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- IBM Tape Library Not Listed in Device Manager under “Medium Changers”
IBM Tape Library Not Listed in Device Manager under “Medium Changers”
| KB ID: | 1830 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3.1 | 12.3.2 | 13 | 13.1 |
| Published: | 2013-11-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2025-03-13 |
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Challenge
IBM System Storage Tape Library does not appear under the heading Medium Changers in the Device Manager, preventing it from working with Veeam Backup & Replication.
Cause
The issue occurs when the Library Mode is set to Sequential within the IBM System Storage Tape Library configuration.
Solution
To resolve this, change the Library Mode to Random.
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