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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Linear Tape-Open
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 3, 2024

Ubuntu 22.04 lin_tape support

More and more applications are running on Ubuntu and we see a larger increase of request to add tape support for multiple applications such IBM Storage Protect, Storage Scale and other running on Ubuntu.
But to combine does applications with a tape library we need lin_tape to have native support for Ubuntu 22 and soon also for Ubuntu 24.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Dec 5, 2024

    I believe there is support for lin_tape on Ubuntu now.

  • Admin
    CARLOS SANDOVAL CASTRO
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    Apr 10, 2024

    Thank you for your request regarding the need for updated support for Ubuntu. Unfortunately this requires several resources and the market opportunity is not sufficient to maintain this operating system.

    At this time customers can submit a SCORE RPQ for getting support on a production configuration that is not listed for standard support in the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center through the following link-> https://www-40.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/scorerpq/int/logon.do