You can't download drivers from FTP. Just a zillion readme files. You can use Fix Central http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/ for download drivers. chose: Product Family Storage Systems Product Type Tape Systems Product tape device drivers Platform Linux 64-bit,x86_64 (for example)
Also before configure TSM Server you can run diagnostic tool (call ITDT) and check your library and drives. IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=577&uid=ssg1S7002972 Efim 2010/7/7 Mario Behring <mariobehr...@yahoo.com>: > Hi Xav, > > It´s not. CentOS is not....but as it´s RH Enterprise based, usually works > great, > both as TSM Server and Client. > > I am trying to install the lin-tape driver...but there are a zillion versions > at > the FTP site and I am not sure which one to use.... > > This is what uname -a shows: > > Linux tsmserver 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Thu Sep 3 03:33:56 EDT 2009 i686 i686 > i386 > GNU/Linux > > > Any ideas? > > Mario > > > > ________________________________ > From: Xav Paice <xpa...@oss.co.nz> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 3:38:40 AM > Subject: Re: Configuring tape library on centOS > > ----- "Mario Behring" <mariobehr...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Hi list, >> >> I have installed a TSM 5.5 server on a CentOS 5.4 server and I am >> having a hard >> time configuring the Tape Library using the TSM Device Driver >> (tsmscsi)...despite having done this a thousand times... >> >> This is what the /proc/scsi/scsi brings: > >> > Vendor: IBM Model: ULT3582-TL Rev: 310B >> > Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 >> > > > Since you're using an IBM library with LTO-2 drives - go to > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/ and use the IBM tape drivers > rather than the TSM device driver. > > See http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&uid=swg21082581 as well. > > I didn't realise CentOS was on the supported list :) > > > > > -- Efim
