If you are using a tape drive library (versus using a stand-alone tape drive), the library must be multi-target, and not multi-LUN. Note: ESX/ESXi supports vendor-supported parallel SCSI tape drives and tape libraries only.
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Install and configure the backup software according to the software vendor’s guidelines.For example, bus (0:x) can have several virtual machine disks, while bus (1:x) has the tape pass-through device(s). As tape operations by nature are quite disruptive for devices on the same bus, to avoid interruption, ensure that the tape devices’ target IDs are on a separate bus from the other virtual machine disks attached to the virtual machine. However this bus is usually already populated by a virtual disk in a typical virtual machine setup. Warning: For clarification, (0:1) is also available for configuration. Įxample: the Runtime Name vmhba2:C0:T1:L0 corresponds with a Virtual Device Node of (1:1), (2:1), or (3:1) as the Target is 1(T1). The Virtual Device Nodes are denoted as. Select the Virtual Device Node that matches the Target of the Runtime Name of the device, as recorded in step 7.Select the appropriate device from the SCSI Device drop down menu.Select SCSI Device from the list of device types and click Next.Select the virtual machine that use the tape device, and click Summary > Edit Settings.For more information about the Runtime Name, see Identifying disks when working with VMware ESX (1014953). Under Details, record the Runtime Name of the tape device (for example, vmhba2:C0:T1:L0).On the Storage Adapters list, identify the controller that has the tape attached.Click Configuration > Storage Adapters.Click the ESX/ESXi host to which the hardware is connected.Connect the vSphere Client to vCenter Server or an ESX/ESXi host.Configure the tape device and controller according to the hardware vendor’s guidelines.Consult your backup hardware and software vendor to ensure that your tape device and backup software are supported to work with VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and later.To configure a tape device with a virtual machine in ESX/ESXi 4.x and later: This program provides a scalable opportunity for vendors to promote their promising technologies that cannot be certified through any of the existing VMware certification programs.įor more information, see Partner Verified and Supported Products (PVSP). Third-party vendors that want to certify tape devices must do so through the Partner Verified and Supported Products (PVSP) program. VMware collaborates with other vendors through the Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet) or a Cooperative Support Agreement (CSA). If you encounter problems, open a support request with the third-party or partner vendor’s support organization. Devices and configurations that worked on earlier releases of ESX/ESXi might not work with later ESXi releases.
VMware does not maintain a hardware compatibility guide that includes tested tape devices.VMware assumes that the third-party vendor has completed necessary validation to support this configuration in a production environment.The functionality of the tape library and the backup software in conjunction with VMware ESX/ESXi is partner-supported.
VMware does not provide support for backup tape drives and tape library devices or their functionality on ESX/ESXi hosts.These instructions are provided with the following caveats: The instructions provided in this article are offered to help you configure vendor-supported tape drives and media changers so that virtual machines on ESX/ESXi 4.x and later hosts can access these devices. Configuring vendor-supported tape drives and media changers on ESX/ESXi 4.x and later (1016407)