StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software

Product Information

Release 8.4

E62371-05

March 2018

StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software Product Information, Release 8.4

E62371-05

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Contents

List of Tables

Preface

- Audience

- Documentation Accessibility

1 Overview

- Requirements

- Software Requirements

- Patch Updates

- Patch 8.4.0-4

- Patch 8.4.0-3

- Patch Installation

- System Requirements

- Browser Requirements

- Co-hosting

- Overview of ACSLS

- Graphical User Interface

- Logical Libraries

- Open Format (Volser)

- SCSI Media Changer over Fibre Client Interface

- ACSAPI Client Interface

- Access and Visibility

- Physical Drives and Cartridges

- Command Line Interface

- Utilities

- acsss Start-up and Shut-down Macro

2 Library, Tape Drive and Media Support

- Current Libraries Supported

- Legacy Libraries Supported

- Tape Drives Supported

- Tape Media Supported

- Tape Drive and Media Compatibility Supported

Index

List of Tables

- 2-1 Current Libraries Supported

- 2-2 Tape Drives Supported

- 2-3 Tape Media Supported

- 2-4 Drive and Media Compatibility

Preface

StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) is Oracle's StorageTek UNIX server software that control StorageTek automated tape libraries. This family of products consists of fully automated, tape cartridge-based data storage and retrieval systems. StorageTek ACSLS supports network access to different client systems that can range from workstations to mainframes to supercomputers running on a variety of operating systems.

Audience

This guide is for the individual responsible for administering StorageTek ACSLS. It is expected that you already have a working knowledge of the following:

- UNIX file and directory structure.

- How to use UNIX commands and utilities for your platform.

- UNIX system files.

- How to perform typical UNIX system administrator tasks, such as logging on as root and setting up user accesses to a UNIX application.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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1 Overview

ACSLS 8.4 introduces greater flexibility for customers with varied platform and file-system preferences. The ACSLS package installs in any file system on any contemporary Solaris 11.2 or 11.3 platform, or Oracle Linux 6.5 or 6.8 platform.

For other ACSLS documentation, refer to the Oracle Technical Network (OTN) at:

http://docs.oracle.com/

Requirements

This section describes the software, system, browser, and co-hosting requirements.

Software Requirements

ACSLS 8.4 has been developed and tested for the following operating system environments:

- Oracle's Sun SPARC and X86 platforms running Solaris 11, Update 2 or 3.

- Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.5 (ACSLS 8.4 base through patch 8.4.0-04)

- Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.8 (requires ACSLS 8.4 patch 8.4.0-04)

Oracle Linux testing was performed in environments using Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. Other operating systems, including virtual environments, are not tested or supported.

Note:

- Special device drivers are provided in ACSLS for use with logical libraries and with fibre-attached libraries, such as the SL500 and SL150. This is an issue for Solaris zoned environments. Because such device drivers are attached to the system kernel, they must reside in the global zone. In cases where such drivers are used, ACSLS cannot be installed in the local zoned environment. Logical libraries are not supported on the Linux operating system.

- ACSLS 8.4 High Availability (HA) systems must be installed on their own dedicated platform pair.

Patch Updates

The following patch updates are available for ACSLS 8.4.

Patch 8.4.0-4

ACSLS patch 8.4.0-4 adds Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.8 as a supported operating system level for ACSLS 8.4 (ACSLS 8.4 was initially certified on Linux 6.5 only).

In a Linux environment, specific tuning and configuration settings are required to improve ACSLS performance and stability. Refer to the ACSLS Installation Guide for details about Linux system configuration and tuning.

This patch includes all updates available in the previous patches. There is no need to apply earlier patches. This patch includes a complete ACSLS bundle. It can be installed as an update to an existing ACSLS 8.4 base installation, or as a new installation.

Patch 8.4.0-3

ACSLS 8.4.0-3 supports the LTO 8 drives and media on Solaris 11.2, Solaris 11.3, and Linux 6.5.

- Solaris 11.2 SPARC and X86
Patch 3 can be applied to the ACSLS Solaris 11.2 base or patch 1.

- Solaris 11.3
Patch 3 can be applied to the ACSLS Solaris 11.3 base, patch 1, or patch 2.

Only Solaris 11.3 supports the COMSTAR updates.

