Ibm Totalstorage 3494 Enterprise Tape Library - IBM eserver i5 Handbook

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
Attachment via the #2765 PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller or #5704 PCI-X
Fibre Channel Tape Controller adapters
Supported in the IBM TotalStorage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
Small form factor which allows double the drives in a single 3494 frame, as
compared to the Enterprise Tape System 3590
Stand-alone rack option also available. Stand-alone rack option does not
include an autoloader function.
The 3592 also has additional enhancements that may help improve performance,
capacity and availability including N+1 power supplies, channel calibration, a
large internal data calibration, large internal data buffer, digital speed matching
and more.
For more information about the Enterprise Tape System 3592, see the following
web site:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/3592/index.html

IBM TotalStorage 3494 Enterprise Tape Library

The IBM TotalStorage
3494 Enterprise Tape
Library is a stand-alone
automated tape storage
subsystem for 3590 and
3592 ½-inch cartridges
available for attachment to
the IBM Eserver i5 and
iSeries servers. It provides
an automated tape
solution for automating
tape operations such as
save and restore,
migration of data between
disk and tape, and other
mass data applications.
Flexible configuration choices start at a single frame configuration with up to two
tape drives and up to 240 tape cartridges. Optional drives and cartridge storage
can be added as needed to create an automated tape library multiple frame or
tape drives, and up to 6,240 tape cartridges. Choices in tape drives for the 3494
include the:
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592
External tape, DVD-RAM, optical, disk storage, and SAN components
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