IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 181
Windows Tape and Medium Changer Device Driver, Purpose, Data Flow
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Chapter 7. Windows Tape and Medium Changer Device Driver Purpose 163 Data Flow 163 Product Requirements 164 Hardware Requirements 164 Software Requirements 165 Installation and Configuration Instructions . . . 165 Windows NT Instructions 165 Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 Instructions . . . . . 177 Persistent Naming Support on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 181 Control Path Failover Support for Tape Libraries 182 Configuring and Unconfiguring Control Path Failover Support 182 Querying Primary and Alternate Path Configuration 182 Checking Disablement of Control Path Failover Setting 182 Data Path Failover Support for Tape Drives . . Configuring and Unconfiguring Data Path Failover Support Querying Primary and Alternate Path Configuration Checking Disablement of Data Path Failover Setting System-Managed Encryption Device Driver Configuration Configuration File Querying Tape Drive Configuration Settings . Problem Determination Windows NT Instructions Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 Instructions Reservation Conflict Logging . . . . . . . 183 . 183 . 183 . 183 . 184 . 184 . 184 . 185 . 185 . 185 . 186 . 188 This chapter describes the hardware requirements, software requirements, and installation notes for the Microsoft Windows device drivers for IBM TotalStorage and System Storage tape devices. Purpose The Windows tape and medium changer device driver is designed specifically to take advantage of the features provided by the IBM tape drives and medium changer devices. The goal is to give applications access to the functions required for basic tape operations (such as backup and restore) and medium changer operations (such as mount and demount the cartridges), as well as to the advanced functions needed by full tape management systems. Whenever possible, the driver is designed to take advantage of the device features transparent to the application Data Flow The software described in this chapter covers the Windows device driver and the interface between the application and the tape device. Figure 15 illustrates a typical data flow process. a2500268 Application Program Windows Tape and Medium Changer Device Driver Host Bus Adapter Driver Figure 15. Data Flow for Windows Device Driver (IBMmag) Tape Device © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2009 163