Tape Library

Tape library monitoring in XorMon tracks multi-vendor libraries (IBM, Quantum, Dell EMC, HPE, Fujitsu) for health, capacity and performance. It uses the REST API for IBM TS4k and Quantum, and SNMP for IBM TS2k and TS3k. It shows drive usage in time and, on IBM TS4k, environmental conditions: temperature, humidity.

Which tape libraries does XorMon support?

XorMon supports IBM TS4500 and TS4300 (IBM TS4k), IBM TS2k and TS3k, all Quantum Scalar libraries which have REST API available, and the Cybernetics VTL, plus rebrands of these libraries.

Dell EMC ML3 libraries are IBM TS4300 rebrands, and HPE ESL G3 and Fujitsu Storage Scalar libraries are Quantum Scalar rebrands. Overland NEO 200s/400s G2, Dell PowerVault TL2000/TL4000 and Imation LR1200/LR1400 are IBM TS3100/3200 rebrands, monitored through SNMP. On the Cybernetics VTL, read through its REST API, XorMon monitors data throughput, drive usage and capacity per logical library, virtual tape pool capacity usage, and IOPS, MB/sec, IO pending and temperature of physical disks and CYRAID arrays.

Sources: Tape library monitoring scope below, updated 2026-11-09, and Tape library installation, updated 2026-10-13.

What does XorMon monitor on IBM TS4500 and TS4300 tape libraries?

XorMon obtains data from IBM TS4500 and TS4300 libraries via the tape library REST API and monitors health status (all HW components, event log), complete configuration, environmental conditions: temperature, humidity, and capacity total and compressed.

Performance covers data read and write, compression rate, tape mounts, and tape export and import. XorMon also shows drive usage in time, topology from drives to FC ports and from SAN switch ports to tape FC ports, frames (slots, I/O stations, power supplies, Ethernet ports), logical libraries (drives, FC and SAS ports, data cartridges), robotic accessors and cartridges.

Sources: Tape library monitoring scope below, updated 2026-11-09, Tape drive monitoring, updated 2026-09-10, and Tape Topology, updated 2026-05-04.

How does XorMon monitor IBM TS2k and TS3k tape libraries?

IBM TS2k and TS3k tape libraries do not support REST API, so XorMon uses the SNMP protocol, which provides a more limited data set than for IBM TS4k.

XorMon monitors configuration, health status, drive usage in time, drive configuration and slot configuration. The same scope applies to Overland NEO, Dell PowerVault and Imation libraries, which are IBM TS3100/3200 rebrands.

Sources: Tape library monitoring scope below, updated 2026-11-09, and Tape library installation, updated 2026-10-13.

Does XorMon support Quantum tape libraries?

Yes. XorMon supports all Quantum Scalar libraries which have REST API available, and obtains data via the tape library REST API.

It monitors health status (all HW components, event log), complete configuration, capacity total and compressed, and performance: data read, data write and tape mounts. It also shows drive usage in time, topology, logical libraries (configuration, capacity, drives, segments, elements) and the configuration of robots, I/O blades, magazines, ports, IE stations, towers and cartridges. HPE ESL G3 and Fujitsu Storage Scalar libraries are connected as Quantum Scalar.

Sources: Tape library monitoring scope below, updated 2026-11-09, and Tape library installation, updated 2026-10-13.

Key points

• Tracks multi-vendor tape libraries (IBM, Quantum, Dell EMC, HPE, Fujitsu) for health, capacity and performance, plus the Cybernetics VTL.
• REST API for IBM TS4k and Quantum Scalar; SNMP for IBM TS2k and TS3k, with a more limited data set.
• IBM TS4k: environmental conditions (temperature, humidity), compression rate, tape mounts, tape export and import.
• Drive usage in time for each drive and in total; topology for IBM TS4k, Quantum Scalar and the Cybernetics VTL.
• Rebrands: Dell EMC ML3 as IBM TS4300; HPE ESL G3 and Fujitsu Storage Scalar as Quantum Scalar; Overland NEO, Dell PowerVault and Imation as IBM TS3100/3200.

