Tape

Tape
Specification	Requirement
Hardware	The following types of tape libraries (including VTL) and standalone drives are supported: LTO3-LTO10 IBM 3592 (TS1160 and TS1170) Tape device must be directly attached to the backup server or to a tape proxy server through SAS, FC or iSCSI interface. Note that VMware does not support connecting tape libraries to ESXi for VM pass-through.
Software	Tape devices without device-specific, vendor-supplied OEM drivers for Windows will appear in Windows Device Manager as Unknown or Generic and require enabling native SCSI commands mode. If multiple driver installation modes are available for your tape device, use the one that allows for multiple open handles from a host to a drive to exist at the same time. Usually, such drivers are referred to as “non-exclusive”. No other backup server must be interacting with the tape device.