Tape devices can be exported by the Virtual I/O Server. This topic
gives information about what types of tape devices are supported.
The Virtual I/O Server supports
exporting physical tape devices to client logical partitions. These
are referred to as virtual SCSI tape devices. Virtual
SCSI tape devices are backed up by physical tape devices.
Virtual SCSI tape devices are assigned to only one client logical
partition at any given time. To use the device on a different client
logical partition, it must first be removed from its current logical
partition and reassigned to the logical partition that will use the
device.
Restriction: - The physical tape device must be a SAS attached tape device.
- The Virtual I/O Server does
not support function to move media, even if the backup device does
support it.
- It is recommended that you assign the tape device to its own Virtual I/O Server adapter because
as tape devices often send large amounts of data, which might affect
the performance of any other device on the adapter.