Datasheet

You may have to check the port type defined on the tape media library for the fibre channel port

associated with the tape device.

 Log into the tape library interface

 Go to Configure Library

 Then select Drives

 Set the port type to N-Port

Accordingly, DS8000 LUNs might be created as “IBM i protected” or “IBM i unprotected” and will

correctly report as such to Storage Management in IBM i. A tape library and a drive within will

also report the correct device names and types, such as TAPMLBxx, 3584 and TAPxx, 3580-004

and so on. All tape operations supported with direct FC attachment are supported through NPIV,

including hardware tape encryption.