Tape System Library Manager

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Tape system library manager.

Information in this documentation is superseded by any information contained in readme or install files. Each database entry has the slot location volume serial number volser category and volume status information. Ibm s technical support resource for all ibm products and services including downloads fixes drivers apars product documentation redbooks whitepapers and technotes. Ibm tape system library manager version 1 2 0.

The library manager database contains the inventory of all cartridges. A library manager is a software application that controls all operations in an automated tape library environment. Lto tape continues to provide the lowest cost long term storage solution and for pb scale data sets is a fraction of the cost of public cloud and other cold storage solutions. It leverages the technology of half height linear tape open lto ultrium tape drives to help create a high capacity tape storage solution suited for handling backup and archival data storage for windows linux and other open system environments.

This single drive low profile automated tape solution is designed for small to midsized tape environments. The object access method oam is a component of dfsmsdfp the base of the storage management system sms of dfsms. And because tape is stored on shelf within these libraries this air gap makes tape the most effective protection against ransomware. Tape libraries configured with a virtual fibre channel adapter are only supported when using certified tape library hardware on the following configurations.

System center data protection manager 2012 r2 u3 or later running on windows 2012 r2 or later. Highly scalable and highly available storagetek tape libraries ensure data protection and access in the most demanding enterprise environments including cloud storage oracle applications microsoft windows mainframes and high performance computing hpc. Ibm system storage ts3500 tape library operator guide download mirror 1. Oam uses the concepts of system managed storage introduced by sms to manage maintain and verify tape volumes and tape libraries within a tape storage environment.

System center data protection manager 2016 running on windows server 2012 r2 or later. Welcome to the online ibm tape library system manager documentation where you can find information about how to install and use ibm tape library system manager.