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Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR Library Configuration Information for IBM Storage Protect Server

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Configuration Information for Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR Library

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Notes:
1. Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR support requires IBM Storage Protect version 8.2.0 or subsequent maintenance release.

2. On Microsoft Window, Scalar i7 RAPTOR Windows Library Driver or  IBMTape Driver for Windows is required.

3. Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR Capacity
    1 to 20 Full Height (FH) LTO Drives
    100 to 2016 Storage Slots
    0 to 56 I/E Station Slots

4. ELEMent=AUTODetect in the DEFINE/UPDATE DRIVE command is supported.

5. Barcodes are required.

6. Scalar i7 is available with the following full-height Fiber Channel drives:

7. Mixed-generation combinations of LTO-7 and LTO-8, or LTO-8 and LTO-9, drives and media are supported.

8.  LTO-10 LA and PA media are supported.

9. Device identifications and firmware levels used during validation

Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR
(validated with IBM Storage Protect 8.2.0)
Library ID: Quantum Scalar i7 --- Firmware: 140Q
Drive ID: IBM ULTRIUM-TDA --- Firmware: T3S0
Drive ID: IBM ULTRIUM-TDA --- Firmware: T3S0
 

10. Quantum Scalar i7 RAPTOR supports IBM Control Path Failover Support for Tape Libraries, and IBM Data Path Failover and Load Balancing Support for Tape Drives with Fiber Channel drives and the following drivers:

  • IBM Atape Driver for AIX: Atape 14.1.1.0 or later
  • IBMTape Driver for Windows x64: IBMTape 7.0.1.6 or later
  • IBM lin_tape Driver for Linux x64: IBM lin_tape 3.0.71 or later

 

11. The IBM device driver is required for the IBM Ultrium drives. IBM device drivers are available at IBM Fix Central. Choose the following options from the drop-down menus.

  • Product Group -> System Storage
  • System Storage -> Tape systems
  • Tape systems -> Tape drivers and software
  • Tape drivers and software -> Tape device drivers
  • Platform -> select device driver for your platform

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Modified date:
18 August 2026

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