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Supported Device Drivers
IBM offers device drivers for the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive. Device drivers enable the
drive to interact with a variety of servers. To properly install an IBM device driver (if
required), refer to the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User’s Guide. For
applications that use other device drivers, see the application’s documentation to
determine which drivers to use.
IBM maintains the latest levels of device drivers and driver documentation for the
IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive on the Internet. You can access this
material from your browser or through the IBM FTP site by performing one of the
following procedures. (Note: If you do not have Internet access and you need
information about device drivers, contact your Marketing Representative.)
v Using a browser, type one of the following:
– http://www.ibm.com/storage
– ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr
– ftp://207.25.253.26/storage/devdrvr
v Using an IBM FTP site, enter the following specifications:
– FTP site: ftp.software.ibm.com
– IP Addr: 207.25.253.26
– Userid: anonymous
– Password: (use your current e-mail address)
– Directory: /storage/devdrvr
IBM provides PostScript- and PDF-formatted versions of its documentation in the
/storage/devdrvr/doc directory:
v IBM_ultrium_tape_IUG.ps and IBM_ultrium_tape_IUG.pdf contain the current
version of the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User’s Guide
v IBM_ultrium_tape_PROGREF.ps and IBM_ultrium_tape_PROGREF.pdf contain
the current version of the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Programming Reference
Device drivers and utilities for each supported server are beneath /storage/devdrvr/
in the following directories (the device driver for the iSeries or AS/400 server is
included in the OS/400 operating system):
v AIX
v HPUX
v Linux
v Solaris
v Tru64
v WinNT
v Win2000
For more information about device drivers, refer to any of the preceding directories.
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