Page 1 6-frame version of the TS3500 Tape Library. The library consists of one base frame and up to 15 expansion frames and can include up to 192 tape drives and more than 20 000 tape cartridges. In addition to scalability, the TS3500 Tape Library also offers the following enhancements: •...
Page 2 Host-based path failover • Up to 224 I/O slots (16 I/O slots standard) Table 1 gives potential library capacity based on supported frames and configurations. Table 1. Frames supported by the TS3500 Tape Library Supported Frames And has this Can contain maximum A library of these models...
Page 3 This section defines base and expansion frames and describes the models of the TS3500 Tape Library. The basic TS3500 Tape Library is a single storage unit known as the base frame (Models L32, L52, or L53 for LTO Ultrium tape drives, or Models L22 or L23 for 3592 tape drives).
Page 4 Models L22, L32, L52, D22, D32, and D52. The models of the TS3500 Tape Library vary depending on the type of media they contain and whether the frame is a service bay, a base frame, or an expansion frame.
Page 5 Table 1. TS3500 Tape Library frame models Frame Media type and model Type Depth capacity Other with the enhanced frame control assembly • Optionally equipped with TS7700 backend switches up to 400 • Optionally equipped cartridges with four I/O stations •...
Page 6 "Services Contract" to uninstall additional frames as necessary to accommodate the customer's request. The IBM® System Storage™ Tape Library Specialist Web interface and 10/100 Ethernet support are included with Models L22, L23, L52, and L53. For Model L32, they are available as feature codes 1662 and 1660, respectively.
Page 7 Figure 1. Frames in the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library. A Model L23 or L53 (base frame) is on the left. A Model D23 or D53 (expansion frame) is on the right and attaches to the base frame. •...
Page 8 TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1. Location of service bays in the TS3500 Tape Library. Service bay A (the HA1 frame) is on the far left. Service bay B is on the far right and contains the second accessor.
Page 9 Figure 2. Cartridge slots in the service bays of the TS3500 Tape Library. Service bay A is on the left and contains only gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges. An example of a Service bay B is on the right and contains both gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges and unusable storage slots.
Page 10 Library performance High density technology This section describes high density technology in the TS3500 Tape Library. The TS3500 Tape Library offers high-density, storage-only frame models (HD frames) designed to greatly increase storage capacity without increasing frame size or required floor space.
Page 11 Use caution when inserting or removing cartridges from HD slots. HD frame model S24 provides storage for up to 1 000 IBM 3592 tape cartridges, while the HD frame model S54 provides storage for up to 1 320 LTO Ultrium tape cartridges. The base capacity of Model S24 is 600 cartridges, which are stored in Tiers 0, 1, and 2.
Page 12 A circuit board that facilitates all accessor motion requests (such as calibrations, moves, and inventory updates). If your library includes a second accessor, it will also have a second accessor controller. 5 Cartridge storage slots Cells that are mounted in the TS3500 Tape Library and used to store tape cartridges.
Page 13 6 IBM LTO Ultrium tape drives or 3592 tape drives Mounted in the TS3500 Tape Library, one or more units that read and write data that is stored on tape cartridges. IBM LTO Ultrium tape drives and 3592 tape drives may not be mixed in the same frame.
Page 14 An optional, capped opening for a library whose Fibre Channel cables are routed above the library. Figure 1. Components of the IBM System Storage™ TS3500 Tape Library. The front of a Model L53 is shown at the top. The rear of Model L53 is shown on the bottom.
Page 15 The LTO Ultrium tape drives and the 3592 tape drives are high-performance, high-capacity data-storage units that can be installed in the TS3500 Tape Library. Up to 12 drives may be installed in each base and expansion frame of the library, but the two types of drives may not be mixed in the same frame.
Page 16 JB/JX cartridge JA/JW cartridge You or your IBM Service Representative can update firmware for the LTO Ultrium 2 and newer Ultrium tape drives and all 3592 tape drives without scheduling downtime. This enhancement is called a nondisruptive drive firmware update. It is available through the IBM System Storage Tape Library Specialist Web interface and (for IBM Service Representatives) through CETool, but is not supported by the SCSI interface.
Page 17 Ultrium tape drives do not read or write to 3592 tape cartridges, and 3592 tape drives do not read or write to Ultrium tape cartridges. The Ultrium tape drives can read tapes that have been written by non-IBM Ultrium drives. They also write to tapes that can be read by non-IBM Ultrium drives.
Page 18 When a cartridge is labeled according to proper IBM bar code label specifications, the last character of its volume serial (VOLSER) number indicates the generation of the media. For example, a cartridge with a VOLSER of 000764L5 is an Ultrium 5 cartridge; a cartridge with a VOLSER of 000764L4 is an Ultrium 4 cartridge;...
Page 19 Table All 3592 tape drives include an RS-422 library interface port for communication with the TS3500 Tape Library. The 3592 tape drives use the Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS) to isolate failures between media and hardware. A 3592 tape drive cannot read or write to a 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape (media type J) or to a 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape (media type K).
Page 20 100 MB/s (E05 160 MB/s (E06 format) format) Native sustained data 140 MB/s (E05 format) 40 MB/s (J1A format) rate 50 MB/s (J1A 70 MB/s (J1A format) format) 200 MB/s (E05 Compressed sustained format) data rate (2:1 320 MB/s (E06 format) 80 MB/s (J1A format) 100 MB/s (J1A compression)
Page 21 • Streaming Lossless Data Compression (SLDC) algorithm which is designed to offer an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms The TS1120 and TS1130 tape drives offer all of the preceding features of the 3592 J1A tape drive, in addition to the following features:...
Page 22 If you write and overwrite multiple trailer labels, this firmware feature provides major performance improvements. For more information, refer to the appendix about WORM behavior in the IBM System Storage™ 3592 Tape Drive SCSI Reference. Capacity scaling...
