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Regulatory information
• The IBM TS4300 library must be installed in a restricted area.
• Only personnel with technical and product safety training should have access to the library.
• The library must be properly installed in an ofce or industrial environment with shielded cables and
adequate grounding of SAS interface and input power to comply with regulations and standards.
The system complies to all applicable safety standards to allow for shipments worldwide including the
America's, European Union Member States, Middle East, and Asia.
Minimum îš³rmware levels for common library features
Table 1. Minimum îš³rmware levels for common library features
Feature Minimum Firmware Levels Required
LTO8 (HH/FH) Tape Drives Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.0-A00 or greater
to support the LTO8 tape drives. Ensure that any
host applications and device drivers are at the
minimum level that is required to support LTO8
tape drives.
Certain non-IBM LTO8 media requires minimum
drive îš³rmware J4D4. Contact your media supplier
for details.
LTO6 (HH/FH) and LTO7 (HH/FH) Tape Drives Library Firmware must be at 1.1.0.1-A00 or greater
to support the LTO6 and LTO7 tape drives. Ensure
that any host applications and device drivers are at
the minimum level that is required to support LTO6
and LTO7 tape drives.
Library-Managed Encryption Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.0-A00 or greater
to support the Library-Managed Encryption feature.
Ensure that any key manager applications are at
the minimum level that is required to support the
3U library.
SKLM for z/OS encryption requires minimum library
îš³rmware 1.2.0.0-B00.
Path Failover (Control Path and Data Path) Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.0-A00 or greater
to support the Path Failover feature. Ensure that
any IBM device drivers are at the minimum level
that is required to support the 3U library.
Remote Logging (rsyslog) Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.0-A00 or greater
to support the Remote Logging feature. Ensure that
any IBM device drivers are at the minimum level
that is required to support the 3U library.
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