SAM-QFS Tape Library and Drive Support

Interoperable Peripherals

Golden Rules

  • The combination of a tape library and a tape drive is interoperable with the Sun StorageTek Storage Archive Manager (SAM) if:
    o the library robotic interface is interoperable with SAM
    o the tape drive type is interoperable with SAM
    o the tape drive type is interoperable with the tape library (as defined by the library vendor).
  • The combination of a network attached tape library and drive is interoperable with the Sun StorageTek Storage Archive Manager (SAM) if:
    o The network attached robotic interface is interoperable with SAM
    o The tape drive type is interoperable with SAM
    o The tape library is interoperable with the network attached robotic interface
    (as defined by the library and network attached robotic interface vendor).
    o The tape drive type is interoperable with the tape library (as defined by the library vendor).

Definitions

  • FCS - First Customer Ship of a particular release
  • 4.6 (-04) - Indicates the fourth patch release of the 4.6 FCS
  • Planned - Support planned for a future patch of the current SAM-QFS release within a calendar year

Sun StorageTek

Type Min SAM Version EOL Notes
StorEdge L7 4.0 (-04)    
StorEdge L8 4.0 (-04)    
StorEdge L25 4.0 (-02)    
StorEdge L100 4.0 (-02)    
StorEdge L5500 3.x    
StorEdge L6000 3.x    
StorEdge L9 4.0 (FCS)    
StorEdge L20/L40/L60 4.0 (FCS)    
StorEdge L280 4.0 (FCS)    
StorEdge L1000 4.0 (FCS)    
Sun StorageTek or StorEdge C4      
Sun StorageTek or StorEdge L180 3.x    
Sun StorageTek SL24 4.6 (-04)    
Sun StorageTek SL48 4.6 (-04)    
Sun StorageTek or StorEdge SL500 4.3 (FCS)    
Sun StorageTek or StorEdge L700 3.x    
Sun StorageTek L1400M 4.6 (FCS)   Partitioning supported. Each partition must only contain one media type.
Sun StorageTek SL3000 4.6 (-06)   Partitioning supported. All possible partitioning modes are qualified.
Sun StorageTek or StorEdge SL8500 4.1 (FCS)   Partitioning Supported. Each partition must only contain one media type.
Sun StorageTek VTL 1.0 4.6 (-04)    
Sun StorageTek VTL Plus 2.0 4.6-04    
Sun StorageTek 5800 (1.1) 4.6 (-04)    

StorageTek

Type Min SAM Version EOL Notes
STK L20/L40/L80 4.0 (FCS)    
STK L180 3.x    
STK L700 3.x    
STK 9310 3.x    
STK SL8500 4.1 (FCS)   Supports partitioning
STK TimberWolf 9710 3.x    
STK TimberWolf 9714 3.x    
STK TimberWolf 9730 3.x    
STK TimberWolf 9738 3.x    
STK TimberWolf 9740 3.x    

Other

Type Min SAM Version EOL Notes
ADIC Scalar 224 3.x    
ADIC Scalar 448 3.x    
ADIC Scalar 458 3.x    
ADIC Scalar 100 4.0 (FCS)    
ADIC Scalar 1000 4.0 (FCS)   4.0 (-03): support for network attached
ADIC Scalar 10K 4.0 (-02)   4.0 (-03): support for network attached
ADIC Scalar i2000      
ADIC (EMASS) AML/2 3.x    
ADIC (EMASS) AML/J 3.x    
Ampex DST 410 3.x 4.1 (FCS)  
ATL 2/28 3.x    
ATL 2/52 3.x    
ATL 4/52 3.x    
ATL 26/176 3.x    
ATL 2640 Series 3.x    
ATL 7100 Series 3.x    
ATL L200 3.x    
ATL L500 3.x    
ATL M1500 4.0 (-02)    
ATL M2500 4.0 (-02)    
ATL P1000 3.x    
ATL P4000 4.0 (-02)    
ATL P7000 4.0 (-02)    
DEC/Quantum DLT 4500 Stacker 3.x    
DEC/Quantum DLT 4700 Stacker 3.x    
DEC/Quantum DLT 7500 Stacker 3.x    
DISC DocuStore Series 3.x    
Exabyte 210 3.x    
Exabyte 230 D 3.x    
Exabyte 215 A 3.x    
Exabyte 215 M 3.x    
Exabyte 430 A 3.x    
Exabyte 430 M 3.x    
Fujitsu LT300N M8100 3.x    
Fujitsu ETERNUS LT270 and LT250 4.6 (-06)    
Grau Data Storage IVD-E 3.x    
Grau Data Storage IVD-M 3.x    
Grau Data Storage IVD-XL 3.x    
Grau Infinistore 4.0 (-02)    
HP Magneto-Optical 3.x   SPARC only
IBM 3584 3.x    
Mountain Gate D-360 Series 3.x    
Overland Data LXB 3.x    
Overland Data NEO Series 4100 3.x    
Plasmon G-Enterprise 4.3 (FCS)   SPARC only
Plasmon M20 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M32 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M52 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M104 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M156 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M258 3.x   SPARC only
Plasmon M500 3.x   SPARC only
Qualstar RLS Series 4.2 (FCS)    
Qualstar TLS Series 4.3 (FCS)    
Quantum/ATL P4000      
Quantum/ATL P7000      
Quantum PX500      
Sony CSM-20S 4.6 (-02)    
Sony CSM-60 PetaSite      
Sony CSM-100 PetaSite      
Sony CSM-200 PetaSite      
Sony DMS B9 3.x    
Sony DMS B9 3.x    
Sony DMS B150L 3.x    
Sony DMS 35 3.x    
Sony DMS 80L 3.x    
Sony DMS-8400 PetaSite 3.x    
Spectra Logic 2000 3.x    
Spectra Logic 9000 3.x    
Spectra Logic 10000S 3.x    
Spectra Logic Python Series (T950/380/200/120/T50/T50e) 4.6 (-06)    

