Chapter 10. Attaching An External Tape Device To The Sas Raid Module; Tape Device Considerations; Tape Devices Supported By The Ibm Bladecenter S Sas Raid Controller Module - IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Installation And User Manual

Chapter 10. Attaching an external tape device to the SAS
RAID Module
The SAS RAID Module has four 3.0 GB external SAS Ports that you can use to
attach an external SAS storage tape device. This chapter describes the installation
process for the following supported tape devices:

Tape device considerations

To create a successful backup solution using SAS storage tape devices, consider the
following:
v The backup software that you use must support the operating environment,
v The SAS RAID Module does not support configurations where multiple servers
v For optimal backup performance, do not mix tape devices with disk storage
v Use zoning to isolate different types of traffic when you use an SAS connectivity
v LAN-free drive sharing is not supported for the SAS-based tape libraries covered
v The predefined zones that ship with the SAS switch have external ports enabled.
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Table 8. Tape devices supported by the IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module
Supported tape devices
IBM System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model
IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model
IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive Express Model
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express
IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Model
including connectivity topologies, tape devices, and operating systems.
are able to access the same tape device simultaneously. However, this type of
configuration may be supported by application software offered from third
parties.
devices on the same HBA port.
module for both disk and tape operations for different servers. For information
on modifying the SAS zoning, see the IBM Storage Configuration Manager
online help.
in this section. Instead, use dedicated backup servers or LAN-based backup
operations.
Ensure that only one application is accessing the tape device at a time.
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