Page 23 WORM The TS1130 tape drive and TS1120 tape drive support write once, read many (WORM) behaviors and format attributes. Three WORM cartridge types are supported: JW (full length), JR (short length), and (for TS1120 and TS1130 tape drives) JX Extended WORM cartridge. WORM cartridges are factory-formatted as WORM cartridges and may not be converted to data cartridges.
Page 24 All TS1130 tape drives are encryption capable, which means they can convert data into a cipher that ensures data security. With IBM feature code 9592 or 5592, TS1120 tape drives are encryption capable as well. To perform encryption, the drive must be encryption-enabled by your selection of one of three methods of encryption management.
Page 25 Related information Using 3592 tape drive media Supported tape cartridges This section gives information about the tape cartridges that you can use in the TS3500 Tape Library. Note: Management and handling of media cartridges is a customer function and responsibility.
Page 26 Table 1. Capacity of Ultrium tape catridges Compressed Supported tape cartridges Native capacity capacity IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium-5 1500 GB 1 500 GB (1396.98 3 TB (2.73 TiB) Data Cartridge GiB) IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium-4 800 GB 800 GB (745.06 GiB) 1 600 GB (1 490.12...
Page 27 This section identifies ways to determine the servers and software that support the TS3500 Tape Library. The TS3500 Tape Library is supported by a wide variety of servers, operating systems, and adapters. These attachments can change throughout the life cycle of the product. To...
Page 28 This section identifies ways to determine the latest device drivers for the drives and robotics of the TS3500 Tape Library. IBM provides device driver support for the Ultrium tape drives, 3592 tape drives, and the robotics in the TS3500 Tape Library. The device drivers also provide support for application- managed encryption on AIX, Windows, Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX platforms, and for system- managed encryption in Open Systems, on AIX, Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms.
Page 29 TS3500 Tape Library installed with only 3592 tape drives. Some customers have written mtlib scripts to work with the 3494 Tape Library. If a customer with a 3494 Tape Library decides to migrate to the TS3500 Tape Library, this mtlib enhancement will ease the migration.
Page 30 This section sets forth the conditions that apply to drives in the TS3500 Tape Library that use a SCSI interface. The TS3500 Tape Library operates as a set of SCSI-3 devices. For drives that use a SCSI interface, the following conditions apply: •...
Page 31 Under the SCSI-3 protocol, this type of attachment allows cable lengths of up to 25 m (81 ft) with the appropriate cable and terminator for HVD devices and up to 12 m (39 ft) for LVD devices. For more information about the SCSI interface, see the IBM System Storage™ TS3500 Tape Library SCSI Reference. Parent topic:...
Page 32 Through an IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740 with the integrated library manager (code level 8.5.0.x and higher), which allows attachment of the TS3500 Tape Library with 3592 tape drives (not LTO Ultrium tape drives) to the IBM System z server (mainframe host).
Page 33 For additional information about attaching the IBM System z server to the TS3500 Tape Library through the 3953 Tape System, see the IBM 3953 Tape System Introduction and Planning Guide. For additional information about attaching the IBM...
Page 34 Configuration prerequisites for encryption. The TS3500 Tape Library supports a mixture of Ultrium drive types in a logical library, but it does not support a mixture of Ultrium and 3592 tape drives in a logical library. Some independent software vendors (ISVs) support mixed drive types within logical libraries;...
Page 35 This section contains information about compatible media and drives in the TS3500 Tape Library. Not all cartridges that are supported by the TS3500 Tape Library are compatible with all drives. Ultrium cartridges are not supported by 3592 tape drives, and 3592 tape cartridges are not supported by Ultrium drives.
Page 36 Table 1. Compatibility among Ultrium tape drives and tape cartridges Drive Type Cartridge Ultrium 5 Ultrium 3 Type Ultrium 4 (F4A) Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1 (F5A) (F3A/ F3B) IBM System Storage™ 1500 GB Not compatible LTO Data compatible compatible compatible Cartridge (xxxxxxL5) IBM System...
Page 37 Table 1. Compatibility among Ultrium tape drives and tape cartridges Drive Type Cartridge Ultrium 5 Ultrium 3 Type Ultrium 4 (F4A) Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1 (F5A) (F3A/ F3B) Notes: • R = Read only capability • R/W = Read and write capability •...
Page 38 • Fibre Channel The Multi-Path Architecture of the TS3500 Tape Library is designed to provide the capability for sharing of the library robotics. This is accomplished by partitioning the library into up to 192 multiple logical libraries (up to the number of drives installed), and providing each logical library its own separate and distinct drive(s), storage slots, and control paths.
Page 39 3592 tape drives and cartridges, for applications which do not support mixing the drives in the same logical library. Whether partitioned or not, the TS3500 Tape Library is certified for SAN solutions (such as LAN-free backup).
Page 40 Figure 1. Examples of configurations for sharing an IBM System Storage™ TS3500 Tape Library. Lines from one or more drives to the library controller represent control paths.
Page 41 • Using multiple logical libraries This section describes how to use multiple logical libraries in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 42 In a TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS, a logical library can share the tape drives and storage slots of another logical library. The library also shares the I/O slots and the cartridge accessor on a first-come, first-served basis.
Page 43 Using multiple logical libraries for library sharing This section describes using multiple logical libraries for library sharing. Multiple logical libraries are an effective way for the TS3500 Tape Library to simultaneously back up and restore data from heterogeneous applications. For example, you can partition...
Page 44 Multiple logical libraries are an effective way for the TS3500 Tape Library to simultaneously back up and restore data from heterogeneous applications. For example, you can partition the library so that it processes commands from Application 1 (about Department A) in Logical Library 1, commands from Application 2 (about Department B) in Logical Library 2, and commands from Application 3 (about Department C) in Logical Library 3.
