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Tape Drive Firmware & Drivers

The following table shows the current firmware levels for drives used by Spectra libraries.  To download drive firmware, please go to the  Spectra Logic Technical Support portal, and log in to your portal account (or create one if you have not done so already).  Once logged in, select Firmware and Drivers, and then select the Drive Firmware tab.  From there, you can download any drive firmware you need.

Note:  If you are not sure of your drive type, or if you want to see which libraries support which drive types, see "Recommended Drive Firmware Levels by Library Type" below the following table.

Recommended Drive Firmware Levels by Library Type

T950  Library – LTO, SDLT, SAIT 

• LTO-5 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M0
• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-4 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-3 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-2 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2) - 5AT0
• SAIT-1 (SDZ-100) - 0202_j19p
• SDLT600 (Quantum SDLT 600) - v53

T200, T380, T680 Libraries - LTO, SDLT, SAIT

• LTO-5 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M0
• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-4 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-3 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-2 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2) - 5AT0
• SAIT-1 (SDZ-100) - 0202_j19p
• SDLT320 (Quantum SDLT 320) - 6060
• SDLT600 (Quantum SDLT 600) - v53

 

 T120  Library – LTO, SAIT

• LTO-5 Fibre Half Height (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M1
• LTO-5 SAS Half Height (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M1
• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-4 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-3 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-2 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2) - 5AT0
• SAIT-1 (SDZ-100) - 0202_j19p

T50 Library – LTO

• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-4 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-3 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3)  - 93G0   
• LTO-3 HP Half Height (HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920) - D218
• LTO-2 HP Half Height (HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448) - S538

T50e Library – LTO

 

• LTO-5 Fibre Half Height (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M1
• LTO-5 SAS Half Height (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 5) - A5M1
• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0
• LTO-4 IBM SCSI Half Height (IBM LTO Ultrium 4) - 97F9
• LTO-4 IBM Fibre Half Height (IBM LTO Ultrium 4) - 97F9

 

 

2K, 10K, Gator (12K, 20K, 64K) - AIT    

• AIT-5 (SDX-1100) - 0103_4000 
• AIT-4 (SDX-900) - 0107-4034
• AIT-3C (SDX-700c) - 020A_0002 
• AIT-3V (SDX-700v) - 0201_J04v
• AIT-2C (SDX-500c) - 0205_1006
• AIT-2V (SDX-500v) - 0101_j26v
• AIT-1 (SDX-300) - 04C7
• AIT-1 (SDX-400) - 07C4
• AIT-1V (SDX-400v) - 0101_j09v

Note: Optionally, review How to Write Degaussed Sony AIT-3 Tape.

iSCSItape, DAStape – LTO, AIT, SAIT, SDLT

• LTO-4 Fibre (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-4 SCSI (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4) - A234
• LTO-3 FIBRE (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 3) - 93G0  
• LTO-2 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2) - 5AT0
• LTO-1 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 1) - 4561
• AIT-5 (SDX-1100) - 0103_4000 
• AIT-4 (SDX-900) - 0107-4034
• AIT-3V (SDX-700v) - 0201_J04v
• AIT-2C (SDX-500c) - 0205_1006
• AIT-2V (SDX-500v) - 0101_j26v
• AIT-3C (SDX-700c) - 020A_0002
• SAIT-1 (SDZ-100) - 0202_j19p
• SDLT320 (Quantum SDLT 320) – 6060
• SDLT600 – v53

Links to Tape Device Drivers, Listed by Tape Drive Manufacturer

1. In the list above, identify the library and the tape drive/generation you are installing; for example, you may be installing a T120 with LTO-4 drives, or a T50 with half-height LTO-3 drives.

2. Identify the manufacturer of the tape drive and the name the manufacturer uses to refer to the drive. For example,  the T120 LTO-4 drive manufacturer is IBM; IBM identifies the drive as IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 4 drives. Half-height LTO-3 drives are manufactured by HP; HP identifies them as HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 drives.

3. Identify the operating system of the server running the backup software application--that is, the server that writes data to the drive.

4. Refer to the list below. Identify the drive manufacturer and click on it -- this brings up the manufacturer's Web site page with access to tape device drivers.

5. On the manufacturer's site, find the device driver (for the tape drive name you identified above) that runs on the operating system on the server that writes data to the drive.

6. Download the device driver and install it on the server that writes data to the drive.

IBM LTO-2, LTO-3, and LTO-4 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2,3, 4)

Hewlett-Packard LTO-3 Half-Height Drives (HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920)

Hewlett-Packard LTO-2 Half-Height Drives (HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448)

Sony AIT

Sony SAIT

Quantum SDLT 320

Quantum SDLT 600
 

Open a support ticket if you need help with drive firmware.

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