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Service Library: Reboot page . . . . . 5-65 6-1. Sample bar code label on the real panel of the library enclosure 10-14 10-14. Double-boxing tape cartridges for a 4U library 5-50 Configure Library...shown) 10-3 10-5. Diagrams for applying conductive tape for gaps in a 2U or 4U library . . . . . 10-7 10-10. Library shipping lock and label storage location on the LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Cartridge 6-6 6-4. Drive sled taping diagrams . . . . . 10-17...
...library 10-4 10-7. Library front panel LEDs 10-21 viii Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Service Library: Reboot page . . . . . 5-65 6-1. Sample bar code label on the real panel of the library enclosure 10-14 10-14. Double-boxing tape cartridges for a 4U library 5-50 Configure Library...shown) 10-3 10-5. Diagrams for applying conductive tape for gaps in a 2U or 4U library . . . . . 10-7 10-10. Library shipping lock and label storage location on the LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Cartridge 6-6 6-4. Drive sled taping diagrams . . . . . 10-17...
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... 2) . F-1. A-3 TapeAlert flags supported by the Ultrium tape drive B-3 Library Sense Keys, ASC and ASCQ C-1 LTO Tape Drive Sense Data C-7 SNMP status events F-1 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2013 xi A-3. Minimum firmware levels for common library features iii 2U library and 4U library front panel descriptions 1-2 2U library and 4U library rear panel descriptions 1-5 Tape drive model and host interface type...
... 2) . F-1. A-3 TapeAlert flags supported by the Ultrium tape drive B-3 Library Sense Keys, ASC and ASCQ C-1 LTO Tape Drive Sense Data C-7 SNMP status events F-1 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2013 xi A-3. Minimum firmware levels for common library features iii 2U library and 4U library front panel descriptions 1-2 2U library and 4U library rear panel descriptions 1-5 Tape drive model and host interface type...
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... of four removable magazines. Product description The Dell™ PowerVault™ TL2000 Tape Library (2U library) and the Dell PowerVault TL4000 Tape Library (4U library) provide compact, high-capacity, low-cost solutions for simple, unattended data backup. The 2U library houses up to cartridges by way of a 2U library 54 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2013 1-1 LTO 4, LTO 5, and LTO 6 drives are Serial Attached SCSI interface...
... of four removable magazines. Product description The Dell™ PowerVault™ TL2000 Tape Library (2U library) and the Dell PowerVault TL4000 Tape Library (4U library) provide compact, high-capacity, low-cost solutions for simple, unattended data backup. The 2U library houses up to cartridges by way of a 2U library 54 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2013 1-1 LTO 4, LTO 5, and LTO 6 drives are Serial Attached SCSI interface...
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...and secondary EKM for library worldwide node name 1-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Enable library-managed encryption on the tape cartridge. Refer to the following tables in this information: v Table 1.2 for library serial number v Table...LTO Ultrium 4, 5, and 6 Tape Drive supports Application Managed Encryption (AME), and Library Managed Encryption (LME), with the license key for instructions to take the library offline and to "Configure Library: Encryption" on a PowerVault TL2000 or TL4000 is installed at the time you purchased library...
...and secondary EKM for library worldwide node name 1-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Enable library-managed encryption on the tape cartridge. Refer to the following tables in this information: v Table 1.2 for library serial number v Table...LTO Ultrium 4, 5, and 6 Tape Drive supports Application Managed Encryption (AME), and Library Managed Encryption (LME), with the license key for instructions to take the library offline and to "Configure Library: Encryption" on a PowerVault TL2000 or TL4000 is installed at the time you purchased library...
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...Fibre Channel connector. Product description 1-9 The Ultrium 4 Full Height Tape Drives support SAS, or Fibre Channel interfaces. Library storage capacity and data transfer rate (continued) Characteristic 2U Library Specification 4U Library Specification Maximum storage capacity Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges v 24 data ...) Sustained native data transfer rate LTO 3 HH: 60 MBs, LTO 3 HH V2: 80 MBs LTO 3 FH: 80 MBs LTO 4 HH and FH: 120 MBs LTO 5 : 140 MBs LTO 6: 160 MBs Ultrium tape drives This library supports the Ultrium 3, 4, 5, and 6 Tape Drives. Table 1-4. The SFF-...