Page 45 This section describes using alternate control paths with the control path failover feature. The TS3500 Tape Library offers an optional control path failover feature that enables the host device driver to resend the command to an alternate control path for the same logical library.
Page 46 Related concepts Multi-Path Architecture Using multiple logical libraries Dynamic partitioning The following topics explain dynamic partitioning. Dynamic partitioning in the TS3500 Tape Library is comprised of storage slot pooling and flexible drive assignment. • Storage slot pooling This section describes storage slot pooling in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 47 This section describes flexible drive assignment in the TS3500 Tape Library. After you enable the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) in the TS3500 Tape Library, you can assign drives to a logical library by using the Drive Assignment screen of the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.
Page 48 With the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS), no downtime is required when you enable Intermediate Capacity On Demand or Full Capacity On Demand for Models L22, L23, L52, and L53 or High Density Capacity on Demand for Models S24 and S54 of the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 49 The TS3500 Tape Library has I/O stations with I/O slots that allow you to import and export up to 224 cartridges at any given time. The I/O slots are also known as import/export elements (IEEs). Virtual I/O slots increase the quantity of available I/O slots by allowing storage slots to appear to the host as I/O slots.
Page 50 • Enabling or disabling virtual I/O slots This section describes how to enable or disable virtual I/O slots in the TS3500 Tape Library so that the host operates as if it has access to more I/O slots than are actually available.
Page 51 In this way, the drive-less logical library becomes a safe media vault. Note that a drive-less logical library consumes no additional resources in a TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS. Subsequently, these All Other Volsers can be manually assigned to a different logical library using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface or the TS3500 Tape Library Command Line Interface (CLI).
Page 52 Frame control assembly and dual ac power This section describes the frame control assembly (FCA) power structure and the optional dual ac power feature of the TS3500 Tape Library. This power structure and feature apply to Models L22, D22, L32, D32, L52, and D52.
Page 53 Power structure of the TS3500 Tape Library Enhanced frame control assembly This section describes the enhanced frame control assembly of the TS3500 Tape Library. The enhanced frame control assembly is a power structure that combines drive power, library power, and dual ac line cord capabilities. The assembly includes only two power supplies, dual ac line cords, and a Medium Changer Assembly (MCA) unit.
Page 54 Ultrium and 3592 tape drives offer path failover and load balancing capabilities that enable the IBM device driver to resend a command to an alternate path. The alternate path can include another host bus adapter (HBA), Storage Area Network (SAN), or library control path drive.
Page 55 HBAs whenever possible and balances the load between them to optimize the resources in the machine. Both CPF and DPF require the use of the IBM device driver, and are supported exclusively with products that bear the IBM logo on the operating systems indicated in...
Page 56 This section describes the extra input/output (I/O) stations that you can order for the TS3500 Tape Library. To insert cartridges into and remove them from the TS3500 Tape Library (without requiring a reinventory), the library comes with an I/O station located on the front door of the base frame models.
Page 57 The TS3500 Tape Library also supports an option for 64 additional I/O slots in a newly purchased Model D23 or D53 frame. A D-frame with I/O installed includes four independently accessible I/O stations. The D-frame I/O stations increase the maximum I/O slot capacity from 32 to 224.
Page 58 The Capacity Expansion feature (feature code 1603) is a license key that lets you enable the storage slots inside the front door of Model L32 of the TS3500 Tape Library. With the Capacity Expansion feature installed, the library offers 140 additional slots for Ultrium tape cartridges in the Model L32 if the second I/O station is not present and 88 additional slots if the second I/O station is present.
Page 59 This section describes the Intermediate, Full, and Capacity on Demand features for the TS3500 Tape Library. In the TS3500 Tape Library, the initial (entry) capacity of a Model L22 or Model L23 frame is enabled to use 58 cartridge slots for 3592 tape cartridges. If you add the Intermediate...
Page 60 The HD Capacity on Demand feature codes provides a license key that let you enable additional storage slots in HD frames. In the TS3500 Tape Library, the physical capacity, or total storage slots, is comprised of licensed and unlicensed capacity. When the number of assigned cartridges within a library...
Page 61 The Tape Library Specialist Web interface enables operators and administrators of the TS3500 Tape Library to manage storage devices from any location in an enterprise. The Tape Library Specialist allows you to communicate directly with your library and perform a full range of end user, operator, and administrator tasks without being at the operator panel.
Page 62 The IBM Tape System Reporter application enables operators and administrators of the TS3500 Tape Library to monitor and report on storage devices from any location in an enterprise environment. This application communicates directly with your library to collect and store pertinent data enabling you to generate and view performance trends.
Page 63 The IBM Tape System Reporter application operates by collecting information from the TS3500 Tape Library, aggregating the data in a database, and providing you the ability to generate a report. You can generate a General SQL Query or custom report on the utilization and performance of tape cartridges, tape drives, and the tape library.
Page 64 Problem Call Home The TS3500 Tape Library or one of its drives detects a problem and the library performs a Call Home operation to create a Problem Management Record (PMR) in the IBM Remote Technical Assistance Information Network (RETAIN).
Page 65 Remote support through a modem Remote support through a system console Remote support through a modem This section describes remote support to the TS3500 Tape Library (or its drives) through a modem. Hardware requirements for remote support by modem vary, depending on whether you already have one or more IBM tape products that have the remote support capability.
Page 66 This section describes remote support to the TS3500 Tape Library through a system console. A system console is a service tool that is present in most environments where one or more FICON/ESCON-enabled products, such as the IBM TS7700 Virtualization Engine, are connected to a zSeries®...
