IBM Tape Library Not in Device Manager as “Medium Changers”
| KB ID: | 1830 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication |
| Version: | 7.x |
| Published: | 2013-11-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-08-13 |
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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 is related to the Library Mode being set to Sequential within the IBM System Storage Tape Library configuration.
Solution
To resolve, change the setting to Random.
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