The Enterprise Tape Library 3494 is a cost-effective, highly reliable, and space-efficient tape automation solution for a variety of user environments. The 3494 can be shared across multiple host systems such as zSeries, S/390, pSeries, RS/6000, iSeries, AS/400, HP, Sun, Intel-based servers, and others. It is a modular system that contains a cartridge accessor, a library manager, and storage cells for tape cartridges. The 3494 supports the Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A, 3490E Model C1A, C2A, and F1A Tape Drives, the 3590 Model H1A, E1A, and B1A Tape Drives the 3590 Model A00, A50, and A60 Controllers, or 3592 Model J70 Controller, and can include the 3494 VTS Model B16. A Model B10, B18, or B20 VTS can be externally attached to the 3494. The VTSs are cost/performance solutions to provide attached host systems a hierarchical storage management system and exploit the capacity and performance of attached tape drives. The Model HA1 Frames provide a second accessor and library manager for high availability and improved performance. The 3494 provides a cost-effective solution for automating tape operations such as save/restore, migration of data between disk and tape, and other mass data applications. Use of high-performance tape drives may enable you to reduce costs by potentially using less tape drives, cartridges, floor space, power, and personnel.

The Tape Drive Expansion Frame Model D24 is a single frame that can contain one 3590 Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller, and up to eight 3590 Model J1A Tape Drives and storage cells for 1/2" tape cartridges. The cartridge capacity is determined by the number of drive units installed. With no tape drive units installed the cartridge storage capacity is 400. With one to four drive units installed the cartridge storage capacity is 345, and with five to eight drive units installed the cartridge storage capacity is 305.

Investment Protection

The Model D24 is designed to offer granularity and flexibility by adding tape transports as your requirements change. Up to eight 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives can be installed in one Model D24. As your need for additional drives in the 3494 increases, up to fifteen Model D24 Tape Drive Expansion Frames may be added to the library configuration.

System Management

The Model D24 is part of a tape automation solution to satisfy a wide range of system management requirements. Potential benefits include: improved accuracy/security in tape handling, automated data migration/management, potential for reducing disk growth, enablement of applications, reduction of access time to data, reduction of operator labor, and the reduction of floor space requirements. These benefits may help promote increased system availability, improved system reliability, and reduced overall system management cost.

Business Solutions

The Model D24 is part of a solution that may reduce tape handling, potentially resulting in reduced operations cost and improved data accuracy and security. Automated save/restore and data migration may help reduce access time to data and increases system utilization.
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Product Positioning

The Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is the follow-on to the highly successful Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. The Enterprise Tape Library 3494 with the 3592 Model J1A is supported in a wide range of environments including selected zSeries, S/390, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000, xSeries, Sun, and Hewlett Packard servers, as well as Intel-compatible servers running Linux and Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003. It offers significant performance and capacity benefits over the IBM 3590, and over other half-inch tape drives such as the IBM 3480, 3490, or 3490E. The 3592 Model J1A is designed for high-performance computing environments where reliability, capacity, and performance are important. You should consider it in 3494 environments where: Space allocated to tape cartridges needs to be reduced within automation solutions or offline storage Backup windows are growing and there is a need for high-performance tape drives to back up larger amounts of data in less time A Fibre Channel attached drive with native switched fabric capability is required The Enterprise Tape Library 3494, with the 3592 Model J1A, should also be considered in other large scale tape environments, such as: High-speed data save operations where backup windows are critical, and large amounts of data are archived to tape Large-scale automated tape installations where performance, capacity, and reliability are needed Large-scale mass data archive applications where massive amounts of data need to be quickly saved to tape for storage and later recall (examples