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IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library



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Highlights

Supports scalable, automated data retention utilising high-capacity IBM System Storage Tape Drives
Enhances data availability and library reliability with optional dual library accessor
Provides data security and regulatory compliance via support for tape drive encryption and Write Once Read Many (WORM) cartridges.

The IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library (TS3500 tape library) is designed to provide a highly scalable, automated tape library for mainframe and open systems backup and archive in midrange to enterprise environments.

The TS3500 tape library supports System z via the IBM 3953 Tape System (3953 tape system). The 3953 tape system enables System z hosts to access the TS3500 tape library cartridge inventory and allows connection to TS1130, TS1120 and IBM TotalStorage 3592 Model J1A tape drives. The TS3500 tape library can support up to four 3953 tape systems, allowing for up to eight IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 subsystems per physical library.

Common features		Hardware summary

Ability to attach multiple simultaneous heterogeneous servers Remote management using a Web browser Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) functionality Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) Persistent World Wide Name Multipath architecture Drive/media exception reporting Remote drive/media management Host-based path failover Supports TS1120, TS1130 and TS1040 tape drive encryption		One base frame and up to 15 expansion frames Up to 12 drives per frame (up to 192 per library) Up to 224 input/output (I/O) slots (16 I/O slots standard) IBM 3592 JA/JJ/JB and JW/JR/JX WORM cartridges or IBM LTO Ultrium 4, 3, 2, cartridges Up to 11 PB with IBM Ultrium 4 cartridges Up to 18.6 PB with 3592 extended capacity cartridges LTO Fibre Channel (FC) interface for server attachment