Datasheet

IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 10
Figure 8. The DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive connection to the back of the external tape drive
enclosure.
Supported software products
The DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive supports the following software products:
CA Brighstor
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Tivoli Storage Manager
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Symantec Backup Exec
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Symantec Net Backup
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Supported operating systems
The DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive supports the following operating systems:
SUSE Linux
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Red Hat Linux
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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See IBM ServerProven for the latest information on the specific versions and service packs supported:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. Select the blade server and then select the
expansion card to see the supported operating systems.