Drives that support logical block protection
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 TS1150 | 3592 Generation 3 3592 Generation 4 |
Generation 4: 3592-5 and 3592-5C |
| IBM LTO-5 | LTO-5 | Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 5C |
| IBM LTO-6 | LTO-6 LTO-5 |
Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 6C Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 5C |
| IBM LTO-7 | LTO-7 LTO-6 |
Ultrium 7 and Ultrium 7C Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 6C |
| Oracle T10000C | Oracle StorageTek T10000 T2 | T10000C and T10000C-C |
| Oracle T10000D | Oracle StorageTek T10000 T2 | T10000D and T10000D-C |
- To enable logical block protection for a tape volume and then reuse the volume to back up data, you must enable logical block protection for the device class and the drive.
- If you have a 3592, LTO, or Oracle StorageTek drive that is not capable of logical block protection, you can upgrade the drive with firmware that provides logical block protection.
Logical block protection is available for drives that are in SCSI libraries. For the most current information about support for logical block protection, see technote 1568108.
To use logical block protection for write operations, all drives in the 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 IBM Storage Protect server if logical block protection is enabled for read/write operations.