Supported iSeries tape drives

Your ability to use iSeries™ tape drives from integrated Windows servers depends on tape device model, tape controller, and media type.

Refer to the Integrated xSeries Solutions Link outside the Information Center web site to see which tape devices are supported.

Tape libraries are not supported as libraries, but they may be supported as single devices.

Manual and automatic modes are both supported on Auto Cartridge Facilities (ACF) and Auto Cartridge Loaders (ACL). If the ACL or ACF is in automatic mode the next tape will be loaded automatically if the backup application ejects the full tape. The Windows Backup Utility does this automatically with no user intervention. Veritas Backup Exec displays a dialog box that displays the following "Please remove the media from the drive, and respond OK." Clicking Respond OK in this dialog box causes the backup to continue normally.