Increased capacity with UDO-2 optical drives and 60 GB media
Designed for archival storage applications that require secure, long-term data retention
Supports rewritable and permanent WORM recording technologies in a single library
UDO technology cartridges are durable and offer long-term archive life
Rarely used data can be removed from a library, freeing up capacity yet remaining managed and accessible in conjunction with the optional barcode scanner on the 3996 Optical Library
Each library has a see-through side panel for viewing the auto-changer and drives during library operation. Cartridges can be inserted or removed from the library via the entry/exit slot.
The IBM System Storage 3996 Optical Library can be a low-cost complement to high-performance magnetic disk
UDO drives and cartridges operate only when a cartridge is inserted—keeping overall maintenance and operating costs extremely low
Highest capacity optical library offered by IBM
The IBM 3996 Optical Library is offered in three models with up to four drives
The IBM 3996 Optical Library is designed to be a large-scale, externally attached, optics storage library that uses 60 GB UDO-2 optical disc technology. The 3996 library is offered in three models and is available for attachment to most models of the IBM System i family of workstations and servers.
This 3996 Optical Library family of optical libraries is being enhanced with support of 5.25 inch, 60 GB Ultra Density Optical (UDO) Generation 2 technology, and the new UDO media provides up to 10 times the maximum capacity of media used in the previous generation 3995 optical libraries offered by IBM. The IBM 3996 Optical Library supports permanent Write Once / Read Many (WORM) and rewritable recording technologies in a single library. The 3996 library offers two options in optical drives: UDO-1 and UDO-2. All model of the 3996 library offer the flexibility of mixing UDO-1 and UDO-2 drives and media in the same library. The IBM 3996 is available as a low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI interface connectivity and has an optional barcode scanner to facilitate library inventory.
The 3996 Optical Library is offered in three models; Model 032, Model 080, and the Model 174. Each model supports permanent Write Once / Read Many (WORM), and rewritable recording technologies in a single library. Model 32 has the ability to handle up to 32 disks, providing up to 1.92 TB of physical capacity. The Model 32 has one optical disc drive, and an option for adding a second drive. Model 80 has the ability to handle up to 80 disks, providing up to 4.8 TB of physical capacity. The Model 80 has two optical disc drives with an option of increasing to four drives. When additional drives are added, the Model 80 has the ability to handle up to 72 disks, providing up to 4.32 TB of physical capacity. Model 174 has a physical capacity of up to 10.4 TB; each of the 174 media slots holds a disk with up to 60 GB of optical storage. The Model 174 has two optical disc drives with an option of increasing to four drives. When the additional drives are added, the 3996 Model 174 has the ability to handle up to 166 disks, providing up to 9.96 TB of physical capacity.
The IBM 3996 features an optional barcode scanner in all three optical model offerings. The three main benefits of bar coding are out-of-library media management, faster media inventorying inside the library, and added security.
Common features
Hardware summary
UDO-1 and UDO-2 optical drives and media may co-exist in the same library
Rewritable and WORM media can be used in the same library