Page 67 When the TS3500 Tape Library is in an environment that includes a system console, IBM recommends that the library perform the Electronic Customer Care (ECC) Call Home function through the system console instead of through a direct modem connection. To perform an ECC Call Home operation through a system console, the TS3500 Tape Library sends Call Home information across a private Ethernet connection to the system console.
Page 68 Note: All of the listed capabilities do not apply to every product type. For example, the TS3500 Tape Library does not utilize wellness checking, daily log file storage, or code image broadcast.
Page 69 The TSSC uses the following ports: HTTPS: Port 443 HTTP: Port 80, and DNS: Port 53. Figure 1 shows an overview of network connectivity. Figure 1. Attachment of the system console to the TS3500 Tape Library and the 3953 Tape System for remote support...
Page 70 TSSC and the modem. Dial out security properties for the Attached Systems are as follows: 1. Dial-out is from the customer location to the IBM connection point. The IBM service support system (RETAIN®) does not initiate connections to the attached systems.
Page 71 5. The default setting for the call home feature is enabled. The Call Home feature may be disabled by an IBM Service Representative. None of the customer data stored on the tape or in memory for the TS3500 Tape Library is transmitted or accessed in a Call Home session. Call Home is enabled or disabled by a CETool menu selection.
Page 72 IBM Service Representative. Security for Encryption Support Encryption support in the TS3500 Tape Library and TS1120 tape controllers models C06 and J70 allow system-managed tape encryption on IBM® System z® platforms. An IBM Service Representative installs routers between the internal LAN network, which is connected to the controllers, and the customer's LAN network.
Page 73 • Remote support security for the TS3500 Tape Library through a system console This section describes remote support security for the TS3500 Tape Library through a system console. • Security considerations when using the TS3500 Tape Library Specialist Web...
Page 74 Accessing data from tape cartridges through the Library/Drive Interface. • Sending or receiving data from tape cartridges through any port. For more information about installing and using the CETool, see the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library 3584 Maintenance Information manual. Parent topic:...
Page 75 Tape Library Specialist Web interface. The TS3500 Tape Library Tape Library Specialist Web interface does not allow any access to customer data, and it does not allow FTP or TELNET type operations. It only provides those functions that are specifically coded in the library firmware.
Page 76 When servicing a TS3500 Tape Library, IBM Service Representatives may connect a service terminal (laptop computer) to an RS-232 serial port on the TS3500 Tape Library. Serial port J1 (also known as the CETool Port) provides an interface which allows IBM Service Representatives to send messages to the library and receive information from the library.
Page 77 The head of every tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library must be kept clean to prevent errors caused by contamination. To help you keep the drives clean, IBM provides a cleaning cartridge with the library. Whenever a drive determines that it needs to be cleaned, it alerts you with a message on the library's display or host console.
Page 78 TapeAlert support This topic gives an overview of the TapeAlert technology, which is supported by the IBM® System Storage™ TS3500 Tape Library. The TS3500 Tape Library is compatible with TapeAlert technology, which provides error and diagnostic information about the drives and the library to the host application. The library provides this information as TapeAlert flags that are reported to the application by the SCSI LOG SENSE command.
Page 79 This interface uses an object-oriented, XML-based, messaging-based protocol designed to support the specific requirements of managing devices such as the TS3500 Tape Library in a storage environment. The SMI-S specification describes the information available to a WBEM client, such as the IBM® Tivoli®...
Page 80 TS3500 Tape Library. This SMI-S standard storage management interface is developed by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). The TS3500 Tape Library provides native support for SMI-S. It is no longer necessary to run a proxy SMI-S agent on a separate Linux® machine. All of the functions present in the proxy SMI-S agent are replicated in this embedded version.
Page 81 Overview Secure Socket Layer (SSL) functionality This topic describes SSL functionality and how it is used in the TS3500 Tape Library. The TS3500 Tape Library supports secure socket layer (SSL). SSL is a protocol for transmitting private documents through the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses these two keys to encrypt data: •...
Page 82 LDAP server. The LDAP server returns authentication status to the SSPC or TPC, which forwards the authentication status through the Storage Authentication Service to the TS3500 Tape Library. The LDAP server attached to the SSPC or TPC manages the following information:...
Page 83 LDAP group in the list must have the same name as a role that is defined in the TS3500 Tape Library. The first LDAP group to match a role determines the role of the user. Avoid ambiguity of multiple matches by making sure that only one group matches a role in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 84 The TS3500 Tape Library supports internet protocol (IP) addresses in both IPv4 and IPv6 format. IPv6 is designed to allow the Internet to grow steadily, both in terms of the number of hosts connected and the total amount of data traffic transmitted. Both the operator panel and the Tape Library Specialist Web interface allow the definition of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Page 85 [BACK] [ UP ] [DOWN] [ENTER] An IPv6 address can have two formats: • Normal - Pure IPv6 format • Dual - IPv6 plus IPv4 formats An IPv6 (Normal) address has the following format: y : y : y : y : y : y : y : y where y is called a segment and can be any hexadecimal value between 0 and FFFF.
Page 86 [BACK] [ UP ] [DOWN] [ENTER] An IPv6 (Dual) address combines an IPv6 and an IPv4 address and has the following format: y : y : y : y : y : y : x . x . x . x. The IPv6 portion of the address (indicated with y's) is always at the beginning, followed by the IPv4 portion (indicated with x's).
Page 87 All IP addresses are divided into portions. One part identifies the network (the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (the host number). Subnet masks (IPv4) and prefixes (IPv6) identify the range of IP addresses that make up a subnet, or group of IP addresses on the same network.