- Linux 6.5 X64 only
Patch 3 can be applied to the ACSLS Linux 6.5 base or patch.

For users wanting updated logical library support on Solaris 11.3, you must install the ACSLS 8.4.0-3 patch. ACSLS High Availability (HA) is not supported on the 11.3 patch.

Patch Installation

Refer to the Readme.txt file for specific patch installation instructions.

On Solaris 11.3, please note that the install.sh script should NOT be executed until after the patch has been applied. This is true for patches 8.4.0-3 and 8.4.0-4, both of which modify the installation requirements and behavior in that script.

System Requirements

- Memory: 4GB minimum
To show system memory:

- Solaris

prtconf | grep Mem

- Linux

grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo

- Swap Space: Solaris and Linux systems should be equipped with a minimum of 4GB of memory and a minimum of 2GB of swap space. When system memory exceeds 6GB, provide swap space that is no less than 30% of physical memory. To check swap space, enter one of the following operating system commands:

- Solaris

vmstat -S

The result is expressed in kilobytes.

- Linux

vmstat -s | grep total

The result is expressed in kilobytes.

- File systems and required databases:
ACSLS 8.4 enables you to install in any file system. You must define the following directories before installing ACSLS:

- A base directory where the ACSLS components will be installed.

- A default directory for ACSLS backups. It is recommended (but not required) to place the ACSLS backup directory in a separate file system from the ACSLS base directory.

Although you can install ACSLS in any directory, the default directories used for ACSLS are:

- /export/home is the default ACSLS base directory.

- /export/backup is the default ACSLS backup directory.

The ACSLS base directory file system requires a minimum of 5GB free. Reserve an additional 5GB free for ACSLS backups. To view file system sizes, enter the following command:

df -h

- Fibre card (optional) is optional. A suitable HBA is required for Fibre Channel operations.

- For target mode operation, supporting the Logical Library feature, this HBA must be a contemporary QLogic fibre card (4Gb or higher).

- For initiator mode operation, supporting a fibre-connected library such as the SL500 or SL150, ACSLS 8.4 is fully tested and certified with QLogic and Emulex HBAs.

Browser Requirements

The ACSLS 8.4 GUI can operate with most common browsers, though formal testing has been limited to recent releases of FireFox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer. The Chrome browser and earlier versions of FireFox have tested well using the default settings for ACSLS in the WebLogic server. Internet Explorer V8 (and above) and FireFox V39 (and above) require configuration settings to provide a 2048-bit self-signed digital certificate for https. Please refer to the section, "Configuring a Self-Assigned Digital Certificate for HTTPS" in the ACSLS 8.4 Installation Guide.

Co-hosting

To ensure uninterrupted library service and to avoid unanticipated problems due to resource contention, it is generally recommended that ACSLS run in a standalone environment on a dedicated server. However, some systems are designed to allow multiple applications to run in co-hosted fashion as though they are completely isolated from one another. Solaris Containers and Oracle Solaris VM Server for SPARC enable conditional co-hosting possibilities for use with ACSLS.

The following list details the conditions and limitations associated with the various co-hosting options for an ACSLS application.

- Solaris Zones (containers)
Solaris zones enable a system administrator to partition a standard, low cost server into four independent Solaris systems, each with its own isolated file system, and its own instance of Solaris. You can assign network resources to each zone and you can reboot any local (non-global) zone without affecting applications in other zones on the same platform. However, the ability to share kernel resources, such as device drivers, across multiple zones is tenuous at best. Ideally, an application that requires kernel drivers would reside in the global zone. However, it is generally bad practice to install an application in the global zone since any irrecoverable error condition with the application could impact all other applications running in the other zones.

ACSLS 8.4 can reside in a Solaris zone only if it does not require drivers beyond the network interface. Any use of Logical Libraries requires a target-mode fibre-channel driver, and any connection to an SL500 or SL150 library requires an initiator-mode fibre-channel driver. Either of these configurations dictates that ACSLS must be installed in the global zone.

There is no version of ACSLS HA supported for use in Solaris zones.

- Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Oracle VM Server for SPARC (formerly Logical Domains or LDOMs) technology offers significant advantages over Solaris Containers to the extent that each domain is in control of its own Solaris kernel.

