Adding IBM LTO on ESXI 6

vduvernet · ‎06-30-2022

Hello,

I have an LTO drive which is recognized like this:
Local IBM Tape (t10.IBM_____ULTRIUM2DTD3_____1210276418)
Type : [missing "fr-fr.storage.device.type.tape" translation]
Model : ULTRIUM-TD3
Path : /vmfs/devices/genscsi/t10.IBM_____ULTRIUM2DTD3_____1210276418
Ability : Unknown
Score format: N/A
UUID: 010100000031323130323736343138554c54524955

On an ESXI host not connected to vCenter: 6.0.0 Update 3 (Build 5572656)

Can we still connect it to a Win 2k16 VM easily or is it obsolete and too complicated ?

Thanks,

Vincent

DavoudTeimouri · ‎06-30-2022

I guess, you can not add Tape Library to ESXi server as datastore.

You should Passthru SCSI device or FC port to virtual machine and get connected with the device.

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e_espinel · ‎06-30-2022

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vduvernet · ‎07-02-2022

Hello,

thanks for the answer I'm going to try this

Vincent

abazhutin · ‎09-07-2023

This should help!

RimvydukasLT · ‎12-26-2023

Is there any way to add tape library to VM using NPIV?

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Adding IBM LTO on ESXI 6