IBM TS4500 Tape Library

Veeam Ready Tape
Alliance Partner:

IBM

Alliance Product:

TS Tape Library

Program Category:

Veeam Ready Tape

Category Description:

Tape solutions based on LTO or Jaguar that have been qualified as compatible with Veeam Backup & Replication's tape features and operations.

Article ID:

1990

Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Tape
Publication date:

2026-01-15

Last modified date:

2026-01-15

Product Details

Model number: TS4500
Library Firmware Version: 1.12.0.1_B00
Drive firmware version: 5C8
Driver for tape drive: Windows IBMTape driver 7.0.1.6 and Linux native driver 
Driver for media changer: Windows IBMTape driver 7.0.1.6 and Linux native driver 
Media type tested: IBM 3592
Tape system interface: Fibre Channel
Drive type: Full-Height (FH)
Tape product category:  Tape library (including autoloader with barcode support) and Windows driver for the media changer
Address ranges for tape drives: first DTE is 257 (X'101') up to 128 drives https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts4500-tape-library?topic=addresses-data-transfer-element-drive

General product family overview:
The IBM TS4500 Tape Library is designed to help midsized and large enterprises respond to cloud storage challenges. It incorporates the latest generation of industry-leading linear tape-open (LTO) and IBM enterprise class technology that will help organizations handle the growing data demands of modern tape use cases.

Veeam Testing Configuration

Veeam Build Number: 

  • 12.3.2.3617 
  • 13.0.1.180

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