IBM eserver i5 Handbook page 441

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
Some advantages of the Ultrium family include:
Latest Open Standard technology and a strategic IBM platform
Cost effective solution for high capacity and fast tape storage
The 3583 and 3584 are modular and expandable
Enables larger-capacity or higher-performance tape backup
Better alternative product to other externally attached Digital Linear Tape,
¼-inch, 4 mm, or 8 mm tape
Supports random and auto modes on library models
Five models of the 358x are supported on the i5 and iSeries servers as shown in
the following table.
Models
3580
L23, H23
3581
H17, H13 (withdrawn from
marketing 1 October 2004)
3581
L23, H23 (withdrawn from
marketing 1 October 2004)
3581
L28, F28
3582
L23
3583
L18 - 18 Carts
L36 - 16 Carts
L72 - 72 Carts
3584
L22 - Base Frame
D22 - Expansion Frame (up to 16
frames)
Device description
Ultrium 2 Tape Drive
Ultrium 1 Tape Autoloader
Ultrium 2 Tape Autoloader
Ultrium 2U Tape Autoloader
Ultrium Tape Library
Ultrium Scalable Tape Library
Ultrascalable Tape Library
For 3592-J1A drives
External tape, DVD-RAM, optical, disk storage, and SAN components
5486ExtStor.fm
Number Maximum
of drives number of
cartridges
1 1
1 7
1 7
1 8
1 - 2 24
1 - 6 72
1- 192 6260
(maximum
number of
cartridges
decreases as
tape drives are
added)
Interface
LVD
HVD
HVD
LVD
HVD
1
LVD, HVD
FC
LVD, HVD,
FC
LVD, HVD
FC
FC
407