Ts7700 Backend Switch Support; Mixed Drives In Frames; Mixed Media In Drives; Mixing Drives In The Physical Frames Of The Ts4500 Tape Library - IBM TS4500 Introduction And Planning Manual

Cartridge Movement
The movement of cartridges into the Elastic Capacity area is automated by the
library firmware. The movement of cartridges from the Elastic Capacity area is not
automated by the library firmware - that movement occurs when requested by the
application, GUI, or CLI

TS7700 backend switch support

A TS4500 tape library can be connected to a TS7700 system using two 16 Gb fibre
channel switches. The switches can be installed in the bottom of the TS4500 frame,
or in a TR1 rack mounted above the TS4500.

Mixed drives in frames

You can mix some drives in a TS4500 tape library frame.
Table 12 presents a matrix of drive combinations that are compatible in the
physical frames of the TS4500 tape library.
Note: No drives are installed in the storage-only frames (models S25 and S55).
Table 12. Mixing drives in the physical frames of the TS4500 tape library
Drive types
LTO 8 (Model 3588 F8C)
LTO 8 (Model 3588 F8A)
LTO 7 (Model 3588 F7C)
LTO 7 (Model 3588 F7A)
LTO 6 (Model 3588 F6C)
LTO 6 (Model 3588 F6A)
LTO 5 (Model 3588 F5C)
LTO 5 (Model 3588 F5A)
TS1155 (Model 3592 55E and Model
3592 55F)
TS1150 (Model 3592 EH8)
TS1140 (Model 3592 EH7)

Mixed media in drives

Tape drives installed in the TS4500 tape library can read and write multiple tape
cartridges; however, only certain combinations of drives and media are supported.
Not all cartridges that are supported by the TS4500 tape library are compatible
with all drives. LTO cartridges are not supported by 3592 tape drives, and 3592
tape cartridges are not supported by LTO drives.
Table 13 on page 33 presents a matrix of cartridges that are compatible with the
LTO tape drives that are supported by the TS4500 tape library.
Table 14 on page 34 presents a matrix of cartridges that are compatible with the
3592 tape drives that are supported by the TS4500 tape library.
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Models L25 and D25
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Models L55 and D55
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No