Chapter 2 HPSS Planning
56 September 2002 HPSS Installation Guide
Release 4.5, Revision 2
2.4.2.5 Operator Mounted Drives
AnOperator PVR is used to manage a homogeneous set of manually mounted drives. Tape mount
requests will be displayed on an SSM screen.
2.4.3 Tape Devices
Thetape devices/drives supported by HPSS are listed below, along with the supported device host
attachment methods for each device.
IBM 3480, 3490, 3490E, 3590, 3590E and 3590H are supported via SCSI attachment.
IBM 3580 devices are supported via SCSI attachment.
StorageTek9840, 9940, 9940B, RedWood(SD-3), and TimberLine (9490) are supported via s
SCSI attachment. Support for STK RAIT drives is included.
The STK RAIT PVR cannot be supported at this time since STK has not yet made RAIT
generally available.
Ampex DST-312 and DST-314 devices are supported via SCSI attachment.
Sony GY-8240 devices are supported via Ultra-Wide Differential SCSI attachment.
For platform and driver information for these drives, see Section 6.9.2: Supported Platform/Driver/
Tape Drive Combinations on page 411
2.4.3.1 Multiple Media Support
HPSS supports multiple types of media for certain drives. Listed in the following table is a
preferencelist for each media type that can be mounted on more than one drive type. When the PVL
starts, it determines the drive type that each type of media may be mounted on. It makes these
decisionsby traversing each media type’s list and using the first drive type from the list that it finds
configured in the system. So, looking at the table, it can be determined that a single-length 3590E
tape will mount on a double-length 3590E drive if and only if there are no single-length 3590E
drives configured in the system.

Table 2-1 Cartridge/Drive Affinity Table

Cartridge Type Drive Preference List

AMPEX DST-312 AMPEX DST-312
AMPEX DST-314
AMPEX DST-314 AMPEX DST-314