Tape Drives; Supported Tape Drives - Oracle SL150 Library Manual

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Tape Drives

Tape drives read and write data on tape cartridges. The SL150 supports LTO half-
height SAS and FC drives.
About Tape Drives
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Supported Tape Drives

• Bridged Tape Drives
Drive Encryption
• Library Managed Encryption (LME)
• Configure Library Managed Encryption (LME)
• Behavior of Library Port 1 and Port 2 with LME
Drive Management
• View Drive Information
• Configure Drive Cleaning
• Restart a Drive
• Enable or Disable Drive Ports
• Update the Drive Firmware
Related Topics
• Drive Tray Removal and Replacement
The drive tray is a CRU that can be removed and replaced while the library is
online.
• Add a Drive to the Media Validation Pool
Add IBM LTO6 or higher drives to the pool to dedicate them for media validation.
These drives are invisible to host applications and can only be used for media
validation.
• Remove a Drive from the Media Validation Pool
Drives remain dedicated for media validation until you explicitly remove them from
the media validation pool.
Supported Tape Drives
The SL150 supports certain generations and manufacturers of LTO drives.
You can install a mix of HP and IBM LTO drives of various generations within the
library. The library supports the following drive types:
• HP LTO half-height generation 5 or 6 SAS or short wavelength FC interface
• IBM LTO half-height generation 6, 7, or 8 SAS or short wavelength FC interface
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