bruAPP Supported Attached Tape Devices

Following is a small sampling of tape drives and libraries (in alphabetical order by manufacturer) that have been tested/approved for use on bruAPP Backup Appliances as external tape devices connected through the ATTO HBA that is shipped inside of the bruAPP.



Vendor Notes

  • 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.

Compatibility Notes

  • 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.
  • All DLT VS160 tape drives are not supported by TOLIS Group (effective 06/2007).
  • AIT ATAPI tape drives that use an ATAPI to FireWire bridge are not supported unless they are in an inclosure made by Sony and using the Sony provided ATAPI-to-FireWire bridge.

Quantum SuperLoader 3
Due to SCSI I/O compatibillity issues, the Quantum SuperLoader 3 libraries are not supported as a attached library for use with the bruAPP Backup Appliance at this time.

Please check Knowledge Base for known issues and general troubleshooting tips.  View the tape drive performance figures as reported by the drive manufacturers.

Device Not Listed?

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

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 running on the bruAPP. 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 the bruAPP under any circumstances. The newer LTO-1 Ultrium 232 and 248 units are compatible. 2 - Only the SCSI version of this device has been tested. Other versions have not been tested for bruAPP Backup Appliance support, although they are expected to work.