Plasmon D-Series Configuration Information for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Plasmon D-Series

Model	Drive Addresses	Storage Slot Addresses	Changer Address	Entry/Exit Slot Addresses
D120	6001-6004	0-119	8001-8002	4001
D240	6001-6006	0-239	8001-8002	4001
D480	6001-6006	0-479	8001-8002	4001
Plasmon D120

Notes:

1. Maximum numbers of drives and storage slots supported

D120 - 4 drives 120 slots
D240 - 6 drives 240 slots
D480 - 6 drives 480 slots

2. Barcodes are not supported.

3. Device identifications and firmware levels used during validation process

Validated with TSM 5.2.2
Library ID : PLASMON D-SERIES --- Firmware : 114
Drive ID : HITACHI DVD-RAM GF-2050 --- Firmware : E372

Validated with TSM 5.3.1.3
Library ID : PLASMON D-SERIES --- Firmware : 116
Drive ID : MATSHITA DVD-RAM_SW-9573S --- Firmware : TN4A

4. The Tivoli Storage Manager device driver does not support Hitachi DVD-RAM drive. Contact the vendor for the device driver. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to attach the device to your server.

5. The LABEL LIBVOL command is not supported. Use DVDForm utility to label the DVD disk.

6. ELEMent=AUTODetect in the DEFINE/UPDATE DRIVE command is not supported on Plasmon D-Series.

7. Plasmon D-Series libraries are available with the following DVD drives.

o Panasonic SW9571
o Panasonic SW9573
o Hitachi GF2050 DVD-RAM
o Hitachi GF1050 DVD-RAM

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Library and drive may require different minimum Tivoli Storage Manager levels. Therefore, ensure that both library and drive hardware are supported. See " Supported Devices for AIX, HP-UX, Solaris and Windows" or " Supported Devices for Linux" for minimum supported version levels and platforms for these devices.

More information regarding device configuration is available in the Tivoli Storage Manager Administrator's Guide, which can be found in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager information center.