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Tested tape devices for iSCSI attached Linux servers
The IBM i integration support for BladeCenter® and System x™ models that are attached to the IBM i platform via iSCSI host bus adapters (iSCSI HBAs) allows native Linux® applications to access IBM i tape devices. This page shows the IBM i tape devices and tape libraries that have been tested with iSCSI attached Linux servers.
| The following table shows the IBM i tape devices and associated operating system versions that have been tested with the IBM i iSCSI solution. |
| The backup applications that are used for testing are: |
- tar version 1.13.25-325.3
- dump version 0.4b35-41.1
- amanda version 2.4.4p2-55.1
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| The following table shows the IBM i tape devices and associated operating system versions that have been tested with the IBM i iSCSI solution. |
| The operating system version used for testing is: |
- SLES 9: SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, using the default ST tape driver.
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| Tape Device Name and/or Type-Model |
Backup Application |
Operating System¹ |
Testing Status² |
IBM i Virtual Tape³
(Virtual ULT3580-TD2) |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
IBM ULT3580-TD1 (IBM Ultrium)
3580-001
3580-H11, 3580-L11, 3580-H13, 3580-L13 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested
(3581-L13) |
IBM ULT3580-TD2 (IBM Ultrium 2)
3580-002, 3580-H23, 3580-L23 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested
(3581-L28) |
IBM ULT3580-003 (IBM Ultrium 3)
3580-003, 3580-L33 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested
(3581-L38)
(3582-L23) |
IBM 3590 (TotalStorage 3590H11)
3590-011 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested
(3590-H11) |
| IBM TS1120 3592-E05 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
| IBM HHLTO2 5755-001 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
EXABYTE VXA-3 (VXA-320)
6279-001 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
TANDBERG SLR60
6384-001 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
TANDBERG SLR100
6387-001 |
tar, dump and amanda |
SLES 9 |
Tested |
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Table footnotes:
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¹ Operating System column: Lists the operating system version that was used for testing.
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² Testing Status column: Lists how extensively the listed application/operating system combination has been tested by IBM.
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Tested:
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IBM has performed extensive testing of the devices using the listed backup application and operating system version. IBM is confident that it will work in a customer environment.
Note: If a tape library type-model is also shown, then the tape device was tested within the specified tape library.
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Compatible:
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IBM has performed limited testing of a representative subset of similar devices using the listed backup application and operating system version. IBM is reasonably confident that it will work effectively in a customer environment. However, problems may or may not be present with this application and operating system version combination. Problems, if present, may not be resolvable.
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³ Tape spanning is not supported with IBM i virtual tape devices. You must create IBM i virtual tape media that is large enough to hold the entire backup.
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| The following table shows the IBM i tape libraries that have been tested. |
| Notes: |
- The Auto Cartridge Loader (ACL) feature is supported with all tape libraries listed in this table that support sequential access.
- Random access of media is not supported at this time for the IBM i iSCSI solution when accessing media through a Linux application. If multiple media backups are required by a Linux application, the library must be configured for sequential access of media.
- Refer to the Tested tape devices table for the testing status of the specific tape devices that are used in the tape library.
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The following table shows the tape media that is supported for each tape device.
Note: If a tape device supports more than one tape media type, it is recommended to use the default media for the device. All IBM testing is performed using the default media.
| Tape Device Name and/or Type-Model |
Tape Media |
| IBM i Virtual Tape (Virtual ULT3580-TD2) |
LTO Ultrium 2 (Virtual) |
IBM ULT3580-TD1 (IBM Ultrium) 3580-001
3580-H11, 3580-L11, 3580-H13, 3580-L13 |
LTO Ultrium |
| IBM ULT3580-TD2 (IBM Ultrium 2) 3580-002, 3580-H23, 3580-L23 |
LTO Ultrium 2 |
| IBM ULT3580-003 (IBM Ultrium 3) 3580-003, 3580-L33 |
LTO Ultrium 1 (r), Ultrium 2 (rw), Ultrium 3 (rw) |
| IBM 3590 (TotalStorage 3590H11) 3590-011 |
IBM 3590 Magstar Extended High Performance Tape Cartridge |
| IBM TS1120 3592-E05 |
IBM Total-Storage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 |
| IBM HHLTO2 5755-001 |
LTO Ultrium 2 |
| EXABYTE VXA-3 (VXA-320) 6279-001 |
X23 (VXA-3) |
| TANDBERG SLR60 6384-001 |
SLR60 30G QIC |
| TANDBERG SLR100 6387-001 |
SLR100 50G QIC |
IBM i tape devices and tape libraries that are not listed in the tables above are not supported with the IBM i iSCSI solution.
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| Note: If you have an IBM i tape device that is not listed in the tables above, you can effectively backup to the tape device by doing a 2-step backup: |
- First, backup from Linux to IBM i virtual tape media.
- Next, use IBM i to backup the virtual tape media in IBM i to your tape device.
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