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HPSS Compatibility for HPSS Servers

Compatibility Chart for HPSS Servers

Page updated January 15, 2003

This table covers all HPSS software servers. This table does not cover HPSS clients, such as PFTP, HTAR, and the Client API. Please see the note below the table.

  HPSS Rel. 4.3 HPSS Rel. 4.5 HPSS Rel. 5.1
Notes
AIX        
Version 4.3.3 X      
Version 5.1   X X  
         
Solaris          
Version 8 X X    
Version 9     X  
         
IRIX
SC4-IRIX 6.5
X X X Disk mover and Tape mover only.
         
LINUX
Red Hat 7.2
  X X Disk mover and Tape mover only.
         
Device Drivers for Mover Nodes        
IBM Tape Drives 3590B, 3590E, 3590H, and 3592 X X X AIX and Solaris movers only.  
3590H on Rel. 4.5 and 5.1 only.
3592 on Rel. 5.1 only.
IBM Tape Drives 3580 (Gen1 & Gen2)  X X X For AIX, Linux, and Solaris movers only.
Gen2 on Rel. 5.1 only.
StorageTek Tape Drives 9840, 9940A, 9940B X X X For AIX, Solaris movers only.
9940B on Rel. 4.5 and 5.1 only.
Ampex DST X X X IRIX mover only.
         
Drivers for Robotic Tape Libraries        
StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) X X X AIX and Solaris PVR only.
IBM 3584  X X X AIX and Solaris PVR only.
IBM 3494 X X X AIX and Solaris PVR only.
Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC) Automated Media Library (AML): Distributed AML Server (DAS) X X X AIX PVR only.
Only available by special bid arrangements.
Note: The HPSS servers that are covered by this analysis include: Core Server(5.1 only), Bitfile Server, DMAP Gateway, Disk Storage Server, HPSS/DMAP (HDM) Server, Location Server, Log Client, Log Daemon, Metadata Monitor, Migration/Purge Server, Mount Daemon, Mover, NFS V2 Daemon, Name Server, Non-DCE Gateway, PFTP Daemon, Physical Volume Library (PVL), Physical Volume Repository (PVR), SSM System Manager, Startup Daemon, and Tape Storage Server


For questions about Multi-Platform Capability of HPSS Servers, contact Harry Hulen