Externally Attached Automated Libraries - IBM i series Handbook

Externally Attached Automated Libraries

Refer to the table to distinguish technical characteristics of each automated tape drive.
Machine
Model 7329-308
Description QIC ¼ inch
AutoLoader
Technology Longitudinal
Serpentine
Native/ 50 GB
1
Compressed 100 GB
Maximum 8
Number of
Cartridges/
Library
Maximum 800 GB
Total Capacity
Maximum 5 MB/s
Data 10 MB/s
2
Rate/sec
Time to load
Interface Ultra SCSI-2
SE interface
Compression/
Compaction
6
Method
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Desktop
3490E-F10 Desktop
3570-C01
Rack 3570-C02 3575-L06
3490E-F11 3575-L12
Rack 3575-L18
Library 3570-C11 3575-L24
3490-F1A 3570-C12 3575-L32
½ inch tape C-XL format C-XL format
0.31" 0.31"
Longitudinal Longitudinal Longitudinal
Serpentine Serpentine Serpentine
800 MB 7 GB 7 GB
2.4 GB 21 GB 21 GB
10 20 L06:
L12: 120
L18: 180
L24: 240
L32: 324
24 GB 420 GB L06: 1.2
TB L12:
2.5 TB
L18: 3.78
TB
L24: 5.04
TB
L32: 6.8
TB
3 MB/s 7MB/s 7MB/s
9 MB/s 15 MB/s 15 MB/s
81 sec 19 sec 20 sec
SCSI-2 SCSI-2 SCSI-2
Fast/Wide Fast/Wide Fast/Wide
Differential Differential Differential
HDC LZ1 LZ1
IDRC
Externally Attached Automated Libraries
Tower
3581-H17
Rack
3583-L18
3583-L36
3583-L72
3590-B1A
Modular 3590-B11
3584-D32 3590-E1A
3584-L32 3590E11
LTO ½ inch tape
Magstar
Longitudinal Longitudinal
Serpentine Serpentine
100 GB 40 GB
200 GB 120 GB
60 H17: 7 B1A: 1
L18: 18 B11: 10
L36: 32 E1A: 1
L72: 72
E11: 10
L32 +D32:
227-1980
H17: 1.4 TB B1A: 120 GB
L18: 3.6 TB B11: 1.2 TB
L36:
7.2 TB E1A: 120 GB
L72: 14.4 TB
E11: 1.2 TB
L32+D32
56.2-441.4 TB
15 MB/s B11: 7MB/s
30 MB/s 15 MB/s
E11 14 MB/s
30 MB/s
3494/3590 56 sec
30 sec
SCSI-2 HVD SCSI-2
IDRC
LZ1
3494-L12
3494-D12
3494-L10
3494-D10
3494-HA1
Library for
3490-x1A
and
3590-x1A
n/a
Depends
on installed
drives
6240
748 TB
Depends
on installed
drives
30 sec
RS232
Async or
LAN for
robotics
Depends
on installed
drives
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