A Solaris administrator can partition hardware resources across the system, assigning a specific resource to a specific domain. Network resources on this virtual machine can easily be shared across any of up to 128 guest domains on the server. But applications that require access to I/O devices through the PCIe bus must be installed in special I/O domains. The number of I/O domains that you can create on the VM Server depends on the number of discrete PCIe buses on the SPARC platform. On a system with a single PCIe bus, you can have two I/O domains, and one of these must be the control domain.

Any ACSLS application that relies solely on network connectivity to the library and for client applications can be installed in a guest domain on this server. The virtual network set-up procedure is described in the document, Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Administration Guide in the section, entitled "Using Virtual Networks".

If your ACSLS 8.4 application is intended for use with logical libraries, or if you intend to connect to a fibre-channel library such as the SL500 or L700, then ACSLS must be installed in an I/O domain. Refer to the section "Setting up I/O Domains" in the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 Administration Guide.

Solaris Cluster Software is supported on the Oracle VM Server for SPARC and this platform can be employed in an ACSLS HA application. Refer to the Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Service for Oracle VM Server for SPARC Guide.

Overview of ACSLS

ACSLS is automated library management software. It facilitates automated tape operations for multiple clients, providing services and support to enhance library ease-of-use, performance, and availability. One ACSLS server can control libraries connected into a library complex, individual libraries, or a mix of both.

ACSLS includes all library management capabilities available in the legacy ACSLS 7.3.1 product. Support is provided for ACSAPI clients, cmd_proc and ACSLS utilities (startup and shutdown have changed).

Graphical User Interface

The Web-based ACSLS Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides a graphical console for manipulating and monitoring library operations and for the administration and operation of logical libraries. Refer to the online help for procedures and detailed information for using the GUI.

- An alternative library console with greatly expanded flexibility and ease of use. It provides most of the operations that are available in the legacy cmd_proc.

- Logical library support.

- For library administration and operation. It provides the ability to perform most legacy cmd_proc operations, along with new operations related to logical library management.

- Real-time monitoring of tape library components.

- A tree browser to navigate physical and logical configuration.

- Real time alerts that are visible from each screen.
An alert informs you of conditions that might result in damage to hardware, corruption of data, or corruption of application software. It always precedes the information to which it pertains.

- The ability to filter volume and drive displays with user-specified criteria.

- User-customized views of system events and system logs.

- Online help.

Logical Libraries

The ACSLS GUI or lib_cmd enables you to create logical libraries which include a sub-set of the volumes and drives in a specific physical library. This enables you to define logical subsets of your physical libraries, which can be managed and used by client applications as if they were separate logical libraries. You can dedicate a portion (or all) of the volumes and drives in a given physical library to a logical library for use by a specific client application.

- A logical library cannot span more than one physical ACS (or physical partition).

- Logical libraries are accessible to clients using the ACSLS 8.x SCSI Interface. They are not available to clients that use the legacy ACSAPI.

- Physical drives and cartridges that are allocated to logical libraries become inaccessible to ACSAPI clients. The physical libraries, along with any drives and volumes that are not allocated to logical libraries, remain accessible to ACSAPI clients.

- Drives and volumes that are allocated to logical libraries are allocated exclusively. There is no support for sharing of either drives or volumes across logical libraries.

- Logical libraries are only supported on the Solaris operating system. They are not supported in the Linux environment.

Open Format (Volser)

Before ACSLS 8.x, support for longer volume labels in physical libraries relied on library firmware and configuration.

Now, the ACSLS SCSI Media Changer Interface allows ACSLS to support longer volume labels. You have visibility to the longer volume labels through the GUI, the CLI (cmd_proc), and utilities.

Longer volume labels are viewed by clients using the SCSI Medium Changer interface to access logical libraries. They are not accessible to ACSAPI clients.

SCSI Media Changer over Fibre Client Interface

ACSLS 8.x provides a SCSI Media Changer over Fibre Channel Interface for allowing access to logical libraries. ACSLS can service multiple SCSI clients simultaneously. Each client has exclusive access to its assigned logical library.

This allows client software, such as NetBackup, to use the logical libraries as if they were separate physical libraries. Each logical library can be assigned to only one client, but a given client can access multiple logical libraries if desired. ACSLS 8.x does not allow direct SCSI client access to the backing physical libraries - only the volumes and drives assigned to the logical libraries are accessible.

