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Supported tape devices for IXS and IXA attached Windows servers

The IBM i integration support for the Integrated xSeries® Server (IXS) and System x™ models that are attached to the IBM i platform via an Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) allows native Windows® applications to access IBM i tape devices. The specific tape devices that are supported for a particular configuration depend on the version of Windows that is installed on the server and the type of integrated server hardware that is being used.

Note: Tape device drivers must be installed on Windows when running on hardware class 1. The first choice for tape drivers is to use drivers approved by your backup application. If the backup application does not provide or recommend tape drivers, then use tape drivers appropriate for the type of tape drive you use. The Third Party Tape Driver column in the table below provides links to web sites for downloading drivers appropriate for the tape drive. See the tape driver migration page for more information.

The following table shows the IBM i tape devices that are supported for various configurations.

Supported tape devices
Tape Device Name and/or Type-Model	Tape Media	Windows 2003 ²	Windows 2000 ³	ACL ⁴ Feature Supported	Third Party Tape Driver

Model: 3494-L12 3494-D12 Note: need 3590-B11, 3590-E11 or 3590-H11 tape drives.	See 3590-B11, 3590-E11 and 3590-H11 media	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	N/A

Name: IBM® 3570-Bxx Model: 3570-B00	B format tapes	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 3570-Bxx Model: 3570-B01 3570-B02 3570-B11 3570-B12 3570-B1A	B format tapes	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	No

Name: IBM 3570-Cxx Model: 3570-C00	C or C-XL format tapes	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 3570-Cxx Model: 3570-C01 3570-C02 3570-C11 3570-C12 3570-C1A	C or C-XL format tapes	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	No

Name: IBM ULT3580-TD1 ¹⁰ Model: 3580-001 3580-H11 3580-L11 3580-H13 3580-L13	LTO Ultrium	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^X

Name: IBM ULT3580-TD2 ¹⁰ Model: 3580-002 3580-H23 3580-L23	LTO Ultrium 2	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^X

Name: IBM ULT3580-003 ¹⁰ Model: 3580-003 3580-L33	LTO Ultrium 1 (r), Ultrium 2 (rw) or Ultrium 3 (rw)	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^X

Model: ¹⁰ 3581-H13 3581-L13 3581-H17 3581-L17	LTO Ultrium	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	Yes ^X

Model: ¹⁰ 3581-H23 3581-L23 3581-F28 3581-L28	LTO Ultrium or LTO Ultrium 2	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	Yes ^X

Model: ¹⁰ 3581-F38 3581-L38	LTO Ultrium 3	Yes ¹	No	Yes ¹	Yes ^X

Model: ¹⁰ 3582-L23	See tape device ¹²	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Model: ¹⁰ 3583-L18 3583-L36 3583-L72	See tape device ¹²	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Model: ¹⁰ 3584-L32 3584-D32 3584-L52 3584-D52	See tape device ¹²	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Name: IBM 3590-Bxx Model: 3590-B11 3590-B1A 3590-B21 3590-B2A	Magstar High Performance Data Cartridge	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	No

Name: IBM 03590E11 Model: 3590-E01 3590-E11 3590-E1A	Magstar Extended High Performance Data Cartridge	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	Yes ^X

Name: IBM 03590H11 Model: 3590-H11 3590-H1A	Magstar Extended High Performance Data Cartridge	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	Yes ^X

Name: IBM 0359201A Model: 3592-J1A	IBM Total- Storage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes ^X

Name: EXABYTE VXA-2 Model: 4685-001	V23 (VXA2) 80G	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^Z

Name: IBM 6381-001 Model: 6381-001	DC9250 2.5G QIC	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 6382-001 Model: 6382-001	SLR5 4G QIC	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 6383-001 Model: 6383-001	MLR1 16G QIC	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	No

Name: TANDBERG SLR60 Model: 6384-001	SLR60 30G QIC	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^Y

Name: TANDBERG MLR3 Model: 6386-001	MLR3 25G QIC	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes ^Y

Name: TANDBERG SLR100 Model: 6387-001	SLR100 50G QIC	Yes ¹	Yes ¹	N/A	Yes ^Y

Name: EXABYTE EXB-85058HE-0000 Model: 6390-001	7G 8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes ^Z

Name: IBM 7208-002 Model: 7208-002	2.3G 8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 7208-012 Model: 7208-012	5G 8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 7208-222 Model: 7208-222	7G 8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: IBM 7208-234 Model: 7208-234	7G 8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	N/A	No

Name: EXABYTE EXB-8900MH 000105 Model: 7208-342	Mammoth	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes ^Z

Name: EXABYTE Mammoth2 Model: 7208-345	Mammoth-2	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes ^Z

Model: 9427-210 9427-211 9427-310 9427-311	8mm cartridge	Yes	Yes	Yes ¹	No

Table footnotes: 1 : Only supported when running on hardware class 1. 2 : Windows 2003: Windows Server™ 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions and Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise and Web Editions. 3 : Windows 2000: Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server. 4 : ACL: Auto Cartridge Loader. 10 : With this device, you must disable Windows Automatic Data Path Failover. See Software Knowledge Base article Ultrium Tape Devices Not Recognized by Windows Computer Management for more information. 12 : This tape library can contain various types of tape devices. See the table rows for the tape devices that are used in the tape library to determine the tape media that can be used, the service pack PTFs that are required and device drivers that should be used with the tape device. X : If a third party tape driver is used, choose an application-approved driver, if available. Otherwise use a driver from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr. Y : If a third party tape driver is used, choose an application-approved driver, if available. Otherwise use a driver from http://www.tandbergdata.com. Z : If a third party tape driver is used, choose an application-approved driver, if available. Otherwise use a driver from http://www.exabyte.com.

Additional information

IBM i tape devices and tape libraries that are not listed in the table above are not supported with IXS and IXA attached Windows servers.

At this time, none of the tape devices can be used as a tape library in random access mode. Integrated server hardware classes -- Some tape devices are only supported on specific integrated server hardware configurations. See the table footnotes for details. The two general classes of hardware are as follows:
Hardware class 1:
· IXA type 2689-001 (feature 1519-100) or 2689-002 (feature 1519-200) with any supported System x model.
· 2.0 GHz IXS type 4812-001 (features 4811, 4812, 4813, 9812 and 9813).
· 2.0 GHz IXS type 2892-002 (features 4710, 4810 and 9710).
· 1.6 GHz IXS type 2892-001 (features 2792, 2892 and 9792).
· 1.0 GHz IXS type 2890-003 (features 2799 and 2899).
· 850 MHz IXS type 2890-002 (features 2791 and 2891).
· 700 MHz IXS type 2890-001 (features 2790 and 2890).
Hardware class 2 -- Integrated Netfinity® Servers (INS):
· 333 and 200 MHz INS type 6617 (features 6618 and 6617).
· 333 and 200 MHz INS type 2850 (features 2865, 2866, 2868, 2852, 2854 and 2857). Backup Application Support -- Several third party backup applications have been tested for use with integrated servers. See Third party backup and recovery applications for more detailed backup application support information.

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IBM i integrationwith BladeCenter and System x

IBM i integration
with BladeCenter and System x