Supported Servers And Operating Systems; Supported Device Drivers - IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3580 L23 Setup And Operator Manual

Supported Servers and Operating Systems

The 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive attaches to many servers and many operating
systems. To determine the latest supported attachments, visit the web at
For specific instructions about attaching the tape drive, see Chapter 2, "Installing
the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive", on page 5.

Supported Device Drivers

IBM offers device drivers for the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive. Device drivers enable
the drive to interact with a variety of servers. To properly install an IBM device
driver (if required), refer to the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's
Guide. For applications that use other device drivers, see the application's
documentation to determine which drivers to use.
IBM maintains the latest levels of device drivers and driver documentation for the
IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 2 tape products on the Internet. You can access this
material from your browser or through the IBM FTP site by performing one of the
following procedures. (Note: If you do not have Internet access and you need
information about device drivers, contact your Marketing Representative.)
v Using a browser, type one of the following:
v Using an IBM FTP site, enter the following specifications:
IBM provides PostScript- and PDF-formatted versions of its documentation in the
/storage/devdrvr/Doc directory:
v IBM_ultrium_tape_IUG.ps and IBM_ultrium_tape_IUG.pdf contain the current
v IBM_ultrium_tape_PROGREF.ps and IBM_ultrium_tape_PROGREF.pdf contain
Device drivers and utilities for each supported server are beneath
/storage/devdrvr/ in the following directories (the device driver for the iSeries
or AS/400
v AIX
v HPUX
v Linux
v Solaris
v Windows
For more information about device drivers, refer to any of the preceding
directories.
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Support)
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– FTP site:
– IP Addr:
– Userid:
– Password: (use your current e-mail address)
– Directory:
version of the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide
the current version of the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Programming Reference
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server is included in the OS/400
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and click on Technical Support or LTO Support.
(select either Technical Support or LTO
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operating system):
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Chapter 1. Introduction