include the seismic industry, data warehousing, and record management applications) Back to top   Model Model Summary Matrix Model Maximum Cartridge Capacity Flexible Growth Technology Supported D24 400 0 drives 3592 Model J1A and 3590 Model A60 or 3592 J70 D24 345 1 to 4 drives 3592 Model J1A and 3590 Model A60 or 3592 J70 D24 305 5 to 8 drives 3592 Model J1A and 3590 Model A60 or 3592 J70 Maximum A single Model D24 can support up to eight 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives, and up to one 3590 Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller. If any tape drives are installed, an appropriate 3590 Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller must be installed. Customer Setup (CSU) No. Devices Supported None. Model Conversions Model D10 to Model D24 Model D12 to Model D24 Model D14 to Model D24 Model D22 to Model D24 Model D24 to Model D22 When converting to a Model D24, controller features other than the 3590 Model A60 Controller are removed as a part of the model conversion, and the 3592 Model J70 (if not present) must be added by specifying feature number 4855, or the 3590 Model A60 (if not present) must be added by specifying feature number 4665. One feature number 4674 must be ordered for each 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive that will be installed in that frame. Back to top   Technical Description Physical Specifications Operating Environment Limitations Hardware Requirements Software Requirements The Model D24 consists of three compartments. One compartment can hold a 3590 Model A60 or 3592 Model J70. The remaining two compartments are each capable of holding one cradle pair for housing up to four 3592 Tape Drives, and storage cells for one-half inch tape cartridges. The bottom drive compartment contains drives 1 to 4 and top compartment drives 5 to 8. The quantity of storage cells is determined by the number of compartments installed. With no tape drive units installed the cartridge storage capacity is 400. With the first cradle pair compartment (and 1 to 4 drives) installed the cartridge storage capacity is 345, and with the first and second cradle pair compartments (and 5 to 8 drives) installed the cartridge storage capacity is 305. With Adjacent Frame Support, the 3592 Tape Drives in a Model D22 can be attached to a 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller in an adjacent Model D24. This allows the 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 to attach up to twelve 3592 Tape Drives in a 3494. Physical Specifications Model D24: Width: 750 mm (29.3 inches) Depth: 1,525 mm (60.04 inches) Height: 1,800 mm (70.9 inches) Weight: 320 kg (704 lb) Without drives, controller and cartridges Weight: 582.7 kg (1,119 lb) Maximum with 8 drives, controller, and cartridges Operating Environment Temperature: 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) operating, media limited Relative Humidity: 20 to 80 percent Wet Bulb Temperature: 23.0 C (73.4F) Caloric Value: 4,100 BTU/Hour Electrical Power: 1.4 kVA (Model D24 with controller and 8 drives) Capacity of Exhaust per drive unit: 14.1 Cubic meter/min Noise Level: 7.4 Bels Operating, 6.9 Bels Idle Limitations Up to fifteen Model D24s can be attached to a Model L10, L12, L14, or L22. If more than eight frames are attached to a 3494, one drive frame (Model D10, D12, D14, D22, or D24 or feature number 5300, 5302, or 5304) must be located in the first eight frames. There must be eight 3592 Tape Drives in the Model D24 before Adjacent Frame Support can be used. Hardware Requirements The Model D24 Tape Drive Expansion Frame must be attached to a Tape Library Base Frame Model L10, L12, L14, or L22. Each 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller installed in a Model D24 utilizes one tape control unit connection of the attached Model Lxx when using an RS422 connection. The 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller can alternatively attach to the Attachment Concentrator feature #5232 by specifying feature #9060 (Attach Controller to 3494 Concentrator) which does not require a tape control unit connection on the Lxx library manager. The 3592 J1A Tape Drives are attached to the 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller and so does not require any additional tape control unit connections on the library manager. This includes 3592 Tape Drives attached to the 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 with Adjacent Frame Support. Adjacent Fibre Channel attachment for up to twelve 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives attached to a 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller in an adjacent 3494 Model D24 Frame is allowed as follows: Model D24: There must be eight 3592 Tape Drives in the Model D24 Feature #3464 (SC Fibre Drive Attached Controller) for attachment using a 2109 Model S16 