Oracle HSM / SAM-QFS Tape Library and Drive Support, 5.4 & beyond

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Created by snaugle-Oracle on Jun 24, 2015 1:12 AM. Last modified by bblasing-Oracle on Jul 22, 2019 1:38 PM.

    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/Oracle StorageTek Libraries

    TypeMin SAM VersionEOLNotes
    Oracle SL1505.2 (-01)NOTE 1: Instructions regarding the manual change required to use the SL150 with SAM-QFS 5.2 Patch 01 and 5.3 are posted here .  With the SAM-QFS 5.3-01 patch, no manual change required.  NOTE 2: Partitioning supported. Each partition must only contain one media type.  Library can be used with ACSLS or directly attached. NOTE 3:
    Oracle SL150 XL6.1 (-02)Initial support for SL150 extended library
    STK L20/L40/L804.0 (FCS)
    Sun StorageTek or StorEdge L1803.x
    Sun StorageTek SL244.6 (-04)
    Sun StorageTek SL484.6 (-04)
    Sun StorageTek or StorEdge SL5004.3 (FCS)Beginning with SAM-QFS 5.2, partitioning supported.  Each partition must only contain one media type.  Library can be used with ACSLS or directly attached.
    Sun StorageTek or StorEdge L7003.x
    Sun StorageTek L1400M4.6 (FCS)Partitioning supported. Each partition must only contain one media type.
    Sun StorageTek SL30004.6 (-06)Partitioning supported. All possible partitioning modes are qualified. Also beginning with SAM-QFS 5.2, the AEM expansion module of the SL3000 is supported.  Library can be used with ACSLS or directly attached.
    StorageTek SL40006.1-02Initial support added for SL4000 (direct attach only).  Full support with ACSLS 8.5+ added with patch 6.1-04.
    Oracle Storage Cloud6.1-01The Oracle Storage Cloud is supported as a software based library for both the Object and Archive Service.

    Other Libraries

    TypeMin SAM VersionEOLNotes
    ADIC Scalar 10K4.0 (-02)4.0 (-03): support for network attached
    ADIC Scalar i2000
    ATL P70004.0 (-02)
    IBM 35843.xThe HD frames addition to the TS3500 is supported with
    IBM microcode level A420 or greater.
    IBM TS35006.1
    IBM TS45006.1-01
    Quantum/ATL P7000
    Spectra Logic Python Series (T950/380/200/120/T50/T50e)4.6 (-06)

    Interoperable Network Attached Robotic Interfaces

    TypeMin SAM VersionEOLNotes
    4.1 (GA): support for firewall
    STK ACSLS 7.14.1 (FCS)No support for ACSLS on Linux
    Sun StorageTek ACSLS 7.24.6 (-04)
    Sun StorageTek ACSLS 7.34.6 (-06)
    StorageTek ACSLS 8.0.25.2
    StorageTek ACSLS 8.25.3
    StorageTek ACSLS 8.35.4
    StorageTek ACSLS 8.46.1
    StorageTek ACSLS 8.56.1-04
    IBM 3494E3.5.0SPARC only
    Quantum i500/i2000/i6000 libraries5.3-02
    Quantum i3/i6 libraries6.1-04Firmware 140G.GS162

    Interoperable Tape Drives and Media

    TypeMin SAM VersionEOLWORMEncryptionNotes
    HP LTO-34.3 (FCS)YesNone
    HP LTO-44.6 (-04)None5.2Encryption qualified with StorageTek Crypto KMS 2.0.
    HP LTO-45.0 (FCS)YesNone
    HP LTO-55.2 (-01)5.3None
    HP LTO-65.3 (-01)5.3 (-01)NoneDIV support added at 5.4.
    IBM LTO-34.4 (FCS)YesNone
    IBM LTO-44.6 (-04)4.6 (-06)Planned
    IBM LTO-55.2 (-01)5.3NoneDIV support added at 5.4.
    IBM LTO-65.3 (-01)5.3 (-01)NoneDIV support added at 5.4.
    IBM LTO-76.1YesNoneHW calculation of LBP (DIV) for the Intel 32 CRC added with patch (-02)
    IBM LTO-86.1 (-02)YesNoneHW calculation of LBP (DIV) for the Intel 32 CRC added.
    IBM LTO-8 with M8 media6.1-04YesNoneACSLS 8.5+ also needed.
    IBM TS11204.6 (-06)NoneNone
    IBM TS11506.1Avail*Avail**WORM and encryption are supported by the TS1150, but were unavailable for testing by OHSM.
    Quantum DLT 8000NoneNone
    Quantum Super DLT 600NoneNone
    StorageTek LTO-55.2 (-01)5.3None
    Sun StorageTek T9840C4.1 (FCS)VolSafeNone
    Sun StorageTek T9840D4.6 (-06)Volsafe5.2Encryption qualified with StorageTek Crypto KMS 2.0.
    Sun StorageTek T9940A3.xVolSafeNone
    Sun StorageTek T9940B4.0 (FCS)VolSafeNone
    Sun StorageTek T10000A4.6 (FCS)VolSafeYesMedia support for sport cartridge (xGB)
    Sun StorageTek T10000B4.6 (-06)Volsafe5.2Encryption qualified with StorageTek Crypto KMS 2.0.
    Sun StorageTek T10000C5.2 (-01)VolSafe5.2 (-01)
    • Media support for sport cartridge (1TB) and Standard Cartridge (5TB)
    • Data Integrity Validation: 5.3 with Solaris 11, min. drive firmware = 1.53.315
    • Maximum Capacity option (5.5TB), min. drive firmware = 1.57.308.
    Sun StorageTek T10000D5.3-01VolSafeYesSupported through both FC or FCoE connections.  Minimum drive firmware 4.06.106.  With 5.3-01, T10000D tapes will show up as 5TB until first labelled.  After that they will show actual capacity (8TB).  T10000D is otherwise fully supported.  Initial capacity will show correctly in a future patch of SAM-QFS. Also, add the following entry to /kernel/drv/st.conf if not already present, and reboot:

     

    st_dadp_settings=
            "STK     T10000C", "crc32c", "stk-crc32c",
            "STK     T10000D", "crc32c", "stk-crc32c"; <--- add this line

     

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