BRU Server Supported Devices

Following is a small sampling of tape drives and libraries (in alphabetical order by manufacturer) that have been tested under  Mac OS X 10.3.9+ and Linux.

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

MANUFACTURER - MODEL - DRIVE HBA INTERFACE
HP StorageWorks DAT24, DAT40, DAT72 SCSI, USB
HP StorageWorks DAT160 SCSI, USB, SAS
HP StorageWorks DAT320 USB, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-1 232 SCSI
HP StorageWorks LTO-2 448 SCSI, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-2 460 SCSI
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 920 SCSI, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 960 Std Media SCSI, FC
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 960 WORM Media SCSI, FC
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1760 (HH) Std & WORM Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1840 (FH) Std & WORM Media SCSI, FC, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-5 3000 (HH) Std & WORM Media FC, SAS
HP StorageWorks LTO-5 3280 (FH) Std & WORM Media FC, SAS
HP StorageWorks VS80 SCSI
 
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
IBM LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4 , LTO-5* SCSI, FC, SAS
OnStream ADR2-60, ADR2-120 SCSI, USB
Sony DDS3 and DDS4 SCSI
Sony AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3, AIT-4, AIT-5, SAIT-1 SCSI, FW, FC
Sony DTF SCSI
 Note: LaCie drives are Sony OEM devices  
Sun StorageTek 10000B FC
Tandberg Data LTO (All Generations, including LTO-5*) SCSI, SAS, FC
Tandberg Data DAT320 USB, SAS
Quantum DLT7000, DLT8000 SCSI
Quantum DLT1/VS80 SCSI
Quantum SDLT-220, SDLT-320, SDLT-600 SCSI
Quantum DLT-S4, DLT-V4 SCSI, FC
Quantum DAT160 SCSI, USB, SAS
Quantum DAT320 USB, SAS

Standalone Tape Drive List Last Updated: April 28, 2010



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

BRAND LIBRARY MODEL TAPE DRIVE(S) HBA INTERFACE
HP All StorageWorks & MSL Libraries All Formats (Including LTO-5*) SCSI, FC, SAS
 
BDT All Libraries All Formats (Including LTO-5*) SCSI
Dell Dell libraries, including PowerVault, are OEM devices from other manufacturers. Please check for the OEM device manufacturer.
Overland Data ARCVault 12/24/48 LTO* (Including LTO-5*) SCSI, SAS, FC
Overland Data NEO2000 LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Overland Data PowerLoader LTO*, DLT, AIT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Overland Data LoaderXpress LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Qualstar All RLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI, SAS, FC
Qualstar All TLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC FastStor 2 LTO*, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 24 LTO*, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 50 LTO*, SDLT SCSI, iSCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 100 LTO*, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar i500 LTO* SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar i2000 LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC Scalar 10k LTO* SCSI, FC, SAS
Quantum/ADIC PX-720 LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Quantum/ADIC PX-502 LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Sony LIB-81 & LIB-162 AIT-1/2/3/4/5 SCSI
Spectra Logic T24, T50, T120, T950 LTO*, SDLT, SAIT SCSI, SAS, FC
Storageflex All RLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO* SCSI, SAS, FC
Storageflex All TLS Models AIT, SAIT, SDLT, LTO* SCSI, SAS, FC
Sun/Oracle StorageTek L20, L40, L80 LTO*, DLT, SDLT SCSI, SAS, FC
Sun/Oracle StorageTek SL24 & SL48 LTO (Including LTO-5*) SCSI, SAS, FC
Tandberg/Exabyte/Ecrix All Libraries (Except 110L) All Drives (Including LTO-5*) SCSI, FC, FW

Autoloaders/Libraries List Last Updated: May 21, 2010


Key:

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

* LTO-5 is only availble in SAS and FC format. LTO-5 will not be manufactured for the SCSI interface.

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.
  • Sun is now Oracle.

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.
  • Quantum's Superloader 3 library is not supported by TOLIS Group unless version 61.0 or newer firmware is installed on the library (effective 11/2008).
  • All DLT VS160 tape drives are not supported by TOLIS Group (effec tive 06/2007).
  • AIT ATAPI tape drives that use an ATAPI to FireWire bridge are not supported unless they are in an enclosure made by Sony and using the Sony provided ATAPI-to-FireWire bridge.

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: .


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.

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