SCSI client access can be established when creating or modifying logical libraries.

ACSAPI Client Interface

ACSLS 8.4 provides an ACSAPI client interface which is compatible with existing client applications. The ACSAPI interface is identical to that provided in the legacy ACSLS 7.3 product.

Access and Visibility

ACSAPI clients have neither visibility nor access to logical libraries.

Physical Drives and Cartridges

Physical drives and cartridges that are allocated to logical libraries become inaccessible to ACSAPI clients. The physical libraries, along with any drives and volumes that are NOT allocated to logical libraries, remain accessible to ACSAPI clients.

Command Line Interface

Two ACSLS command-line interfaces, cmd_proc and lib_cmd are accessible to users acsss and acssa.

The primary command-line interface for library control is cmd_proc. The cmd_proc gives you access to all library operational functions related to physical tape volumes and drives. These functions include mount, dismount, enter, eject, audit, query, display, and vary.

A second command-line interface, lib_cmd, is primarily used for configuring logical libraries, but has a limited set of commands related to physical libraries, including display, vary and eject.

Utilities

ACSLS provides a set of utilities which can be executed from a shell running on the ACSLS server. This includes most of the traditional utilities provided in the legacy ACSLS 7.3.1 product.

These utilities include the following:

- Backup and restore operations for database tables.

- Import and export operations for database tables.

- Startup and shutdown operations.

- Dynamic configuration for physical libraries.

- Cartridge vaulting operations.

- Library management utilities.

- Library inventory reporting.

acsss Start-up and Shut-down Macro

ACSLS software consists of multiple services that are operated with a simple command, acsss. The acsss macro enables you to start, stop, and check status of the multiple services as a single entity. Common operations with the acsss macro include:

- acsss enable to start ACSLS.

- acsss disable to stop ACSLS.

- acsss status to check the status of the various services.

Once enabled, the various services are controlled and monitored by the Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF), or the Linux init service utility. These respective system utilities handle automatic restart operations after a system boot.

2 Library, Tape Drive and Media Support

This chapter provides you with a list of:

- "Current Libraries Supported"

- "Legacy Libraries Supported"

- "Tape Drives Supported"

- "Tape Media Supported"

- "Tape Drive and Media Compatibility Supported"

Current Libraries Supported

The following table provides the list of libraries supported by ACSLS. The second column in this table shows support for a library, and its features added, after ACSLS 7.0.

Table 2-1 Current Libraries Supported

Library and Library Feature

Support and Maintenance Level after 7.0

StorageTek SL8500

ACSLS 7.1

StorageTek SL500

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0402

StorageTek SL3000

ACSLS 7.3

StorageTek SL3000 AEM

ACSLS 7.3 with PUT0801 (ejecting only 42 cartridges at a time)

ACSLS 8.0 (eject full AEM using the GUI)

StorageTek Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

ACSLS 7.3.1 and 8.0.2

Drive & Media Statistics from Library

ACSLS 7.3. An improved display is provided with PUT0801

SL3000 and SL8500 Redundant Electronics

ACSLS 7.3.1 and 8.0.2

SL150

ACSLS 8.2

SL8500 Partitioning across library complex

ACSLS 8.0.2 - 8 partitions

ACSLS 8.3 - 16 partitions

SL8500 Bulk CAP

ACSLS 8.4

Legacy Libraries Supported

The following legacy libraries are supported by ACSLS:

- StorageTek 9310

- StorageTek 9360

- StorageTek L180

- StorageTek L700

- StorageTek L700e PTP

- StorageTek L5500

ACSLS is still coded to support several earlier StorageTek libraries, such as the 4410s, 97xx, L20, L40, and L80 libraries. However, support for these libraries has not been tested for several years.

Tape Drives Supported

The following table translates drive types between applications. The Drive Type Name represents the drive type in cmd_proc and event log messages. The ACSAPI Drive Type Number is used in ACSLS software operations and ACSAPI client communications.

Note:

- The library drive type for DLT and SDLT drives is in a different drive domain than Oracle StorageTek drives, and it overlays with the drive types of StorageTek drives. To avoid conflicts, it is incremented by 40 hexadecimal or 64 decimal when these drives are reported by Host/Library Interface libraries. The incremented or ”offset” drive type is reported in parentheses.

