Thank You everyone for your information and support. I've able to load the the tape using lin_tapexxx according to the Red Hat kernel and runs properly.
Best Regards, Martin Panggabean TSM Implementor @ Niagaprima On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:07:25 -0400, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know about a statement from IBM, but in the same directory as the > readme are various files with the OS name in them (rhel4, rhel5, sles9, > sles10) which are the files they the readme refers to. > > install.README > lin_tape.fixlist > lin_tape-1.16.0-1.src.rpm.bin > lin_taped.README > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.i386.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.ia64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.ppc64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.s390.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.s390x.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.x86_64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.i386.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.ia64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.ppc64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.s390x.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.x86_64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.i386.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.i586.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.ia64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.ppc64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.s390.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.s390x.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.x86_64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.i386.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.ia64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.ppc64.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.s390x.rpm.bin > lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.x86_64.rpm.bin > > The install.README file contains instruction on how to rpmbuild the driver > you need. > > 1 - Download the appropriate level of the source RPM package to a > directory of > your choice on the Linux kernel for which you wish to install it. > > 2 - Run rpmbuild --rebuild <filename>, where filename is the name of the > RPM > file. This will create a binary RPM package for your kernel from the > source RPM > package. > > and so on............. > > My Linux guy tried this on his Fedora workstation and it would not > complile. It specifically wants a server-class OS. > > service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/lin_tape_source-lin_taped/install.README > > > > > Keith Arbogast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > 09/12/2008 10:42 AM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: [ADSM-L] Problem on connecting IBM LTO 2 3580 to TSM 5.4.0 ? > > > > > > > Zoltan, > I'm not finding the compilable source you mentioned, although I'm > eager to be freed of drivers limited to specific kernels. > > When I go to the download location for Linux tape device drivers > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/lin_tape_source- > lin_taped/ and open install-README, it states: > > "The lin_tape driver is now released as a source RPM package. The > lin_taped daemon and IBMtapeutil are released as a set of binary RPM > packages, with a separate binary package for each architecture. ... > The kernels for which this driver is IBM certified are listed on the > System Storage Interoperation Center website: http://www-03.ibm.com/ > systems/support/storage/config/ssic/displayesssearchwithoutjs.wss? > start_over=yes > > IBM does not guarantee correct operation of the lin_tape driver on > any other kernel or operating system." > > > The System Storage Interoperation Center website returns a specific > Linux kernel for the particulars of my TSM environment. > > Is there another location for the new compilable source? And a recent > statement from IBM describing the change? > > Thank you and best wishes, > Keith Arbogast > Indiana University
