Logical block protection is available only for 3592, LTO, and ECARTRIDGE device types. Capable 3592 drives include IBM TS1130, TS1140, and later generations. Capable LTO drives include IBM LTO-5 and supported LTO-6 drives. Capable Oracle StorageTek drives include drives with the T10000C and T10000D format.
The following table shows the media and the formats that you can use with drives that support logical block protection.
| Drive | Tape media | Drive formats |
|---|---|---|
| IBM TS1130 | 3592 Generation 2 | 3592-3 and 3592-3C |
| IBM TS1140 | 3592 Generation 2 3592 Generation 3 |
Generation 2: 3592-3 and 3592-3C Generation 3: 3592-4 and 3592-4C |
| IBM LTO-5 | LTO-5 | ULTRIUM5 and ULTRIUM5C |
| IBM LTO-6 | LTO-6 LTO-5 |
ULTRIUM6 and ULTRIUM6C ULTRIUM5 and ULTRIUM5C |
| Oracle T10000C | Oracle StorageTek T10000 T2 | T10000C and T10000C-C |
| Oracle T10000D | Oracle StorageTek T10000 T2 | T10000D and T10000D-C |
Logical block protection is only available for drives that are in MANUAL, SCSI, 349x, and ACSLS libraries. Logical block protection is not available for drives that are in external libraries. For the most current information about support for logical block protection, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21568108.
To use logical block protection for write operations, all the drives in a library must support logical block protection. If a drive is not capable of logical block protection, volumes that have read/write access are not mounted. However, the server can use the drive to mount volumes that have read-only access. The protected data is read and validated by the Tivoli® Storage Manager server if logical block protection is enabled for read/write operations.