- The format of the data written by Fibre-attached and Ethernet-attached drives is the same.

Table 2-2 Tape Drives Supported

ACSAPI Drive Type Number

Drive Domain -hex and character, if applicable

Drive Type Reported by Library (decimal)

Drive Type Name

Tape Drive Description

ACSLS Support after 7.0

0

00h

64

4480

StorageTek 18-track

1

00h

08

4490

StorageTek Silverton 36-track

2

00h

32

9490

StorageTek TimberLine 36-track high performance

3

00h

16

SD3

StorageTek Redwood Helical

4

00h

04

4890

StorageTek Twin Peaks 36-track

5

01h

01 (65)*

DLT2000

Quantum DLT2000

6

01h

02 (66)*

DLT2000XT

Quantum DLT2000XT

7

01h

03 (67)*

DLT4000

Quantum DLT4000

8

01h

04 (68)*

DLT7000

Quantum DLT7000

9

00h

02

9840

StorageTek T9840A

10

00h

33

9491

StorageTek TimberLine EE 36-track

11

01h

07 (71)*

DLT8000

Quantum DLT8000

12

00h

03

9840-3590

T9840A with IBM 3590 emulation

13

00h

05

T9940A

T9940A with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490

14

00h

06

9940--3590

T9940A with 3590 emulation

15

01h

20 (84)*

SDLT

Super DLT 220

16

00h

01

T9840B

High Performance 9840 with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490

17

00h

07

T9840B35

T9840B with 3590 emulation

18

4Ch (”L”)

48

HP-LTO

HP LTO Generation 1

19

4Ch (”L”)

49

IBM-LTO

IBM LTO Generation 1

20

4Ch (”L”)

50

CER-LTO

Certance LTO Generation 1

21

00h

09

T9940B

T9940B with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490

22

00h

10

T9940B35

T9940B with 3590 emulation

23

reserved

24

01h

21 (85)*

SDLT-320

Super DLT 320

25

00h

11

T9840C

T9840C with Fibre or VSM3490

26

00h

12

T9840C35

T9840C with 3590 emulation

27

4Ch (”L”)

51

HP-LTO-2

HP LTO Generation 2

28

4Ch (”L”)

52

IBM-LTO-2

IBM LTO Generation 2

29

4Ch (”L”)

53

CER-LTO-2

Certance LTO Generation 2

30

01h

23 (87)*

SDLT-600

Super DLT-600

ACSLS 7.1

31

54h (”T”)

13

T1A

T10000A with Fibre or VSM3490

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0501

32

54h (”T”)

14

T1A35

T10000A with IBM 3592 emulation

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0501

33

4Ch (”L”)

54

HP-LTO-3

HP LTO Generation 3

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0501

34

4Ch (”L”)

55

IBM-LTO-3

IBM LTO Generation 3

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0501

35

4Ch (”L”)

56

CER-LTO-3

Certance LTO Generation 3

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0501

36

reserved

37

54h (”T”)

24

T1AE

T10000A, fibre or VSM3490, with encryption enabled

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

38

54h (”T”)

25

T1AE35

T10000A - IBM 3592 emulation with encryption enabled

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

39

reserved

40

reserved

41

00h

18

T9840D

T9840D, fibre or VSM3490

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

42

00h

19

T9840D35

T9840D - IBM 3592 emulation (MVS attach)

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

43

00h

20

T9840DE

T9840D, fibre or VSM3490, with encryption enabled

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

44

00h

21

T9840DE5

T9840D- IBM 3592 emulation (MVS attach) with encryption enabled

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

45

01h

24 (88)*

DLT-S4

Quantum DLT-S4

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0602

46

4Ch (”L”)

57

HP-LTO4

HP LTO Generation 4

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701

47

4Ch (”L”)

58

IBM-LTO4

IBM LTO Generation 4

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701

48

reserved

49

54h (”T”)

26

T1B

T10000B with Fibre or VSM3490

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701 and PTF or ACSLS 7.2 with PUT0702

50

54h (”T”)

27

T1B35

T10000B with IBM 3592 emulation

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701 and PTF or 7.2 with PUT0702

51

54h (”T”)