Page 88 Table 1. Performance specifications of the Ultrium tape drives Tape Drive Performance Parameter Ultrium 5 Ultrium 4 Ultrium 3 Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1 (native) (with L5 (with L4 media) media) 120 MB/s 80 MB/s 80 MB/s (with L4 (with L3 (with L3 media) media)
Page 89 Table 1. Performance specifications of the Ultrium tape drives Tape Drive Performance Parameter Ultrium 5 Ultrium 4 Ultrium 3 Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1 time) Notes: N/A = not applicable. All sustained data rates are dependent on the capabilities of the interconnect (for example, an Ultra SCSI bus is limited to less than 40 MB/s).
Page 90 Table 1. Performance specifications of the Ultrium tape drives Tape Drive Performance Parameter Ultrium 5 Ultrium 4 Ultrium 3 Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1 scaled JB) 11 seconds (20% scaled JA) 15 seconds (20% scaled JB) Not supported Average block locate time from Table 3 load point Notes:...
Page 91 Table 3. Average block locate time from load point for 3592 Tape Cartridge in 3592 tape drives Average Block Locate Time from Load Point Type of 3592 Comments TS1130 tape TS1120 tape 3592 J1A Tape Tape Cartridge drive drive Drive [931.32 GiB]) JB cartridge type JB cartridge type...
Page 92 (for example, SCSI or Fibre Channel), and system or application software. For maximum performance with SCSI drives, multiple SCSI buses may be required and the TS3500 Tape Library devices must be the only target devices that are active on each SCSI bus. Parent topic:...
Page 93 This section describes inventory times for frames in the TS3500 Tape Library and inventory with audit times for HD frames. The typical time required for the TS3500 Tape Library to inventory cartridges is less than 60 seconds per frame. An inventory operation includes a check to determine whether each cartridge storage slot in the library is empty or full, and a scan of the bar code labels.
Page 94 The typical time required for the TS3500 Tape Library to audit cartridges is less than 30 seconds per full HD slot. The typical time required for the TS3500 Tape Library to audit a column of full HD slots in a Model S54 frame is less than 10 minutes and in a Model S24 frame is less than 8 minutes.
Page 95 Mounts per hour is a measure of the overall capability of the cartridge accessor and tape drives. It is defined as the number of cartridges that the TS3500 Tape Library can mount in one hour. A mount, often called the demount and mount cycle, involves the following steps: (1) removing the cartridge from a drive;...
Page 96 Table 2. Mount performance for drives in a TS3500 Tape Library with dual accessors but without HD frames Library Configuration Mounts Per Hour (Active Frames 8 frames 12 frames 16 frames Notes: Active frames are all frames in a dual-accessor library except service bay frames.
Page 97 TS3500 Tape Library with dual active accessors and virtual I/O slots enabled, but without HD frames. Table 1. Specifications for imports per hour and average I/O station drain time for a TS3500 Tape Library using one active accessor...
Page 98 This reduces the need to access cartridges in higher tiers. The mount performance for a TS3500 Tape Library that includes HD frames is dependent on the library configuration and cartridge usage. For most configurations, the impact is not...
Page 99 (this is because eject operations empty some Tier 0 slots) Eject and insert performance can also be impacted for a TS3500 Tape Library that includes HD frames. The impact to eject performance is determined by factors similar to mount performance (distribution of tiers from which cartridges are ejected).
Page 100 This reduces the need to access cartridges in higher tiers. The mount performance for a TS3500 Tape Library that includes HD frames is dependent on the library configuration and cartridge usage. For most configurations, the impact is not noticeable.
Page 101 High density technology. Parent topic: Library performance Overview of main components This section provides an illustration of the main components of the TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1 shows the main components of the TS3500 Tape Library. Library frame Door safety switch...
Page 102 This section describes the library frames of the TS3500 Tape Library. • Cartridge storage slots This section describes the cartridge storage slots in frames of the TS3500 Tape Library. • Tape drives This section describes the tape drives supported by the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 103 Components of the library Library frame This section describes the library frames of the TS3500 Tape Library. The library frame is the basic building block for the TS3500 Tape Library. A base frame is: • Models L32, L52, and L53 for LTO Ultrium tape media •...
Page 104 The high availability frame contains a rail assembly and gripper test slots. All components of the TS3500 Tape Library are contained inside the frames. The tops of the frames have windows that admit ambient lighting, except for the HD frames, which are outfitted with LED lighting.
Page 105 Figure 1. Location of the power structure in a library frame. The picture shows a Model L53 frame, which uses the enhanced frame control assembly. • Frames used as service bays This section defines how frames can be used as service bays in the TS3500 Tape Library. Parent topic: Overview of main components...
Page 106 Place only diagnostic cartridges in the service bays; do not place data or cleaning cartridges in them. Figure 1. Cartridge slots in the service bays of the TS3500 Tape Library. Service bay A (the HA1 frame) is on the left and contains only gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges. An example of a frame as service bay B is on the right and contains both gripper test slots for diagnostic cartridges and unused storage slots.
Page 107 non-HD libraries, the storage slot address consists of three values: frame number, column number, and row number. In HD libraries, that is libraries with HD frames, the storage slot address contains a fourth value: tier number. Frame number Represented as Fxx, where F equals the frame and xx equals its number. For the base frame, the frame number is 01;...
Page 108 This topic describes the inaccessible cartridge storage slots in the TS3500 Tape Library. The base frames of the TS3500 Tape Library (Models L22, L23, L32, L52, and L53) each contain one inaccessible cartridge storage slot for a diagnostic cartridge at physical address F01,C01,R01.
Page 109 Cartridge storage slots Tape drives This section describes the tape drives supported by the TS3500 Tape Library. Each Lxx and Dxx frame in the TS3500 Tape Library can contain one of the following types of tape drives: • IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives (Ultrium 5, Ultrium 4, Ultrium 3, Ultrium 2, or Ultrium 1 tape drives) •...