...Fibre Channel connector. Product description 1-9 The Ultrium 4 Full Height Tape Drives support SAS, or Fibre Channel interfaces. Library storage capacity and data transfer rate (continued) Characteristic 2U Library Specification 4U Library Specification Maximum storage capacity Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges v 24 data ...) Sustained native data transfer rate LTO 3 HH: 60 MBs, LTO 3 HH V2: 80 MBs LTO 3 FH: 80 MBs LTO 4 HH and FH: 120 MBs LTO 5 : 140 MBs LTO 6: 160 MBs Ultrium tape drives This library supports the Ultrium 3, 4, 5, and 6 Tape Drives. Table 1-4. The SFF-...
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... read and write LTO Ultrium 6 Data Cartridges. Ultrium 5 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges. Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can read only) v LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge Important: Cartridges placed in the library must be labeled with 2:1 hardware data compression) for LTO 3 tape drives. read and write LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges. Product description 1-11 Ultrium 6 tape drives can read...
... read and write LTO Ultrium 6 Data Cartridges. Ultrium 5 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges. Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can read only) v LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge Important: Cartridges placed in the library must be labeled with 2:1 hardware data compression) for LTO 3 tape drives. read and write LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges. Product description 1-11 Ultrium 6 tape drives can read...
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... for the library to simultaneously back up and restore data from Application B (about using the path failover feature, see the Dell PowerVault TL4000 Failover Configuration Guide, included with the customer kit if purchased later. 3-2 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide The device driver initiates error recovery and continues the operation on LTO 6 Tape Drives, and also LTO 5 and LTO 4 Full...
... for the library to simultaneously back up and restore data from Application B (about using the path failover feature, see the Dell PowerVault TL4000 Failover Configuration Guide, included with the customer kit if purchased later. 3-2 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide The device driver initiates error recovery and continues the operation on LTO 6 Tape Drives, and also LTO 5 and LTO 4 Full...
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...higher, and containing at least one drive per logical library (partition). Mixing of drives The library supports a mix of SCSI, SAS, and Fibre Channel in the same way that the 4U supports partitioning with two full height drives today. LTO 3 media cannot be mixed. It is not ... navigate to the logical libraries status in the same logical library is possible to configure two logical libraries (create two partitions). For instance, Gen 3 and Gen 6 drives cannot use the same media and so they cannot be read on LTO 6 drives. The first partition contains the first ...
...higher, and containing at least one drive per logical library (partition). Mixing of drives The library supports a mix of SCSI, SAS, and Fibre Channel in the same way that the 4U supports partitioning with two full height drives today. LTO 3 media cannot be mixed. It is not ... navigate to the logical libraries status in the same logical library is possible to configure two logical libraries (create two partitions). For instance, Gen 3 and Gen 6 drives cannot use the same media and so they cannot be read on LTO 6 drives. The first partition contains the first ...
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... be reported as RAID controllers, do not support LUN scanning. 3-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide It sees only the tape drive. Note: Exchanging drives with different form factors results in a "removed" condition. Replacing LTO half height drives with FH and HH drives (1 logical library) SCSI Element Slot 4 258 3 a77ug165 257 2 256 1 Figure 3-5. Empty (unused...
... be reported as RAID controllers, do not support LUN scanning. 3-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide It sees only the tape drive. Note: Exchanging drives with different form factors results in a "removed" condition. Replacing LTO half height drives with FH and HH drives (1 logical library) SCSI Element Slot 4 258 3 a77ug165 257 2 256 1 Figure 3-5. Empty (unused...
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... 4 Tape Drive v Ultrium 4 Tape Cartridge v Library firmware level 5.80 or higher v Drive firmware level 77BE or higher v Tape backup software application that supports LTO 4 encryption Minimum Prerequisites for Library Managed Encryption (LME) - LTO 4: v SAS and Fibre Channel LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive v Ultrium 4 Tape Cartridge v Library firmware level 5.80 or higher v Drive firmware level 77BE or higher 4-26 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Library...
... 4 Tape Drive v Ultrium 4 Tape Cartridge v Library firmware level 5.80 or higher v Drive firmware level 77BE or higher v Tape backup software application that supports LTO 4 encryption Minimum Prerequisites for Library Managed Encryption (LME) - LTO 4: v SAS and Fibre Channel LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive v Ultrium 4 Tape Cartridge v Library firmware level 5.80 or higher v Drive firmware level 77BE or higher 4-26 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide Library...