Interoperable Network Attached Robotic Interfaces

Type Min SAM Version EOL Notes
STK ACSLS 6.0 3.5.0    
STK ACSLS 6.1 4.0 (-04)    
STK ACSLS 7.0 4.1 (FCS)   No support for ACSLS on Linux
4.1 (GA): support for firewall      
STK ACSLS 7.1 4.1 (FCS)   No support for ACSLS on Linux
Sun StorageTek ACSLS 7.2 4.6 (-04)    
Sun StorageTek ACSLS 7.3 4.6 (-06)    
ADIC/Grau DAS 3.12 4.6 (-01), 4.5 (-06)   SPARC only
IBM 3494E 3.5.0   SPARC only
Sony DZC-8000S 3.5.0   SPARC only

Interoperable Tape Drives and Media

Type Min SAM Version EOL WORM Encryption Notes
Ampex DST310 3.x 4.1 (FCS) None None  
Ampex DST312, 312S,312L,312M 3.x 4.1 (FCS) None None  
Ampex DST314,314L,314M,314S 3.x 4.1 (FCS) None None  
Archive Python 3.x   None None  
Exabyte 8505 3.x   None None  
Exabyte Mammoth II 3.x   None None  
HP LTO-1 4.0 (-05)   None None  
HP LTO-2 4.0 (-05)   None None  
HP LTO-3 4.3 (FCS)   Yes None  
HP LTO-4 4.6 (-04)   None None  
HP LTO-4 5.0 (FCS)   Yes None  
HP Optical 1.3GB 3.x   None None SPARC only
HP Optical 2.6GB 3.x   None None SPARC only
HP Optical 5.2GB 3.x   None None SPARC only
HP Optical 9.1GB 3.x   None None SPARC only
IBM 3490 3.x   None None  
IBM 3490E 3.x   None None  
IBM 3590 3.x   None None  
IBM 3590E 3.x   None None  
IBM 3590H 3.x   None None  
IBM 3592 J1A     None None  
IBM 3592 E05 4.6 (FCS)   Yes None  
IBM 3592 700GB 4.6 (-06)   None None  
IBM LTO-1 4.0 (-02)   None None  
IBM LTO-2 4.1 (FCS)   None None 4.1.x (GA): requires drive firmware 38D0 or later
IBM LTO-3 4.4 (FCS)   Yes None  
IBM LTO-4 4.6 (-04)   4.6 (-06) Planned  
IBM TS1120 4.6 (-06)   None None  
Plasmon UDO/MO 4.3 (FCS)   Yes None SPARC only
Quantum DLT 2000 3.x   None None  
Quantum DLT 4000 3.x   None None  
Quantum DLT 7000 3.x   None None  
Quantum DLT 8000     None None  
Quantum Super DLT 220 4.0   None None  
Quantum Super DLT 320 4.0   None None  
Quantum Super DLT 600     None None  
Seagate LTO-1 4.0 (-02)   None None  
Sony AIT-1 3.x   None None  
Sony AIT-2 3.x   None None  
Sony AIT-3 3.x   None None  
Sony SAIT-1 4.1 (FCS)   Yes None  
Sony SAIT-2 4.6 (-04)   None None  
Sony DTF-1 3.x   None None  
Sony DTF-2 3.x   None None  
Sony Optical F521 3.x   None None SPARC only
Sony Optical F541 3.x   None None SPARC only
Sony Optical F551 3.x   None None SPARC only
Sun StorageTek T9840A 3.x   VolSafe None  
Sun StorageTek T9840B 4.0 (FCS)   VolSafe None  
Sun StorageTek T9840C 4.1 (FCS)   VolSafe None  
Sun StorageTek T9840D 4.6 (-06)   Volsafe None  
Sun StorageTek T9940A 3.x   VolSafe None  
Sun StorageTek T9940B 4.0 (FCS)   VolSafe None  
Sun StorageTek T10000A 4.6 (FCS)   VolSafe Yes media support for sport cartridge (xGB)
Sun StorageTek T10000B 4.6 (-06)   Volsafe Planned  
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  1. Jan 27, 2009

    MagicStore says:

    This page is twice on the wiki ! One is ( http://wikis.sun.com/display/SAMQFS/T...

    This page is twice on the wiki !

    One is ( http://wikis.sun.com/display/SAMQFS/Tape+Library+and+Drive+Support ) from Apr 03, 2008,

    and the other one is http://wikis.sun.com/display/SAMQFS/SAM-QFS+Tape+Library+and+Drive+Support from Oct 28, 2008.

    (the old one is not linked anymore from the wiki mainpage - but offered as search result.)

  2. Aug 26

    s0sh0rt says:

    I have been using AIT-4 and AIT-5 drives in native mode with SAM-FS 4.6 for seve...

    I have been using AIT-4 and AIT-5 drives in native mode with SAM-FS 4.6 for several years. I would not expect 5.0 to have any problem.

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