Switch must be specified on new Model D24 orders, or on an MES for an existing Model D24, when the Fibre Drive Attached SC Switch feature (#3483) is installed on the contained 3592 Model J70 Controller, or the Fibre Drive Attachment feature (#3463) is installed on the contained 3590 Model A60 Controller Feature #3474 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Controller) for attachment using a 2109 Model F16 Switch must be specified on new Model D24 orders, or on an MES for an existing Model D24, when the Fibre Drive Attached LC Switch feature (#3484) is installed on the contained 3592 Model J70 Controller, or the LC Fibre Drive Attachment feature (#3473) is installed on the contained 3590 Model A60 Controller Feature #3486 (2Gb Fibre Channel Drive Attach) must be specified on the 3494 Model D24 or D14 Frame that contains the Model J70 Controller with the 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch (#3487 or #4887). One feature #3490 (Redundant 2Gb Attach) must be specified on the 3494 Model D24 or D14 Frame to install a second 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch (#3487 or #4887) to provide redundancy. Feature #3491 or #9491 (External Fabric Support Field or Plant) is required on the 3494 Model D24 Frame in place of feature #3486 when attaching 3592 Tape Drives with a customer-supplied external fabric or direct connection between the controller and up to two drives. Model D22 or L22: There can be up to four drives in an adjacent Model L22 or D22 Feature #4065 (Adjacent Frame 3592 Tape Drives with SC Attachment) must be specified on a new or MES Model D22 or L22 when feature #3464 (SC Fibre Drive Attached Controller) is installed on the adjacent Model D24 Feature #4075 (Adjacent Frame 3592 Tape Drives with LC Attachment) must be specified on a new or MES Model D22 or L22 when feature #3474 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Controller) is installed on the adjacent Model D24 Feature #4085 (Adjacent Frame 2Gb 3592) must be specified on the associated 3494 Model L22 or D22 Frame that contains the other 3592 Tape Drives that will be attached to the Model J70 Controller with the 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch (#3487 or #4887). Up to 4 3592 Tape Drives can be installed in an adjacent Model L22 or 8 in a Model D22 Frame, for a total of up to 16 3592 Tape Drives attached to a 3592 Model J70 Controller depending on the number of #3487 or #4887 installed on the 3592 Model J70. Feature #3491 or #9491 (External Fabric Support Field or Plant) are required on the Model L22 or D22 Frame in place of feature #4085 when attaching 3592 Tape Drives with a customer-supplied external fabric. One feature #9003 must be applied to the Model L10, L12, L14, or L22 for each Model D24 that is attached in the first eight frames. One feature #9005 must be applied to the Model L10, L12, L14, and L22 and also each Model D24 that is attached in 3494s with greater than eight frames. This is required to assure that proper cables are shipped and configuration records are correct. If the configuration of frames in an installed 3494 needs to be changed, for example, if frames must be moved to install a VTS, or if frames must be moved from one 3494 to another, then an RPQ request must be processed before the library can be reconfigured. An RPQ is required for moving feature numbers 5300, 5302, 5304, and 5400, or Models B16 VTS, D10, D12, D14, D22, D24, and S10 which will ensure that the proper cables are available. Dual power on the Models D22 and D24 A second power distribution unit is now available internal to the 3494 Model D22 and D24 frames. This enables usage of a second power plug on devices supported in these frames. Supported devices include: 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives 3592 Model J70 Controller 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch available as a feature on the 3494 Model D22 or 3592 Model J70 Controller IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch 2109 Models F16 and S16 The second power distribution unit is provided with the installation of the following feature in a 3494 Model D22 or D24 Frame: 1901 (Dual AC Power) Note: This feature cannot be installed if a 3590 Model A60 Controller is installed in the 3494 Model D24. Software Requirements The 3494 with the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is supported on selected servers with OS/400, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Sun, and Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003. Support for the z/OS, OS/390, z/VM, and VSE/ESA operating system environments is available through the 3590 Model A60 Controller and the 3592 Model J70 Controller. The installation of a 3592 Tape Drive may require code updates for S/390, AS/400, and supported open systems device drivers or storage management software. Per