Bacula is especially strong vis-a-vis autochanger compatibility.
Since on most systems (other than FreeBSD), Bacula uses mtx through the mtx-changer script, in principle, if mtx will operate your changer correctly, then it is just a question of adapting the mtx-changer script (or selecting one already adapted) for proper interfacing. You can find a list of autochangers supported by mtx at the following link: http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/compatibility.php http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/compatibility.php. The home page for the mtx project can be found at: http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/http://mtx.opensource-sw
Note, in the Capacity/Slot column below, the Compressed capacity per tape (or Slot) is quoted.
Historically, Bacula Community and Enterprise contributors have tested the autochangers below. However, the key rule is that any autochanger that works in Linux can, almost without exception,
be used by Bacula.
| OS | Man. | Media | Model | Slots | Cap/Slot |
| Linux | Adic | DDS-3 | Adic 1200G | 12 | – |
| Linux | Adic | DLT | FastStore 4000 | 7 | 20GB |
| Linux | Adic | LTO-1/2, SDLT 320 | Adic Scalar 24 | 24 | 100GB |
| Linux | Adic | LTO-2 | Adic FastStor 2, Sun Storedge L8 | 8 | 200GB |
| Linux | BDT | AIT | BDT ThinStor | ? | 200GB |
| – | CA-VM | ?? | Tape | ?? | ?? |
| Linux | Dell | DLT VI,LTO-2,LTO3 | PowerVault 122T/132T/136T | – | 100GB |
| Linux | Dell | LTO-2 | PowerVault 124T | – | 200GB |
| – | DFSMS | ?? | VM RMM | – | ?? |
| Linux | Exabyte | VXA2 | VXA PacketLoader 1×10 2U | 10 | 80/160GB |
| – | Exabyte | LTO | Magnum 1×7 LTO Tape Auotloader | 7 | 200/400GB |
| Linux | Exabyte | AIT-2 | 215A | 15 (2 drives) | 50GB |
| Linux | HP | DDS-4 | SureStore DAT-40X6 | 6 | 40GB |
| Linux | HP | Ultrium-2/LTO | MSL 6000/ 60030/ 5052 | 28 | 200/400GB |
| – | HP | DLT | A4853 DLT | 30 | 40/70GB |
| Linux | HP (Compaq) | DLT VI | Compaq TL-895 | 96+4 import export | 35/70GB |
| z/VM | IBM | ?? | IBM Tape Manager | – | ?? |
| z/VM | IBM | ?? | native tape | – | ?? |
| Linux | IBM | LTO | IBM 3581 Ultrium Tape Loader | 7 | 200/400GB |
| FreeBSD 5.4 | IBM | DLT | IBM 3502-R14 – rebranded ATL L-500 | 14 | 35/70GB |
| Linux | IBM | ??? | IBM TotalStorage 3582L23 | ?? | ?? |
| Debian | Overland | LTO | Overland LoaderXpress LTO/DLT8000 | 10-19 | 40-100GB |
| Fedora | Overland | LTO | Overland PowerLoader LTO-2 | 10-19 | 200/400GB |
| FreeBSD 5.4-Stable | Overland | LTO-2 | Overland Powerloader tape | 17 | 100GB |
| – | Overland | LTO | Overland Neo2000 LTO | 26-30 | 100GB |
| Linux | Quantum | DLT-S4 | Superloader 3 | 16 | 800/1600GB |
| Linux | Quantum | LTO-2 | Superloader 3 | 16 | 200/400GB |
| Linux | Quantum | LTO-3 | PX502 | ?? | ?? |
| FreeBSD 4.9 | QUALSTAR TLS-4210 (Qualstar) | AIT1: 36GB, AIT2: 50GB all uncomp | QUALSTAR TLS-4210 | 12 | AIT1: 36GB, AIT2: 50GB all uncomp |
| Linux | Skydata | DLT | ATL-L200 | 8 | 40/80 |
| – | Sony | DDS-4 | TSL-11000 | 8 | 40GB |
| Linux | Sony | AIT-2 | LIB-304(SDX-500C) | ? | 200GB |
| Linux | Sony | AIT-3 | LIB-D81) | ? | 200GB |
| FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE | Sony | AIT-1 | TSL-SA300C | 4 | 45/70GB |
| – | Storagetek | DLT | Timberwolf DLT | 6 | 40/70 |
| – | Storagetek | ?? | ACSLS | ?? | ?? |
| Solaris | Sun | 4mm DLT | Sun Desktop Archive Python 29279 | 4 | 20GB |
| Linux | Tandberg | DLT VI | VS 640 | 8? | 35/70GB |
| Linux 2.6.x | Tandberg Data | SLR100 | SLR100 Autoloader | 8 | 50/100GB |