28

T1BE

T10000B with Fibre or VSM3490 and encryption

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701 and PTF or ACSLS 7.2 with PUT0702

52

54h (”T”)

29

T1BE35

T10000B with encryption and IBM 3592 emulation

ACSLS 7.1 with PUT0701 and PTF or ACSLS 7.2 with PUT0702

53

54h (”T”)

34

T1C

T10000C with Fibre or VSM3480

ACSLS 7.3.1 or ACSLS 8.0.2

54

54h (”T”)

35

T1C35

T10000C with IBM 3592 emulation

ACSLS 7.3.1 or ACSLS 8.0.2

55

54h (”T”)

36

T1CE

T10000C with Fibre or VSM3480 and encryption

ACSLS 7.3.1 or ACSLS 8.0.2

56

54h (”T”)

37

T1CE35

T10000C IBM 3592 emulation with encryption enabled

ACSLS 7.3.1 or ACSLS 8.0.2

57

4Ch (”L”)

59

HP-LTO5

HP-LTO Generation 5

ACSLS 7.3.1

58

4Ch (”L”)

60

IBM-LTO5

IBM LTO Generation 5

ACSLS 7.3.1

59

4Ch (”L”)

61

HP-LTO6

HP LTO Generation 6

ACSLS 8.2

60

4Ch (”L”)

62

IBM-LTO6

IBM LTO Generation 6

ACSLS 8.2

61

54 (”T”)

38

T1D

T10000D with Fibre or VSM3480

ACSLS 8.2

62

54 (”T”)

39

T1D35

T10000D with IBM 3592 emulation

ACSLS 8.2

63

54 (”T”)

40

T1DE

T10000D with Fibre or VSM3480 and encryption

ACSLS 8.2

64

54 (”T”)

41

T1DE35

T10000D IBM 3592 emulation with encryption enabled

ACSLS 8.2

65

54 (”T”)

42

T1D-Eth (name changed in ACSLS 8.4)

T10000D Ethernet-attached using FCoE

ACSLS 8.3

66

54 (”T”)

43

T1DpEth (name changed in ACSLS 8.4)

T10000D Plus - Ethernet-attached

ACSLS 8.3

67

reserved

68

4Ch ('L')

45

IBM LTO 7

IBM LTO Generation 7

ACSLS 8.4

69

4Ch (”L”)

46

IBM LTO 8

IBM LTO Generation 8

ACSLS 8.4.0-3

Tape Media Supported

The following table lists the compatible tape media supported for each drive type.

Note:

- * Legacy StorageTek media do not have a media domain on the label. They are reported as media domain 0 (zero).

- * 3480 cartridges do not have a media type label. They are reported as media type1.

- *** DLT cartridges do not have a media domain on the label. They are reported as media domain 1. SDLT cartridges with 7 character barcodes are also reported as media domain 1.

- **** When a media type is reported as cleaning cartridge maybe, both data or cleaning cartridges can have this media type.

- ***** LTO-6 media types are reported as LTO-3.2T and LTO-3.2W in ACSLS 8.1. In ACSLS 8.2 and later releases, LTO-6 media types are reported as LTO-2.5T and LTO-2.5W. This was because the capacity of LTO-6 media changed before LTO-6 was announced.

- Table 2-3 Tape Media Supported

ACSAPI Media Type Number

Media Type Name

Media Description

Media Domain (on label)

Media Type (on label)

