Library Hardware Requirements

TABLE 2‑5 lists the library hardware requirements for STA.

**TABLE 2‑5** Library Hardware Requirements
Library	Component	Requirement
SL8500	HBT card	High memory — For richer drive data to be sent to STA from StorageTek and LTO drives, the library must have a high-memory drive controller (HBT) card. To check the SL Console to determine your HBT card’s level of memory, see the “Verify the Drive Controller Card Version” section of the StorageTek Tape Analytics Configuration Guide. Note: All SL3000 libraries ship with the high-memory card. From 2006 forward, all SL8500 libraries ship with the high-memory card.
SL150 SL500 SL3000 SL8500	Ethernet connection	Separate connection from STA to each library. Note: Each library in an SL8500 complex has its own SNMP agent. Therefore, STA must be able to connect to each library separately.

Note – See “Drive ADI Interface” in the StorageTek Tape Analytics Configuration Guide for information on enabling ADI.

•	TABLE 2‑6: StorageTek Tape Drive Firmware — Minimum Versions for STA

•	TABLE 2‑7: Other Vendor Tape Drive Firmware — Minimum Versions for STA

**TABLE 2‑7** Other Vendor Tape Drive Firmware — Minimum Versions for STA
Vendor	Drive	Supported Firmware	SL8500	SL3000	SL500	SL150	Comments
HP 1	LTO 2 LVD SCSI	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol
	LTO 2 FC 2Gb	N/A	x		x		No support for ADI protocol
	LTO 3 LVD SCSI	G69S			x
	LTO 3 FC 2Gb	L6HS	x	x	x
	LTO 3 FC 4Gb	M6BS	x	x	x
	LTO 4 LVD SCSI	B57S			x
	LTO 4 FC 4Gb	H58S	x	x	x
	LTO 5 FH FC 8Gb	I3CS	x	x	x
	LTO 5 FH SAS 6Gb	X3AS			x		Requires SL500 Bridged Base Unit
	LTO 5 HH FC 8Gb	Y5BS				x
	LTO 5 HH SAS 6Gb	Z55S				x
	LTO 6 FH FC 8Gb	J2DS	x	x	x
	LTO 6 HH FC 8Gb	22GS				x
	LTO 6 HH SAS 6Gb	32DS				x
IBM 2	LTO 2 LVD SCSI	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol
	LTO 2 FC 2Gb	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol
	LTO 3 FC 2Gb	93G0	x	x	x
	LTO 4 FC 2/4Gb	94D7	x	x	x
	LTO 4 FC 2/4Gb Encryption	Contact Support	x	x	x		Requires Belisarius card with 4.x.x (minimum) firmware and compatible drive firmware for ADI support.
	LTO 5 FC 8Gb	Contact Support	x	x	x		Requires Belisarius card with 4.x.x (minimum) firmware and compatible drive firmware for ADI support.
	LTO 6 FC 8Gb	Contact Support	x	x			Requires Belisarius card with 4.x.x (minimum) firmware and compatible drive firmware for ADI support.
Quantum	SDLT 320 LVD SCSI	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol
	SDLT 600 LVD and FC	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol
	S4 LVD and FC	N/A			x		No support for ADI protocol