the Solutions Assurance Product Review (SAPR) Guide, the account team or Business Partner should ensure that the customer checks the appropriate PSP buckets for S/390 or zSeries environments for the equivalent support levels required for their particular software environment prior to the installation of the 3592 Model J1A. A Solutions Assurance call is required at a minimum for the installation of: The first new 3592 in an account, or The first new 3592 model in an account For the most recent information on supported software versions and release levels for the 3592, as well as hardware support information, refer to the following Web site: http://www.storage.ibm.com/tape/drives/3592/3592opn.pdf Minimum Levels of Software Support Software support for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive in the 3494 is provided by the minimum levels of the software listed below: zSeries or S/390 Support under z/OS, OS/390, z/VM, and VSE/ESA operating system environments is available through the 3590 Model A60 Controller and the 3592 Model A70 Controller. For additional information on supported software levels refer to the Software Requirements information in the 3590 Model A60 Sales Manual, 3592 Model J70 Sales Manual, or the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0464). Note: OS/390, VM, and VSE system software and service updates are distributed on 3480/3490 format tape cartridges. In situations where 3592 or 3590 Tape Drives are sold into new accounts, it will be necessary to ensure the installation has at least one system-attached 3490 tape drive to read the system installation tapes. Back to top   Publications The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Automated Tape Library (3494) Operator Guide (GA32-0449) is shipped with the product and is also available at: http://www.storage.ibm.com/tape/pubs Back to top   Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange No Charge Specify Codes Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable Feature Exchanges No Charge Specify Codes Unless indicated otherwise, these features are available only at time of manufacture. Power Cords The appropriate power cord is attached at the factory based on the order designation country code except for the following: (#9986) 6-Foot Chicago Power Cord Maximum: One. Factory or field installable. Attached System Types The following codes indicate the attached system types: (#9109) S/390, zSeries Attachment Maximum: None. Factory or field installable. (#9005) Drive Unit Attachment Greater Than 8 Frames This feature notifies the plant of control that a Tape Drive Expansion Frame Model D10, D12, D14, D22, or D24 is attached to the Model Lxx in a position greater than the first eight frames of the 3494. This feature is required to assure that the proper cables for connection to the Model Lxx are shipped and the configuration records are correct. This feature code is required on the Model D10, D12, D14, D22, or D24 and the associated Model Lxx for new orders and string reconfigurations. An RPQ request must be processed prior to any 3494 frame reconfiguration to ensure that the proper cables are available for that reconfiguration and future changes/enhancements and to update plant records. Maximum: One per Model D24. Factory or field installable. (#9040) High Availability Attachment This feature must be specified on all new factory orders of the Models B16, D10, D12, D14, D22, or D24 when they will be attaching to a 3494 that contains Model HA1 Frames. This feature notifies the plant that a High Availability Unit is attached to the 3494 so the proper associated hardware and interface cables are shipped. This feature is required only on new factory orders of the Models B16, D10, D12, D14, D22, and D24. It is not required on these models if Model HA1 Frames are added later to the 3494, as this hardware will be included with the Model Lxx MES. Maximum: One. Plant or Field Installation.save (#9060) Attach Controller To 3494 Concentrator This feature provides attachment of the 3590 Model A60 Controller or the 3592 Model J70 Controller to the library manager in the Model L10, L12, L14, L22, or HA1 through the Attachment Concentrator (#5232). When connected this way, the 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller does not require a tape control unit connection on the library manager. Maximum: One. Either one feature #9060 or #9061 must be specified on the Model D24 when a 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 is installed. One of feature #9060 or #9061 must also be specified on the Model L10, L12, L14, or L22 for each 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 installed in the 3494. Prerequisite: Feature #5232 on the Model L10, L12, L14, or L22. Factory or field installable. (#9061) Attach Controller To 3494 RS422 Connection This feature provides