Appendix A. Minimum îš´rmware levels for common
library features
Table 55. Minimum îš´rmware levels for common library features
Feature Minimum Firmware Levels Required
LTO9 (HH/FH) Tape Drives Library Firmware must be at 1.5.0.0-A00 or greater
to support the LTO9 tape drives. Ensure that any
host applications and device drivers are at the
minimum level that is required to support LTO9
tape drives.
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.
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/GKLM for z/OS encryption requires minimum
library îš´rmware 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.
LTO M8 media
Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.1-B00 or greater
to support the M8 media feature. Drive îš´rmware
must be at HB82 or greater to support the M8
media feature. Ensure that any IBM device drivers
are at the minimum level that is required to
support the 3U library.
Sequential Mode Library Firmware must be at 1.1.1.2-A00 or greater
to support Sequential Mode. Ensure that any host
applications are at the minimum level that is
required to support the 3U library in this mode.
IBM Conîš´dential
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