Cleaning Cartridge****

0

3480

3480 18 or 6-track

0*

1**

maybe

1

3490E

3490E 36-track

0*

E

no

2

DD3A

StorageTek Redwood (Helical) 10GB

0*

A

no

3

DD3B

StorageTek Redwood (Helical) 25GB

0*

B

no

4

DD3C

StorageTek Redwood (Helical) 40GB

0*

C

no

5

DD3D

StorageTek Redwood Cleaning Cartridge

0*

D

yes

6

DLTIII

Quantum DLT III -10GB

1***

C

maybe

7

DLTIV

Quantum DLT IV - 20GB or 35GB

1***

D

no

8

DLTIIIXT

Quantum DLT IIIxt - 15GB

1***

E

no

9

STK1R

T9840A, T9840B, T9840C or T9840D data cartridge

0*

R

no

10

STK1U

T9840A, T9840B, 9840C cleaning cartridge

0*

U

yes

11

EECART

9490EE 36-track

0*

Z

no

12

reserved

13

STK2P

9940 data cartridge

0*

P

no

14

STK2W

9940 cleaning cartridge

0*

W

yes

15

reserved

16

LTO-100G

LTO Generation 1 data cartridge

L

1

no

17

LTO-50GB

LTO Generation 1 data cartridge

L

A

no

18

LTO-35GB

LTO Generation 1 data cartridge

L

B

no

19

LTO-10GB

LTO Generation 1 data cartridge

L

C

no

20

LTO-CLN2

IBM cleaning cartridge

C

2

yes

21

LTO-CLN3

Certance cleaning cartridge

C

3

yes

22

LTO-CLN1

HP cleaning cartridge

C

1

yes

23

SDLT

Super DLT Generation I cartridge

1***

S

maybe

24

reserved

25

LTO-CLNU

LTO universal cleaning cartridge

C

U

yes

26

LTO-200G

LTO Generation 2 data cartridge

L

2

no

27

SDLT-2

Super DLT Generation II data cartridge

1***

2

no

28

T10000T1

T10000 data cartridge

T

1

no

29

T10000TS

T10000 sport data cartridge

T

S

no

30

T10000CT

T10000 cleaning cartridge

C

T

yes

31

LTO-400G

LTO Generation 3 data cartridge

L

3

no

32

LTO-400W

LTO Generation 3 WORM data cartridge

L

T

no

33

reserved

34

SDLT-S1

Super DLT Generation I data cartridge in SDLT-220 format

S

1

maybe

35

SDLT-S2

Super DLT Generation I data cartridge in SDLT-320 format

S

2

no

36

SDLT-S3

Super DLT Generation II data cartridge

S

3

no

37

SDLT-S4

Super DLT Generation 4 data cartridge

S

4

no

38

SDLT-4

Super DLT Generation 4 data cartridge

1***

4

no

39

STK1Y

T9840D cleaning cartridge

0*

Y

yes

40

LTO-800G

LTO Generation 4 data cartridge

L

4

no

41

LTO-800W

LTO Generation 4 WORM data cartridge

L

U

no

42

T10000T2

T10000 Version 2 data cartridge

T

2

no

43

T10000TT

T10000 Version 2 sport data cartridge

T

T

no

44

T10000CC

T10000 Version 2 cleaning cartridge

C

C

yes

45

LTO-1.5T

LTO Generation 5 data cartridge

L

5

no

46

LTO-1.5W

LTO Generation 5 WORM data cartridge

L

V

no

47

T10000CL

T10000 Backwards compatible cleaning cartridge

C

L

yes

48

LTO-2.5T

LTO Generation 6 data cartridge

L*****

6

no

49

LTO-2.5W

LTO Generation 6 WORM data cartridge

L*****

W

no

50

LTO-6.4T

LTO Generation 7 data cartridge

L

7

no

51

LTO-6.4W

LTO Generation 7 WORM data cartridge

L

X

no

52

LTO-12T

LTO Generation 8 data cartridge

L

8

no

53

LTO-12W

LTO Generation 8 WORM data cartridge

L

Y

no

Tape Drive and Media Compatibility Supported

The following table lists the compatible media for each drive type. Use these values as input to the media media_type and drive drive_type parameters on ACSLS commands.

An R/O identifies media types that are read-only by the specified drive type.

Table 2-4 Drive and Media Compatibility

Drive Type (drive_type)

