IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 19

Chapter 1. Introduction This publication describes the IBM Tape and Medium Changer Device Drivers for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows and Tru64 operating systems. Not all devices are supported on all operating systems. Refer to the specific operating system chapters for details on device support. Purpose The IBM tape and medium changer device drivers are 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 functions (such as backup and restore) and medium changer operations (such as cartridge mount and demount), 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. Please note that some independent software vendor (ISV) applications have certain device driver requirements. Before you install the device drivers, please refer to the ISV web site or their support to find out what device drivers should be used for the ISV. IBM Tape Products The IBM Tape product family provides an excellent solution for customers with small to large storage and performance requirements. Current Products Figure 1 on page 2 illustrates the attachment of various current products to an open systems server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2009 1