Monitored scope by tape library vendor

• Cybernetics
• IBM TS4k
• IBM TS2/3k
• Quantum
• Dell EMC²
• HPE
• Fujitsu
• Imation
• Dell PowerVault
• Overland NEO

Data is obtained from Cybernetics VTP its REST API.

Monitored scope

• Health status
• Configuration
• Logical library:
  • Data thoughput
  • Drive usage
  • Capacity
• Virual Tape Pool:
  • Capacity usage
• Physical disk RAID:
  • Disk usage: IOPS, MB/sec, IO pending, tempterature
  • Disk capacity usage
  • CYRAID: array: IOPS, MB/sec, IO pending, tempterature
  • CYRAID: array capacity usage
• Virtual tape:
  • Configuration
  • Capacity usage
• Physical tape library:
  • Inventory: slots, occupied
  • Configuration

Examples

Summary

Health status

Disk usage

Topology

IBM TS2k and TS3k tape libraries do not support REST API.
Implementation is done through the SNMP protocol. Tape libraries however providing just limited set of data through that protocol, therefore persented data set is not so rich as for IBM TS4k.

Monitored scope

• Configuration
• Health status
• Drive usage in the time
• Drive configuration
• Slot configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage

Overland Storage NEO 200s/400s G2 are IBM TS3100/3200 rebrands
Implementation is done through the SNMP protocol. Tape libraries however providing just limited set of data through that protocol.

Monitored scope

• Configuration
• Health status
• Drive usage in the time
• Drive configuration
• Slot configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage

Dell PowerVault TL2000/TL4000 are IBM TS3100/3200 rebrands
Implementation is done through the SNMP protocol. Tape libraries however providing just limited set of data through that protocol.

Monitored scope

• Configuration
• Health status
• Drive usage in the time
• Drive configuration
• Slot configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage

Imation LR1200/LR1400 are IBM TS3100/3200 rebrands
Implementation is done through the SNMP protocol. Tape libraries however providing just limited set of data through that protocol.

Monitored scope

• Configuration
• Health status
• Drive usage in the time
• Drive configuration
• Slot configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage

HPE ESL G3 tape libraries are supported.
Connect them as Quantum Scalar, they are rebrands.

Fujitsu Storage Scalar tape libraries are supported.
Connect them as Quantum Scalar, they are rebrands.

Dell EMC² ML3 tape libraries are supported.
Connect them as IBM TS 4300, they are rebrands.

The product supports all Quantum Scalar libraries which have REST API available.
Data is obtained from via tape library REST API.

Monitored scope

• Health status:
  • All HW components
  • Event log
• Configuration: complete configuration, all components
• Capacity total and compressed
• Performance
  • Data read
  • Data write)
  • Tape mounts
• Drive usage in the time
• Topology
• Logical Libraries
  • Configuration
  • Capacity
  • Drives
  • Segments
  • Elements
• Robots: configuration
• I/O blades: configuration
• Magazines: configuration
• Ports: configuration
• IE Stations: configuration
• Towers: configuration
• Cartriges: configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage in the time

Health Status

The product supports IBM TS4500 and TS4300 tape libraries.
Data is obtained from via tape library REST API.

Monitored scope

• Health status:
  • All HW components
  • Event log
• Configuration: complete configuration, all components
• Environmental conditions: temperature, humidity
• Capacity total and compressed
• Performance
  • Data (read/write)
  • Compression rate
  • Tape mounts
  • Tape Export, Import
• Drive usage in the time
• Topology
• Frame
  • Configuration
  • Slots
  • I/O Stations
  • Power supplies
  • Ethernet ports
• Logical Libraries
  • Configuration
  • Capacity
  • Drives
  • Ports: FC, SAS
  • Data Catrige
• Robotic Acessors
  • Configuration
• Cartrige
  • Configuration

Examples

Summary

Drive usage in the time

Health Status

Last updated: 2026-11-09