Release Notes

10 Supported hardware and software
The following tape drives are supported. For the latest firmware revisions, consult the vendors of the tape
drives and libraries:
The following tape libraries are supported:
Refer to a more detailed support matrix for specific details of models, firmware, and other device
characteristics that are supported.
Supported operating systems and platforms
Linux platform
Supported distributions
FSE software, including the server and client components of the FSE Management Console, runs on the
following Linux distributions:
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 (SLES 8), updated with Service Pack 3 (SLES 8 SP3)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES (RHEL 3 ES), updated with Update 3 (RHEL 3 ES Update 3)
With Linux platform, the supported processor architecture is Intel Pentium.
Supported kernel versions
SUSE LINUX
The following kernel versions can be used with the supported SUSE LINUX distribution:
• 2.4.21-138-default
SUSE LINUX kernel for uniprocessor machines
• 2.4.21-138-smp
SUSE LINUX kernel that supports symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor machines) and up to
64 GB of RAM
• 2.4.21-138-smp4G
SUSE LINUX kernel that supports symmetric multiprocessing and up to 4 GB of RAM
Red Hat Linux
The following kernel versions can be used with the supported Red Hat Linux distribution:
• 2.4.21-20.EL
Red Hat Linux kernel for uniprocessor machines
• 2.4.21-20.ELhugemem
Red Hat Linux kernel that supports up to 64 GB of RAM
HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 30 SCSI drives
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array FC, FICON, or ESCON
interconnection
Tape drive model Supported media families Required firmware revision
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 230 LTO Ultrium 1 E38W
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 460 LTO Ultrium 2 F38W
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 LTO Ultrium 3 G2AD
Tape library model
HP StorageWorks MSL5000 Series Tape Libraries
HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries
Array type Comments