* [pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox-backup] docs: tape: clarify LTO-4/5 support
@ 2021-05-03 9:27 Dominik Csapak
2021-05-04 11:22 ` [pbs-devel] applied: " Dietmar Maurer
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From: Dominik Csapak @ 2021-05-03 9:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pbs-devel
some features we need (e.g. READ POSITION long form) are only officially
available with LTO-5, but work on many LTO-4 drives, so move LTO-4 to
'best-effort' support.
Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
---
docs/tape-backup.rst | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst
index 10a5ef5d..1812acc8 100644
--- a/docs/tape-backup.rst
+++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ tape compression feature has no advantage.
Supported Hardware
------------------
-Proxmox Backup Server supports `Linear Tape-Open`_ generation 4 (LTO-4)
-or later.
+Proxmox Backup Server supports `Linear Tape-Open`_ generation 5 (LTO-5)
+or later and has best-effort support for generation 4 (LTO-4). While
+many LTO-4 systems are known to work, some might need firmware updates or
+do not implement necessary features to work with Proxmox Backup Server.
Tape changing is carried out using the SCSI Medium Changer protocol,
so all modern tape libraries should work.
--
2.20.1
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* [pbs-devel] applied: [PATCH proxmox-backup] docs: tape: clarify LTO-4/5 support
2021-05-03 9:27 [pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox-backup] docs: tape: clarify LTO-4/5 support Dominik Csapak
@ 2021-05-04 11:22 ` Dietmar Maurer
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Dietmar Maurer @ 2021-05-04 11:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Proxmox Backup Server development discussion, Dominik Csapak
applied
On 5/3/21 11:27 AM, Dominik Csapak wrote:
> some features we need (e.g. READ POSITION long form) are only officially
> available with LTO-5, but work on many LTO-4 drives, so move LTO-4 to
> 'best-effort' support.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
> ---
> docs/tape-backup.rst | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst
> index 10a5ef5d..1812acc8 100644
> --- a/docs/tape-backup.rst
> +++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst
> @@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ tape compression feature has no advantage.
> Supported Hardware
> ------------------
>
> -Proxmox Backup Server supports `Linear Tape-Open`_ generation 4 (LTO-4)
> -or later.
> +Proxmox Backup Server supports `Linear Tape-Open`_ generation 5 (LTO-5)
> +or later and has best-effort support for generation 4 (LTO-4). While
> +many LTO-4 systems are known to work, some might need firmware updates or
> +do not implement necessary features to work with Proxmox Backup Server.
>
> Tape changing is carried out using the SCSI Medium Changer protocol,
> so all modern tape libraries should work.
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