Table Of Contents - IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library Operator's Manual

Contents
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Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety and Environmental Notices
Safety and Environmental notices and publication
information . . . . .
Safety Notices . . .
Environmental notices
Laser Safety and Compliance .
Class II Laser Product .
Class I Laser Product .
Operator Safety . . . .
Safety Characteristics .
End of Life (EOL) Plan .
About this publication . . . . . . . . xxi
Who Should Read This Book .
Terminology Used in This Book .
Related Information . .
3494 Tape Library . .
IBM 3490E Tape Subsystem
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590
3592 Tape Drives and Controllers
AIX . . . . . .
IBM AS/400 and IBM ERserver iSeries .
IBM RS/6000 and IBM ERserver pSeries .
MVS, OS/390, and z/OS .
VM/ESA and z/VM .
VSE/ESA . . . .
Additional Information .
Send us your feedback .
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Summary of Changes for September 2008 .
Summary of Changes for August 2007 .
3494 Tape Library . . .
Functional Components .
Cartridge I/O Facilities .
High-Capacity Output Facility .
High-Capacity I/O Facility .
Single-Cell Output Facility .
Convenience I/O Station Feature .
Tape Storage Media .
Cartridge Tapes (3490E and 3590 Tape Drives) .
Tape Cartridges (3592 E06, EU6, E05, and J1A
tape drives) . . .
Use of Non-IBM-Standard Media Labels .
Unlabeled Tape Facility .
Cartridge Bar Code Labeling
Cartridge Storage Cells
Reserved Cartridge Storage Cells .
Cartridge Storage Capacity .
Library Manager . .
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User Interface
Password Protection
Database .
3494 HA1 Option .
Database Information Available to a Host .
IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library Specialist .
Operational Modes and States .
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3590 A60 Controller and 3592 J70 Controller
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Adjacent Frame Support .
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TS1120 Model C06 Controller Adjacent Frame
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Call Home Support .
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Chapter 2. Controls and Indicators . . . 47
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3494 Lxx Frame Operator Panel
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Power Controls and Power Status LEDs .
Motion Control Switches and Status LEDs .
Convenience I/O Station Status LEDs
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Library Manager
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3494 B16 VTS Controls
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3494 B18, B10, and B20 VTS Operator Panel
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3494 B18, B10, B20 VTS Controls .
3494 CX0 and CX1 Frame Operator Panel .
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3592 Tape Drive Controls .
3590 B1A, E1A, H1A Tape Drive Controls .
3490E C1A, C2A Tape Drive Controls .
3490E F1A Tape Drive Controls .
Chapter 3. Operational Characteristics
3490E, 3590, and 3592 Tape Subsystem Operation .
TS7700 Virtualization Engine Components .
Attachment to the 3494 Tape Library .
Encryption Overview .
Enabling Library Managed Encryption .
Establishing an Encryption Policy .
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Setting Up and Using Encryption .
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Virtual Tape Server .
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Emulation of 3490E Tape Drives
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Tape Volume Cache .
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Storage Management of the Tape Volume Cache
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VTS Export and Import Overview .
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Advanced Policy Management .
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Bulk Volume Information Retrieval
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Maintaining Data Fragments from Copied
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Volumes .
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Fast Response for Nonspecific Mount Requests
Deletion of VTS Logical Volumes .
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Deletion of Expired VTS Logical Volume Data .
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Scratch Stacked Volumes .
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Integration with the 3494 Tape Library .
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ESCON Host Attachment .
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FICON Host Attachment .
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SCSI Host Attachment .
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PtP VTS .
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Local and Remote Power Control .
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