Planning for a tape solution

Read about the many considerations necessary for providing a tape solution.

Tape resource management with BRMS
Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) is a licensed program that helps you create a disciplined approach to managing your backups, and provides you with an orderly way to retrieve lost or damaged data. There are a number of advantages to using tape automation and BRMS together.
Comparing tape solutions
The system supports various single tape devices, autoloaders, and tape libraries. Compare the various devices for a tape solution.
DAT cartridge and tape unit compatibility
The capacity and read/write capabilities for your media type are provided.
Eight-millimeter cartridge and tape unit compatibility
The capacity and read/write capabilities for your media type are provided.
Quarter-inch cartridge and tape unit compatibility
The capacity and read/write capabilities for your media type are provided.
Half-inch and Magstar MP cartridges and tape unit compatibility
The tape units and half-inch and Magstar® MP cartridges compatibility are provided.
LTO cartridges and tape unit compatibility
There are compatibility guidelines that need to be considered when working with Linear Tape Open (LTO) Ultrium tape units and cartridges.
Multiple IBM i products sharing a tape library
Multiple systems can share a tape library.
Multiple tape libraries to a partition
Multiple Tape Libraries can be attached to a partition.
Multiple tape drives in a Tape Library
Larger systems can reduce backup times by breaking the operation into multiple concurrent save operations to multiple devices.
Configuring of different platforms with the 3494 Enterprise Tape Library
The IBM® System Storage® Enterprise Tape Library 3494 can be shared by IBM i, System p, and ES/9000 systems for a total of 16 systems. IBM i products can share cartridges in the library.

Parent topic: Tape

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Tape devices supported on IBM i