Files in this download contain Licensed Materials, property of IBM,
(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998-2010.  All Rights Reserved.  See the 
Licensing agreement presented when the driver is downloaded or see it
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/machine_warranties/machine_code.html

IBM periodically releases firmware updates that are intended to, 
among other things, increase overall reliability, improve tape handling, 
further reduce any possibility of data loss/data error, and provide 
continued enhancements to diagnostic capabilities. 

The readme files contain information that may not be included in the
IBM TS2250 documentation. The readme files take precedence over the 
documentation. Therefore, any information in this file that conflicts 
with information in the documentation will supercede the SOSG.

The IBM TS2250 Tape Device is responsible for providing basic and 
advanced tape functionality for backup/restore and archive environments.
For more details on functionality and other operation procedures, 
consult your copy of the Setup, Operator, and Service Guide. A softcopy 
is available for viewing at the following link: 

	http://publibfi.dhe.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/c2722750.pdf 

In order to provide maximum performance and reliability, it is 
recommended that the latest version of microcode is installed on your 
IBM LTO tape devices.These firmware updates are intended to, among 
other things, increase overall reliability, improve tape handling, 
further reduce any possibility of data errors, and provide continued 
enhancements to diagnostic capabilities.

CODE LEVEL NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR FULL HIGH & HALF HIGH DRIVES:
XH_T_xxxxLY.ro
XH      is form Factor(Full High-FH,Half High-HH)
T       is the connection (SAS, Fibre, SCSI) 
xxxx    is the firmware version
L       is for LTO
Y       is the drive generation (1 for Ultrium1, 2 for Ultrium2, 3 for Ultrium3, etc.)


Information for IBM Long Term File System which is implement on dual 
partition LTO 5 can be found at the following URL:

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ltfs/

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:
This tape drive works with the following operating systems: AIX, HPUX,
Linux, Solaris, Windows. For details on supported tape attachment please
refer to the System Storage Interoperation Center website.  

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/

TROUBLESHOOTING:
IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) provides the customer with functionality 
to perform maintenance tasks and run diagnostic tasks to determine tape 
device issues.  This is available to download with the device driver.
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TS2250 FEATURES AND NOTICES:
- Features IBM Ultrium 5 Tape Drive in Half-High Form Factor
- Backwards compatible with previous iterations of LTO Ultrium drives
- 6 Gbps SAS Attachment
- Data transfer rate of up to 140 MB/sec native
- Hardware encryption available with proper package on LTO 5 cartiridges
- Physical storage capacity up to 3 TB (2:1 compression)
- 256 MB read-and-write cache	

Note: Depending if your tape drive is standalone or in a library, 
will determine what drive code should be installed and is supported. 
See you tape product's web page for guidance.