attachment of the 3590 Model A60 Controller or the 3592 Model J70 Controller to the library manager in the Model L10, L12, L14, L22, or HA1 through an RS422 tape control unit connection. When connected this way, the 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller requires a tape control unit connection on the library manager. Maximum: One. Either one feature #9060 or #9061 must be specified on the Model D24 when a 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 is installed. One of feature #9060 or #9061 must also be specified on the Model L10, L12, L14, or L22 for each 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 installed in the 3494. Factory or field installable. (#9491) External Fabric Support/Plant This feature on the Model D24 Frame indicates that 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives will be connected to 3592 Model J70 Controller through an external customer-supplied fibre channel switch or directly connect to the controller. The customer is responsible for providing the cables from the 3592 Model J70 installed in a Model D24 Frame to a customer-supplied fibre channel switch. (Cables from the switch or controller to the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives can be ordered with the 3592 Tape Drives or supplied by the customer.) This feature on the frame indicates that the customer is providing the cables from the 3592 Model J70 to a customer supplied fibre channel switch and cables from the switch or controller to the 3592 Model J1A tape drives. Feature type: No Charge Required feature: No Maximum number of features: One. Installation: Plant Only Prerequisites: Feature #3491 or #9491 is required on the 3592 Model J70 Controller. (This feature is not supported on a frame with a 3590 Model A60 Controller.) This feature is mutually exclusive with Features #3464, #3474, #3486, or #3491. (#9540) No Data Cartridges (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature indicates that no tape data cartridges are to be shipped with this model. Maximum: One. Required Feature: Either #9540 or #8820 must be ordered with each frame. Field Installation: No. Additional Specify Codes (#9665) Field Merge A60 This feature allows the field merge of an 3590 Model A60 Controller in the Model D24. This feature notifies the factory to leave a mounting slot available for a field merge of a tape control unit prior to completion of installation. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Corequisite: At least one #9673 or #9674 must be specified. Field Installation: No. (#9666) Factory Install A60 This feature factory installs an 3590 Model A60 Controller in the Model D24. This feature code must appear on both the Model D24 order and the 3590 Model A60 order that is to be installed. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Corequisite: At least one #9673 or #9674 must be specified. Field Installation: No. (#9673) Factory Install 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive This feature tells the factory to install one Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A into a 3494 Model D24 coming from the plant. Maximum: Eight. Minimum: 0. The sum of features #9673 plus #9674 plus #4674 must be a maximum of eight. Corequisite: A cradle feature (#4800 or #4803) with an available canister slot must be installed. Field Installation: No. (#9674) Field Merge 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive This feature allows the field merge of a customer owned Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A into a 3494 Model D24 coming from the factory. This feature notifies the factory to leave a mounting slot available for a field merge of a tape drive unit prior to completion of the installation at the customer site. Maximum: Eight. Minimum: 0. The sum of features #9673 plus #9674 plus #4674 must be a maximum of eight. Corequisite: A cradle feature (#4800 or #4803) with an available canister slot must be installed. Field Installation: No. (#9865) Field Merge 3592 Model J70 in a 3494 Frame This specify feature notifies the plant that a 3592 Model J70 Controller will be field merged into a 3494 Model D24 Frame coming from the plant, as part of the final customer installation. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field installation: No. (#9866) Plant Install 3592 Model J70 in a 3494 Frame This specify feature factory installs a 3592 Model J70 Controller into a new 3494 Model D24 Frame from the plant. This feature must appear on both the 3592 Model J70 and the 3494 Model D24 order. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field installation: No. Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable (#1901) Dual AC Power This feature provides a power switch to allow connection of two line cords to two independent branch power circuits. Two line cords, instead of a single line cord, of the default or specified line cords (either 110 V ac or 220 V ac) are provided when feature #1901 is ordered. The power switch monitors the ac line voltage on the primary power line and automatically switches to the alternate ac line feed if the incoming voltage is lost in a 3494 Tape Library that has the 3494 Model HA1 High Availability Frames installed. This feature cannot be installed if a 3590 Model A60 Controller is installed in the 3494 Model D24. Maximum number of features: One Required feature: No. Prerequisite: Cannot be installed if feature #4660, #4665, #9665, or #9666 is installed. Plant or Field Installation (#3464) SC Fibre Drive Attached Controller This feature is required on the Model D24 that contains a 3590 Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller that supports attachment of 3592 Tape Drives. It includes the required mounting hardware and instructions for installing the IBM 2109 Model S16 SAN Fibre Channel Switch in the Model D24, including the associated cabling between the 3590 Model A60 or 3592 Model J70 and the switch in that Model D24 Up to twelve 3592 Tape Drives in the two 3494 adjacent frames can be attached to the Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Prerequisites: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #3474. Feature #4065 (Adjacent Frame 3592 with SC Attachment) must be installed on the adjacent Model L22 or D22 containing the additional 3592 Tape Drives, if those tape drives in that adjacent frame are attached to the controller. Feature #3463 must be installed on the 3590 Model A60 Controller. Feature #3483 must be installed on the 3592 Model J70 Controller. An IBM 2109 Model S16 SAN Fibre Channel Switch must be installed in the Model D24 containing the Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Factory or field installable. Cables: Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives in the Model D24 to the switch are supplied with feature #3059 ordered on the 3590 Model A60 or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives in an adjacent frame to the switch are supplied with feature #4065 on the adjacent frame. (#3474) LC Fibre Drive Attached Controller This feature is required on the Model D24 that contains a 3590 Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller that supports attachment of 3592 Tape Drives. It includes the required mounting hardware and instructions for installing the IBM 2109 Model F16 SAN Fibre Channel Switch in the Model D24, including the associated cabling between the Model A60 or 3592 Model J70 and the switch in that Model D24 Up to twelve 3592 Tape Drives in the two 3494 adjacent frames can be attached to the Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Prerequisites: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #3464. Feature #4075 (Adjacent Frame 3592 with LC Attachment) must be installed on the adjacent Model L22 or D22 containing the additional 3592 Tape Drives, if those tape drives in that adjacent frame are attached to the controller. Feature #3473 must be installed on the 3590 Model A60 Controller. Feature #3484 must be installed on the 3592 Model J70 Controller. An IBM 2109 Model F16 SAN Fibre Channel Switch must be installed in the Model D24 containing the Model A60 Controller or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Factory or field installable. Cables: Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives in the Model D24 to the switch are supplied with feature #3059 ordered on the 3590 Model A60 or 3592 Model J70 Controller. Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives in an adjacent frame to the switch are supplied with feature #4075 on the adjacent frame. (#3486) 2Gb FC Drive Attach This feature includes the required mounting hardware and instructions for installing the 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch in the 3494 Model D24, including the associated Ethernet cabling between the 3592 Model J70 and the switch and drives in that Model D24 for a total of 16 Tape Drives. Up to 8 3592 Tape Drives in the 3494 adjacent frame can be attached to the Model J70 Controller. Feature type: Chargeable Required feature: No Maximum number of features: One. Installation: Plant or Field Prerequisites: Feature #3487 or #4887 must be installed on the 3592 Model J70 Controller. This feature is mutually exclusive with Features #3464, #3474, #3491, or #9491. (#3490) Redundant 2Gb Attach This feature provides the mounting hardware and instructions for installing a second 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch. Feature type: Chargeable Required feature: No Maximum number of features: One Installation: Plant or Field Prerequisites: Feature #3486 and a second feature #3487 or #4887 on the Model J70. (#3491) External Fabric Support Field This feature on the frame indicates that 