Page 110 1) of the first drive of any logical library of the TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1 shows Ultrium tape drives inside the TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1. Ultrium tape drives mounted inside the TS3500 Tape Library and loaded with LTO Ultrium tape cartridges Parent topic:...
Page 111 Figure 1 shows the 3592 tape drives inside the TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1. 3592 tape drives mounted inside the TS3500 Tape Library and loaded with 3592 tape cartridges Parent topic: Tape drives Physical addresses of drives This topic describes the physical addresses of the tape drives in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 112 This section describes the doors of the frames of the TS3500 Tape Library. Located at the front of each frame in the TS3500 Tape Library is the front door. The door lets you access the cartridge storage slots that are mounted on the door wall and frame wall (service personnel use the door to access the rail assembly, cartridge accessor, and accessor controller).
Page 113 180°. Figure 1. Front door of the TS3500 Tape Library. The operator panel is mounted on the front door of the base frame. A Model L22 or L52 is shown.
Page 114 This section describes the safety switch located on the doors of TS3500 Tape Library frames. Each frame in the TS3500 Tape Library (excluding the service bays) has a door safety switch that automatically turns off the power to the cartridge accessor (but not the tape drive) whenever you open the front door.
Page 115 An I/O slot address of F01,R19 means frame 1, slot 19 (third row in the lower I/O station of a Model L22 or L52; see 2 ). Figure 1. Storage slot addresses in the I/O stations of the TS3500 Tape Library. The door of a Model L22 or L52 frame is shown.
Page 116 Note: Because the L-frame is always frame number F01, D-frame numbers begin with F02. (see Figure Figure 2. Storage slot addresses in four I/O station frames in the TS3500 Tape Library. The door of a Model D23 frame is shown.
Page 117 Table 1. Location of I/O slots and LED display in frames with four I/O stations Indicates the location of the 4 1/O stations on a D23 frame. Indicates the LED display. Indicates the various on/off and locked/unlocked states of the LED display. Indicates the 4 I/O stations, and below each I/O station, shows the rows assigned to each station: •...
Page 118 This section describes the operator panel of the TS3500 Tape Library. In the TS3500 Tape Library, the operator panel is located on the front door of the base frame. The panel provides an indicator light and controls that let you perform operations and determine the status of the library.
Page 119 • Activity screen This section describes the activity screen of the TS3500 Tape Library. • PAUSE key This topic describes the PAUSE touch key on the library's Activity screen. Parent topic: Overview of main components Activity screen This section describes the activity screen of the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 120 The text in the I/O field varies, depending on whether the library has one or two I/O stations: • If the library contains only one I/O station, I/O: displays. • If the library contains two I/O stations, Upper I/O: and Lower I/O: display. The values that can appear in the I/O field are: •...
Page 121 L22, L32, and L52 do not. When the operator panel's security feature is both supported and enabled, you can use the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons to control access to the panel. To enable or disable security for the operator panel, use the IBM® System Storage™ Tape Library Specialist Web interface (go to Enabling or disabling security for the operator panel).
Page 122 This topic describes the PAUSE touch key on the library's Activity screen. The TS3500 Tape Library features a PAUSE touch key that you should press before you power off the library or open the front door. Located on the Activity screen on the display,...
Page 123 This section introduces the procedures that you can perform with the TS3500 Tape Library. You can operate the library from the operator panel or by using the IBM® System Storage™ Tape Library Specialist Web interface. You can also perform some operations by using the TS3500 Tape Library Command Line Interface (CLI).
Page 124 This section describes how to remove a data cartridge from an LTO Ultrium or 3592 tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Removing data cartridges from an HD slot in the library This section describes how to remove data cartridges from an HD slot in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Automatic cleaning This topic describes automatic cleaning of tape drives in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 125 TS3500 Tape Library. • Assigning cartridges to a logical library This section describes how to assign data cartridges to a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Using the drive assignment Web page This section introduces the drive assignment Web page of the TS3500 Tape Library, which is available through the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.
Page 126 Complete this task to create or remove a logical library from a TS3500 Tape Library. • Changing the name of a logical library Complete this task to change the name of a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Changing the maximum allowable quantity of cartridges in a logical library Complete this task to change the maximum number of cartridges that are allowed in a logical library of the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 127 TS3500 Tape Library. • Displaying control paths This section introduces two ways to view the control paths of the TS3500 Tape Library. • Managing the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The topics in this section introduce ways to manage SNMP for the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 128 TS3500 Tape Library and which contain single or dual Ethernet ports. • Changing the speed of the Ethernet link This section describes how to change the speed of the Ethernet link to the TS3500 Tape Library. • Using DHCP server settings...
Page 129 • Viewing a drive error log This section describes how to view one or more error logs for tape drives in the TS3500 Tape Library. You can view logs for 3592 or Ultrium tape drives. •...
Page 130 • Setting up and using encryption This section introduces how to set up encryption and perform encryption-related tasks. Parent topic: Managing the TS3500 Tape Library...
Page 131 Overview of operating procedures This section lists the procedures that you can perform with the TS3500 Tape Library. Not all operating procedures are available from both the operator panel and the Tape Library Specialist Web interface. The following tables provide links to the overview information for each procedure.
Page 132 Displaying the existing library configuration 1, 2 • Enabling or disabling the reporting of a 6-character or 8-character VOLSER • Discovering new hardware in the TS3500 Tape Library • Library IP addresses: • Configuring the library DHCP Server settings Using DHCP server settings •...
Page 133 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor...
Page 134 Firmware - Updating library firmware: • Updating firmware for the library Hardware - Finding new hardware in the library: • Discovering new hardware in the TS3500 Tape Library I/O Stations: • Enabling or disabling virtual I/O slots • Changing the quantity of virtual I/O slots in a logical library •...
Page 135 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor 1, 2 •...