Compatible Media for Data Cartridge

Compatible Media for Cleaning Cartridge

4480

3480,

3480

4490

3480, 3490E

3480

4890

3480, 3490E

3480

9490

3480, 3490E

3480

9490EE

3480 (read only), 3490E, EECART

3480

SD3

DD3A, DD3B, DD3C

DD3D

9840

STK1R

STK1U

9840-3590

STK1R

STK1U

T9840B

STK1R

STK1U

T9840B35

STK1R

STK1U

T9840C

STK1R

STK1U

T9840C35

STK1R

STK1U

T9840D

STK1R

STK1Y

T9840D35

STK1R

STK1Y

T9840DE

STK1R

STK1Y

T9840DE5

STK1R

STK1Y

T9940A

STK2P

STK2W

9940A-3590

STK2P

STK2W

T9940B

STK2P

STK2W

T9940B35

STK2P

STK2W

DLT2000

DLTIII

DLTIII

DLT2000XT

DLTIII, DLTIIIXT

DLTIII

DLT4000

DLTIII, DLTIIIXT, DLTIV

DLTIII

DLT7000

DLTIII, DLTIIIXT, DLTIV

DLTIII

DLT8000

DLTIII, DLTIIIXT, DLTIV

DLTIII

SDLT

SDLT, SDLT-S1, DLTIV

SDLT, SDLT-S1

SDLT-320

SDLT, SDLT-S1, SDLT-S2, DLTIV

SDLT, SDLT-S1

SDLT-600

SDLT (R/O), SDLT-2, SDLT-S1 (R/O), SDLT-S2 (R/O), SDLT-S3

SDLT, SDLT-S1

DLT-S4

SDLT-2, SDLT-4, SDLT-S2 (R/O), SDLT-S3, SDLT-S4

SDLT

HP-LTO

LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN1, LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO

LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN2, LTO-CLNU

CER-LTO

LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN3, LTO-CLNU

HP-LTO 2

LTO-200G, LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN1, LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 2

LTO-200G, LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN2, LTO-CLNU

CER-LTO 2

LTO-200G, LTO-100G, LTO-50GB, LTO-35GB, LTO-10GB

LTO-CLN3, LTO-CLNU

HP-LTO 3

LTO-400G, LTO-400W, LTO-200G, LTO-100G (R/O), LTO-50GB (R/O), LTO-35GB (R/O), LTO-10GB (R/O)

LTO-CLN1, LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 3

LTO-400G, LTO-400W, LTO-200G, LTO-100G (R/O), LTO-50GB (R/O), LTO-35GB (R/O), LTO-10GB (R/O)

LTO-CLN2, LTO-CLNU

CER-LTO 3

LTO-400G, LTO-400W, LTO-200G, LTO-100G (R/O), LTO-50G (R/O), LTO-35GB (R/O), LTO-10G (R/O)

LTO-CLN3, LTO-CLNU

HP-LTO 4

LTO-800G, LTO-800W,LTO-400G, LTO-400W, LTO-200G (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 4

LTO-800G, LTO-800W,LTO-400G, LTO-400W (R/O), LTO-200G (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

HP-LTO 5

LTO-1.5T, LTO-1.5W, LTO-800G, LTO-800W, LTO-400G (R/O), LTO-400W (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 5

LTO-1.5T, LTO-1.5W, LTO-800G, LTO-800W, LTO-400G (R/O), LTO-400W (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

HP-LTO 6

LTO-2.5T, LTO-2.5W, LTO-1.5T, LTO-1.5W, LTO-800G (R/O), LTO-800W (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 6

LTO-2.5T, LTO-2.5W, LTO-1.5T, LTO-1.5W, LTO-800G (R/O), LTO-800W (R/O)

LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 7

LTO-6.4T, LTO-6.4W, LTO-2.5T, LTO-2.5W, LTO-1.5T (R/O), LTO-1.5W (R/O))

LTO-CLNU

IBM-LTO 8

LTO-12T, LTO-12W, LTO-6.4T (R/W), LTO-6.4W (R/W)

LTO-CLNU

T1A

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1A35

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1AE

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1AE35

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1B

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1B35

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1BE

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1BE35

T10000T1, T10000TS

T10000CT, T10000CL

T1C

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CC, T10000CL

T1C35

T10000T1 (R/O)), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CC, T10000CL

T1CE

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CC, T10000CL

T1CE35

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CC, T10000CL

T1D

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

T1D35

T10000T1 (R/O)), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

T1DE

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

T1DE35

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

T1D-Eth

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

T1DpEth

T10000T1 (R/O), T10000TS (R/O), T10000T2, T10000TT

T10000CL

Index
B  C  O  S  T

B

Browser requirements, 1.1.3

C

Co-hosting, 1.1.4

O

Overview of ACSLS, 1.2

S

Software requirements, 1.1.1

System requirements, 1.1.2

T

Tape Drive and Media Compatibility Supported, 2.5

Tape Drives Supported, 2.3

Tape Media Supported, 2.4

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