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Tape Storage Interoperability Matrix
Tape Storage Interoperability Matrix
This chapter lists tape storage libraries and drives tested by Cisco's Solution-Interoperability Engineering group (iLAB) and/or self-certified by OEMs/Partners.
IBM
StorageTek
Table 2-7 L700e, L180
Operating System Tape DriveModels Switch Fabric Level VersionWindows 2000
Advanced Server
(SP2 or later)
STK:
9840A FC
9840B FC
9840C FC
9940A FC
9940B FC
T10000 FC 2G
T10000 FC 4G
IBM:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 2G
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
HP:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 2G
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
LTO Gen-4 FC 4G
Quantum:
SDLT-600 2G FC
S4 FC 4G
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.0(2)
3.0(2a)
3.0(3)
3.1(2) 1
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
MDS9124
3.1(2)
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
Get-To-Yes
Windows 2003
Enterprise
AIX
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
HPUX
11.0, 11i
Solaris
7, 8, 9, 10
1 SAN-OS 3.1(2) is available from Sun Microsystems through the Get-To-Yes process.
Table 2-8 L8500
Operating System Tape DriveModels Switch Fabric Level VersionWindows 2000
Advanced Server
(SP2 or later)
STK:
9840A FC
9840B FC
9840C FC
9940A FC
9940B FC
T10000 FC 2G
T10000 FC 4G
IBM:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
HP:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
Quantum:
SDLT-600 2G FC
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.0(2)
3.0(2a)
3.0(3)
3.1(2) 1
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9124
3.1(2)
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
Get-To-Yes
3.2(3)
Windows 2003
Enterprise
AIX
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
HPUX
11.0, 11i
Solaris
7, 8, 9, 10
1 SAN-OS 3.1(2) is available from Sun Microsystems through the Get-To-Yes process.
Table 2-9 SL500
Operating System Tape DriveModel Switch Fabric Level VersionWindows 2000
Advanced Server
(SP2 or later)
IBM:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
LTO Gen-4 FC 4G
Quantum:
SDLT-600 2G FC
SDLT-320 2G FC
HP:
LTO Gen-2 FC
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.0(2)
3.0(2a)
3.0(3)
3.1(2) 1
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9124
3.1(2)
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
Get-To-Yes
3.2(3)
Windows 2003
Enterprise
AIX
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
HPUX
11.0, 11i
Solaris
7, 8, 9, 10
1 SAN-OS 3.1(2) is available from Microsystems through the Get-To-Yes process.
Table 2-10 SL3000
Operating System 1 Tape DriveModel Switch Fabric Level VersionWindows 2000
Advanced Server
(SP2 or later)
IBM:
LTO Gen-3 FC 4G
LTO Gen-4 FC 4G
STK:
T10000A, T10000B
T9840C, T9840D
HP:
LTO Gen-3 FC
LTO Gen-4 FC 4G
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9124
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.3(1a)
3.3(2)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
Windows 2003
Enterprise
AIX
5.3
Linux
RedHat and Suse
HPUX
11i
Solaris
9, 10
1 Please check with your Sun account representative for your customer-specific environment.
Quantum
HP
Table 2-17 HP MSL, ESL, EML Series
Operating System 1 Host Bus Adapter Tape DriveModels Switch Fabric ModelsWindows
HP:
All HP supported models
HP:
LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.0(2)
3.0(2a)
3.0(3)
3.1(2)
3.1(2a)
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9124
3.1(2)
3.1(3a)
3.2(1a)
3.2(2c)
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
Solaris
Linux
HPUX
AIX
Open VMS
Netware
1 Refer to the EBS compatibility matrix at the following link for more information on supported operating systems and applications: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ebs/index.html
Table 2-18 HP VLS Series
Operating System 1 Host Bus Adapter Tape DriveModels Switch Fabric ModelsWindows
HP:
All HP supported models
HP:
All supported emulated tape drives
MDS9513
MDS9509
MDS9506
MDS9216A
MDS9216i
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9222i
MDS9134
MSM 18/4
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
MDS9124
3.2(3)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3(2)
3.3(3)
4.1(1b)
4.1(3a)
Solaris
Linux
HPUX
AIX
Open VMS
Netware
1 Refer to the EBS compatibility matrix at the following link for more information on supported operating systems and applications: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ebs/index.html
Overland Storage
SONY
ATTO
Crossroad Systems
Tape Acceleration