Page 136 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor 1, 2 •...
Page 137 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor 1, 2 •...
Page 138 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor...
Page 139 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor...
Page 140 Table 1. Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Managing the TS3500 Tape Library Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) : • Enabling the Advanced Library Management System • Managing licensed features • Creating or removing a logical library Accessors: • Setting or changing the preferred zone of an accessor...
Page 141 Table 3. Managing Tape Cartridges Managing Cartridges Encryption: • Determining whether a cartridge is encrypted • Working with key manager addresses • Testing a key manager address 1, 2 • Working with a barcode encryption policy • Rekeying an encrypted cartridge I/O station status: 1, 2 •...
Page 142 Table 3. Managing Tape Cartridges Managing Cartridges • Changing the maximum allowable quantity of cartridges in a logical library Mount history: • Accessing the mount history of tape cartridges Storage slot status: • Determining the status of storage slots 1, 2 Volume serial number (VOLSER): •...
Page 143 Table 3. Managing Tape Cartridges Managing Cartridges • Viewing a World Wide Port Name 1, 2 SNMP IP addresses: • Viewing or changing the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) destination IP configuration and remote port Notes: This procedure can be performed from the operator panel. This procedure can be performed from the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.
Page 144 • Enabling and disabling security, creating a password, and setting a timeout for the operator panel (performed by administrator) see: Enabling or disabling security for the operator panel (performed by administrator) • Tape Library Specialist Web interface: • Enabling or disabling password protection for Web screens (performed by administrator) •...
Page 145 • Enabling or disabling Secure Socket Layer (SSL) settings Timeout for the operator panel: • Enabling or disabling security for the operator panel Notes: This procedure can be performed from the operator panel. This procedure can be performed from the Tape Library Specialist Web interface. Table 6.
Page 146 TS3500 Tape Library. Figure 1 shows the functions of the operator panel on the TS3500 Tape Library. The operator panel also includes a Service category that is not shown in this flowchart. To view the complete set of service functions that are available from the library operator panel, refer to the IBM®...
Page 147 Parent topic: Operating procedures Functions of the Tape Library Specialist Web interface This section contains a flowchart of the procedures that you perform from the IBM® System Storage™ Tape Library Specialist Web interface of the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 148 TS3500 Tape Library. Note: Items in the Service menu are discussed in the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library Maintenance Information. Figure 1. Functions of the Tape Library Specialist Web interface...
Page 149 From the library's Activity touchscreen, press MENU —> Settings —> Network —> Web Server —> ENTER. To get to the next screen and ensure that the overall function of setting your initial admin password is successful, you must press ENTER after you highlight Settings, Network, and Web Server.
Page 150 A selection of functions that you can perform. When you select a function, subfunctions display. Select the subfunctions to go to related menus. You can select more than one function at a time. 3 Select All or Deselect All icons Icons that allow you to choose all selectable items or to void your selection of all items.
Page 151 Parent topic: Operating the library from the Web Powering on This section explains the procedure for turning on the power to the TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Use the following steps to power on the TS3500 Tape Library: Procedure In the section about the operator panel, review the information about the library power switch and power on indicator.
Page 152 READY displays on the Activity screen. Figure 1. Powering on the TS3500 Tape Library. The library power switch and the power-on indicator are located on the operator panel of the base frame (in this example, a model L23 or L53 frame).
Page 153 About this task Note: Always press the PAUSE key before you power off the TS3500 Tape Library. If you power off before pausing, the library may take longer to go online after the next power on. Use the following steps to power off the TS3500 Tape Library after normal operation and not...
Page 154 The quantity of cartridges that you can add to the TS3500 Tape Library is equal to the maximum number of available storage slots (for more information, go to the section about frame capacity).
Page 155 • It is the customer's responsibility to remove affected data cartridges before any service procedure. To remove a data cartridge from the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods. • Using the Web to remove data cartridges Complete this task to remove data cartridges from the TS3500 Tape Library using the Web.
Page 156 IBM Service Representative. In a rare situation, you may need to remove a cartridge directly from a drive in the TS3500 Tape Library (that is, without transferring it to an I/O station). To remove a cartridge...
Page 157 Note: A typical tape cartridge rewind and eject time can take as long as five minutes, although some conditions can extend this time to as long as one hour. Remove the cartridge. Figure 1. Removing a cartridge from an Ultrium tape drive •...
Page 158 Parent topic: Operating procedures Removing data cartridges from an HD slot in the library This section describes how to remove data cartridges from an HD slot in the TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Note: It is the customer's responsibility to remove any affected cartridges before any service procedure.
Page 159 Procedure From the library's Activity screen, press the PAUSE key. The library displays the message If you open the door the library will go Not Ready and any remaining jobs in the work queue may fail. Press ENTER to continue. Press ENTER.
Page 160 Figure 2. LTO cartridge removal from an HD slot Figure 3 shows the removed cartridge. Figure 3. LTO cartridge removed from an HD slot Use the same procedure to remove other data cartridges from the storage slot. • For HD slots in a 3592 frame: Figure 4.
Page 161 Figure 5. 3592 cartridge removal from an HD slot Figure 6 shows the removed cartridge. Figure 6. 3592 cartridge removed from an HD slot Use the same procedure to remove other data cartridges from the storage slot. Gently close and lock the front door.
Page 162 Automatic cleaning applies to all logical libraries that are configured for the TS3500 Tape Library. It is required (and cannot be disabled) when the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) is enabled.
Page 163 To insert a cleaning cartridge into the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods. You may insert as many as 100 cartridges. • Using the Web to insert a cleaning cartridge Complete this task to insert a cleaning cartridge using the Web.
Page 164 To remove a cleaning cartridge from the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods. • Using the Web to remove a cleaning cartridge from the library • Using the operator panel to remove a cleaning cartridge from the library...
