TSM version for LTO5

[AjM]

Hello,

What TSM version is needed to support LTO5 drives??

Thanks in advance!

 

[domino]

for linux?

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/sysm...ported_Devices_for_Linux.html#LTO Tape Drives

AIX, Windows ...
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/sysm..._Devices_for_AIXHPSUNWIN.html#LTO Tape Drives

show also related technote
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396706

 

[AjM]

Thanks Domino,

but only mentions library supported, liki this...

ts3200 supported at base level, it doesnt mention if ts3200 with lto5 is supported with 5.5.x.x...

I will search in the tsm device driver readme text files, maybe there I will finf that info..

Thanks..

 

[moon-buddy]

In general principles: the format of the device should be transparent to the TSM version as long as drivers are there to support it, and generally drivers for a given technology are one and the same.

The format of how data is written to tape is an internal matter that is handled by the tape drive.

 

[rallingham]

Lto 5

I just upgraded a customer that pulled their LTO 4 drives and replaced them with LTO 5 drives.
The customer was at V5.5.1.0. I had to move them up to V5.5.4.2 (I do not recommend V5.5.4.0 as it introduced some timing problems and mount denied errors that are corrected in V5.5.4.2)
In short you must be at V5.5.4.x to get support for LTO 5 drives.

 

[AjM]

Thanks rallingham!