BRU Server Supported Devices

Following is a small sampling of tape drives and libraries (in alpha order) that have been tested under  Mac OS X 10.3.x & 10.4.x, and Linux.

Standalone Tape Drives
This is a partial list, please contact if you don't see your device listed.

Certance TapeStor DAT 24, DAT 40, DAT72 SCSI
Certance Viper 200 LTO-1 SCSI
Certance Viper 400 LTO-2 SCSI
Certance Viper 800 LTO-3 SCSI
Exabyte Mammoth 1 & 2 SCSI, FC
Exabyte/Ecrix VXA-1, VXA-2, VXA-172 & VXA-320 SCSI, FW

HP DAT 241, DAT 401, DAT 721

SCSI, USB
HP DAT 160 SCSI, USB, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-1 2321 SCSI
HP Storage Works LTO-2 4481 SCSI, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-2 4601 SCSI
HP Storage Works LTO-3 9201 SCSI, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-3 9601 Std Media SCSI, FC
HP Storage Works LTO-3 9601 WORM Media SCSI, FC
HP Storage Works LTO-4 17601 (HH) Std Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-4 17601 (HH) WORM Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-4 18401 (FH) Std Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP Storage Works LTO-4 18401 (FH) WORM Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP Storage Works VS80 SCSI
IBM LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4 SCSI, FC
OnStream ADR2-60, ADR2-120 SCSI, USB
Sony DDS3 and DDS4 SCSI
Sony AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3, AIT-4, , AIT-52, SAIT-1 SCSI, FW, FC
Sony DTF SCSI

 Note: LaCie drives are Sony OEM devices

 
Tandberg Data LTO240 SCSI
Quantum DLT7000, DLT8000 SCSI
Quantum DLT1/VS80 SCSI
Quantum SDLT-220, SDLT-320, SDLT-600 SCSI
Quantum DLT-S4, DLT-V4 SCSI, FC
Quantum DAT 160 SCSI, USB, SAS
SPACER


Autoloaders/Libraries
This is a partial list, please contact if you don't see your device listed.

BDT All Librarys All Formats SCSI
HP All Storage Works Librarys All Formats SCSI, FC
Overland Data NEO2000 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI
Overland Data PowerLoader LTO, DLT, AIT, SDLT SCSI
Overland Data LoaderXpress LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI
Qualstar All RLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI
Qualstar All TLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI
Quantum/ADIC ARCVault12/24/48 LTO SCSI, FC
Quantum/ADIC FastStor 2 LTO, SDLT SCSI
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 24 LTO, SDLT SCSI, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 50 LTO, SDLT SCSI, iSCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 100 LTO, SDLT SCSI
Quantum/ADIC Scalar i500 LTO SCSI, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar i2000 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 10k LTO FC
Quantum/ADIC PX-720 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI, FC
Quantum/ADIC PX-502 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI, FC
Sony LIB-81 AIT-1/2/3/4/5 SCSI
Sony LIB-162 AIT-1/2/3/4/5 SCSI
Spectra Logic T24, T50, T120, T950 LTO, SDLT, SAIT SCSI
Storageflex All RLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI
Storageflex All TLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI
StorageTek L20 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI
StorageTek L40 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI
StorageTek L80 LTO, DLT, SDLT SCSI
Tandberg/Exabyte/Ecrix All Librarys (Except 110L) All Drives SCSI, FC, FW



SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
iSCSI - Internet SCSI
FC - Fibre-Channel
FW - FireWire
USB - Universal Serial Bus
SAS - Serial Attached SCSI

Please note that:

  • Archive, ADIC, Seagate, and Certance are now Quantum.
  • Ecrix and Exabyte are now Tandberg Data.
  • Dell devices are OEM products of other major vendors.

The previous vendor name is retained to assist in identification  of older devices.


Please check Knowledge Base for known issues and general troubleshooting tips.  1 - Internal and external versions of these drives are supported.  HP Tape Drive Note: Older HP LTO-1 Drives are not compatible with BRU Server on any platform. This is an HP Firmware issue that HP has indicated will not be fixed. Therefore, the SureStore 215 and 230 drives are not compatible with BRU Server on any platform. The newer LTO-1 Ultrium 232 and 248 units are compatible. 2 - Only the SCSI device has been tested. The FireWire version has not been tested for BRU support, although it's expected to work.

Tape Drives marketed by Seagate, Quantum, Archive, Tandberg Data, Tecmar or others as TRAVAN, SLR or QIC Mini-Cartridge are not supported on any platform by BRU Server. Quantum's Superloader 3 library is not supported by TOLIS Group.

View the drive performance figures as reported by the drive manufacturers.

For information about tape drives or libraries not listed, please contact: .