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| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Frame definition | L23—base frame for TS1140, TS1130, TS1120 or 3592 D23—drive-capable and storage expansion frame for TS1140, TS1130, TS1120 or 3592, S24—storage-only expansion frame for 3592 cartridges L53—base frame for LTO, D53—drive-capable and storage expansion frame for LTO, S54—storage-only expansion frame for LTO cartridges HA1—high availability service bay frame for use with the dual accessor feature SC1—library strings shuttle connector |
| Library shuttle connector | IBM System Storage Tape Library Connector Model SC1 |
| Tape drive types | TS1140, TS1130, TS1120 or 3592 Tape Drives or IBM LTO Ultrium 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 Tape Drives |
| Number of frames per library | One base frame, up to 15 expansion frames The TS3500 Model HA1 installation provides one of the two additional frames required as service bays in a dual accessor library |
| Number of libraries per complex | Up to 15 libraries |
| Number of drives | Up to 12 per frame Up to 192 per library string Up to 2,700 per library complex |
| Number of tape cartridges | L23—up to 260; D23—up to 400; S24—up to 1,000 Total supported per library: >15,000 Total supported per complex: >225000 L53—up to 287; D53—up to 440; S54—up to 1,320 Total supported per library: >20,000 Total supported per complex: >300,000 |
| Number of input/output slots | Up to 224 per library (16 I/O slots standard) Up to 3,360 per complex |
| Number of logical libraries | Maximum of 192 per library (up to number of drives installed) Maximum of 2,700 per complex |
| Number of 3953 systems | Maximum of four per TS3500 subsystem |
| Number of TS7700 virtualization engines | Maximum of eight per TS3500 subsystem |
| Number of tape controllers for System z | Maximum of sixteen per TS3500 logical library |
| Capacity1 | IBM Ultrium 5 Cartridges: up to 30 PB per library (up to 60 PB with 2:1 compression), up to 900 PB per complex when compressed 3592 Advanced cartridges: up to 60 PB per library (180 PB with 3:1 compression), up to 2.7 EB per complex when compressed |
| Media type | L23/D23/S24: IBM 3592 JA/JJ/JB/JC and JW/JR/JX/JY (WORM) cartridges L53/D53/S54: IBM LTO Ultrium 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 cartridges |
| Dimensions (all frames) | 70.9 in. H × 30.8 in. W × 47.7 in. D (1,800 mm × 782 mm × 1,212 mm) |
| Maximum weight | L23—1,079 lbs (490 kg); D23—994 lbs (451 kg), S24—1,160 lbs (526 kg) L53—1,061 lbs (481 kg); D53—970 lbs (440 kg), S54—1,240 lbs (563 kg) |
| Warranty | One year limited warranty, on-site service, same day 24×7, service upgrades available |
| Operating environment | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 16° to 32°C (61° to 90°F) |
| Relative humidity | 20% to 80% (noncondensing) |
| Wet bulb maximum | 23.0°C (73.4°F) |
| Electrical power | 8.0 A at 200 - 240 V ac; 1.6 kVA |
| Attachment and systems support | The TS3500 Tape Library can attach to IBM Power Systems™, IBM System p®, IBM System i®, and IBM System x® servers and non-IBM servers and workstations. Attach to System z can be made via the IBM 3953 Tape System (3953 tape system), the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740, or the IBM System Storage Tape Controller for System z |
| Operating systems support | Device driver support is available for IBM AIX®; IBM OS/400®; IBM i, IBM z/OS®; Windows 2000; Windows Server 2008; Linux; Sun Solaris; and HP-UX |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Frame | 3953 Model F05 + feature code 5505—base frame for the 3953 tape system, consisting of the mechanical frame, power and cabling infrastructure to support the library manager(s) and a single TS1120 tape controller Up to five additional F05s can be configured as expansion frames, each capable of supporting up to three TS1120 tape controllers |
| Library manager | 3953 Model L05—single library manager. Maximum of two (redundancy only) per 3953 tape system |
| Number of frames | Six total: One base frame, and up to five expansion frames |
| TSSC | One per 3953 tape system |
| TS7700 Virtualization Engine support | Maximum of two TS7700s per 3953 tape system, maximum of eight per TS3500 Tape Library |
| TS1120 Tape Controller support | Maximum of 14 with two TS7700s, up to 16 with 0 TS7700s |
| TSSC capability | Yes, required |
| Dimensions (all frames) | 71 in. H × 43.4 in. W × 25.4 in. D (1,804 mm × 1,102 mm × 644 mm) |
| Weight | 3953 Model F05—620.4 lbs (282 kg) |
| Warranty | One-year limited warranty, on-site service, same day 24×7, service upgrades available |
| Operating environment | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 16° to 32°C (61° to 90°F) |
| Relative humidity | 20% to 80% (noncondensing) |
| Wet bulb maximum | 23.0°C (73.4°F) |
| Electrical power | 8.0 A at 200 - 240 V ac; 1.5 kVA |
| Attachment and systems support | The 3953 tape system enables the TS1130, TS1120 and 3592 J1A Tape Drives within the TS3500 Tape Library to attach to System z hosts or the TS7700 Virtualization Engine |
| Operating systems support | IBM z/OS |
| 1U appliance provides real-time Tape Library monitoring and alerting | |
|---|---|
| Individual drive utilization and performance metrics as well as comparison across drives in a system Statistics correlating activity by drive and cartridge Supports LTO, IBM Enterprise TS11x0 and other enterprise-class tape drives Tape/drive read/write error correlation, drive cleaning metrics |
| Policy-based alerting and reporting | |
|---|---|
| Daily and weekly reporting on tape library system activity—load-balancing, drive performance and utilization, hard/soft errors correlated to drives and tapes, alert activity Configurable alerts on potential data recovery issues, such as communication loss, degrading device conditions, stuck tape and excessive tape loads Accessible database of all monitored and derived statistics |
| ArchiveVerify™ (AV) optional feature | |
|---|---|
| Enables users to ensure that the data written to tape media can be read for recovery or compliance audits Offers a completely automated process to validate media readability based on administrator-applied policies Verification procedures test the entire written length of written media with no disruption of existing operations, all while the data remains securely within the library |
| ReadVerify Advanced reporting optional feature | |
|---|---|
| Generates dynamic, customizable, multi-variable reports Identifies complex relationships that may impact system behavior, saving operation and capital expenses Long-range data views help project future budget and system needs |
| Physical characteristics | |
|---|---|
| SAN Connectivity | 1, 2, 4 GB FC Support |
| AC Power | 1100 - 240 V ac autosensing 50/60 Hz, 4.0 A |
| Dimensions | 43.1 mm H (1U) × 426 mm W × 358 mm D (1.72 in. H × 16.8 in. W × 14.1 in. D) |
| Weight | 10.4 kg (23 lbs) |
| Operating environment | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 10° to 40°C (50° to 104°F) |
| Relative humidity | 20% to 80% noncondensing |
| Heat output | 564 BTUs |
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