Page 165 Parent topic: Operating procedures Enabling bar code compatibility Complete this task to enable bar code compatibility to allow the TS3500 Tape Library to read Silo-style bar code labels. About this task In order for the TS3500 Tape Library to read Silo (Sun StorageTek Powderhorn 9310) style bar code labels, bar code compatibility mode must be enabled.
Page 166 To enable or disable security for the operator panel, establish a timeout period, or create or change a password for the operator panel, perform the following steps: Procedure Access the TS3500 Tape Library Specialist Web interface. From the Work Items navigation pane, select Access —> Operator Panel Security. The Operator Panel Security screen displays.
Page 167 Locking or unlocking the operator panel For Models L23 and L53, this section describes how to lock the operator panel on the TS3500 Tape Library. It also tells how to unlock the operator panel by entering a password. Before you begin...
Page 168 This section describes how an administrator can use the Web to view the assigned and maximum cartridge capacities of logical libraries in a TS3500 Tape Library. About this task To view the assigned and maximum cartridge capacities of logical libraries in the TS3500 Tape Library, perform the following steps: Procedure From the Work Items navigation pane, select Library —>...
Page 169 Parent topic: Operating procedures Assigning cartridges to a logical library This section describes how to assign data cartridges to a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Note: It is normal for a cleaning cartridge to be unassigned.
Page 170 Complete this task to add a drive to a physical library. Procedure Add the tape drive to a physical TS3500 Tape Library. Then, continue with the following steps. Note: 3592 tape drives are installed by a service representative, however the installation of LTO tape drives is a customer responsibility.
Page 171 Complete this task to add a drive to a logical library. About this task Certain guidelines exist for adding a drive to a logical library. In a TS3500 Tape Library with the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS), all encryption-enabled drives within a logical library must be managed the same way;...
Page 172 Complete this task to share drives in a logical library. About this task After you add one or more drives to a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library, you can share drives with the same media type among multiple logical libraries.
Page 173 Complete this task to enable or disable a control path in a logical library. About this task After you add one or more drives to a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library, you can enable or disable a control path. You can use this function to choose multiple control paths for a single library, or multiple pairings of control paths and logical libraries.
Page 174 Complete this task to remove a drive from a physical library. About this task Note: In the TS3500 Tape Library, a drive that has already been assigned, but has lost communication, will not be removed from the configuration data. It is only removed if it is unassigned.
Page 175 Detecting gaps between drive element addresses in a logical library Complete this task to detect gaps between drive element addresses in a logical library. About this task In a TS3500 Tape Library, to detect gaps between drive element addresses in a logical library perform the following steps:...
Page 176 In this way, the drive-less logical library becomes a safe media vault. Note that a drive-less logical library consumes no additional resources in a TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS. Subsequently, these All Other Volsers can be manually assigned to a different logical library using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface or the TS3500 Tape Library Command Line Interface (CLI).
Page 177 I/O stations, storage slots, and cartridges in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Determining the status of the cartridge accessor This section introduces two ways to determine the status of the cartridge accessor. • Determining drive status This section introduces three ways to determine drive status in the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 178 Viewing drive displays This section introduces two ways to view the characters that display on the front of a 3592 tape drive or an Ultrium tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Determining the status of an I/O station This section introduces three ways to determine whether one or more tape cartridges are present in an I/O station of the TS3500 Tape Library.
Page 179 Determining the status of the cartridge accessor Determining drive status This section introduces three ways to determine drive status in the TS3500 Tape Library. To determine whether the tape drives in the TS3500 Tape Library are functioning properly and contain tape cartridges, use one of the following methods.
Page 180 Viewing drive displays This section introduces two ways to view the characters that display on the front of a 3592 tape drive or an Ultrium tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library. • Using the Web to view drive displays Complete this task to use the Web to view drive displays.
Page 181 Determining the location of cartridges This section introduces three ways to determine the location of cartridges. To determine the location of any tape cartridge in the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods. Note: You can locate a data cartridge by specifying its volume serial (VOLSER) number in the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.
Page 182 This section introduces two ways to conduct an inventory, or inventory with audit, of a frame in the TS3500 Tape Library. To perform an inventory, or an inventory with audit, of a frame in the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods.
Page 183 Web or operator panel to move cartridges and continue the operation. To move a specific cartridge in the TS3500 Tape Library, use one of the following methods. •...
Page 184 I/O station and the storage slots. This makes the process of adding and removing cartridges easier and faster. The TS3500 Tape Library has I/O stations with I/O slots that allow you to import and export up to 224 cartridges at any given time. The I/O slots are also known as import/export elements (IEEs).
Page 185 • Enabling or disabling virtual I/O slots This section describes how to enable or disable virtual I/O slots in the TS3500 Tape Library so that the host operates as if it has access to more I/O slots than are actually available.
Page 186 Complete this task to create or remove a logical library from a TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Note: You can create or remove a logical library from the TS3500 Tape Library by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface, but not by using the operator panel. You can remove...
Page 187 About this task Note: With the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) is enabled, you can change the name of a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface, but not by using the operator panel.
Page 188 Operating procedures Changing the maximum allowable quantity of cartridges in a logical library Complete this task to change the maximum number of cartridges that are allowed in a logical library of the TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Notes: •...
Page 189 About this task Note: This function is only valid and available if virtual I/O slots are enabled. In the TS3500 Tape Library, you can change the quantity of virtual I/O slots in a logical library by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface, but not by using the operator panel.
Page 190 Complete this task to detect new hardware in the TS3500 Tape Library. About this task Note: In the TS3500 Tape Library, you can identify new hardware (such as frames, cartridges, and changes to the amount of storage for existing frames) by using the operator panel, but not by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface.

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