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives will be connected to 3592 Model J70 Controller through an external customer-supplied fibre channel switch or directly connect to the controller. The customer is responsible for providing the cables from the 3592 Model J70 installed in a Model D24 frame to a customer-supplied fibre channel switch. (Cables from the switch or controller to the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives can be ordered with the 3592 Tape Drives or supplied by the customer.) Feature type: Chargeable Required feature: No Maximum number of features: One. Installation: Field Only Prerequisites: Feature #3491 or #9491 are required on the 3592 Model J70 Controller. (This feature is not supported on a frame with a 3590 Model A60 Controller.) This feature is mutually exclusive with Features #3464, #3474, #3486, or #9491. (#4660) Replace 3590 Model A00 or A50 with Model A60 Allows field replacement of a IBM 3590 Model A00 or A50 Controller with a Model A60 Controller when converting to a Model D24. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field Installation: MES Only. (#4665) Field Install 3590 Model A60 Allows field installation of a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a Model D24. This feature code is for currently-installed units only. See FC #9666 for new orders. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field Installation: MES Only. (#4674) Field Install 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive Allows field installation of an Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A in a 3494 Model D24. This feature code is for currently-installed 3494 Frames only. See #9673 or #9674 for new 3494 orders. Maximum: Eight. The sum of features #9673 plus #9674 plus #4674 must be a maximum of Eight. Corequisite: A cradle feature (#4800 or #4803) with an available canister slot must be installed. Field Installation: MES only. (#4765) Remove 3590 Model A60 From a 3494 Allows field removal of an 3590 Model A60 Controller installed in a Model D14 or D24. This feature code is for currently-installed units only. All 3590 Tape Drives or 3592 Tape Drives and their associated features on the Model D14 or D24 must also be removed. Maximum: One. Corequisite: Feature #4660, #4665, 9665, or 9666 must be removed. Field Installation: MES Only. (#4772) Remove 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive from a 3494 Frame This feature provides the instructions to remove a 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive from a currently installed Model D24 frame. Maximum: Eight. Corequisite: One of feature #4674, #9674, or #9673 must be removed when this feature is added. Field Installation: MES only. (#4800) Install Cradle Pair This feature installs two cradles in the 3494 Frame, and includes the shelf for mounting the cradles and redundant power supplies for drives in each cradle. Up to two 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive canisters (#4674, #9673, or #9674) can be installed in each cradle, for a total of up to four drives in the cradle pair. Maximum: Two in a Model D24. The sum of #4800 plus #4803 is a maximum of two. Factory or field installable. (#4801) Remove Cradle Pair This feature provides the instructions to remove a Cradle Pair feature (#4800 or #4803) from a currently installed Model D24 frame. It includes the removal of the cradle mounting shelf and the redundant power supplies for drives in each cradle. Maximum: Two. Corequisite: One feature #4800 or #4803 must be removed when this feature is added. Field Installation: MES only. (#4803) Reinstall Cradle Pair This feature reinstalls two cradles, the shelf for mounting the cradles, and the redundant power supplies for drives in each cradle, that had previously been removed from a 3494 Frame. Up to two 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive canisters (#4674, #9673, or #9674) can be installed in each cradle, for a total of up to four drives in the cradle pair. Maximum: Two in a Model D24. The sum of #4800 plus #4803 is a maximum of two. Factory or field installable. (#4855) Field Install 3592 Model J70 Controller in a 3494 Frame This feature is required to provide the mounting hardware to add a 3592 Model J70 Controller to a currently installed 3494 Model D24 Frame. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field Installation Only. (#4860) Replace Controller With a 3592 Model J70 This feature is required to provide the mounting changes to replace a 3590 Model A60 Controller with a 3592 Model J70 Controller in a currently installed 3494 Model D24 frame. Maximum: One. A minimum of zero and a maximum of one of feature #9665 plus #9666 plus #9865 plus #9866 plus #4660 plus #4665 plus #4865 plus #4860 is allowed. Field Installation Only. (#4865) Remove 3592 Model J70 From a 3494 Frame This feature allows the field removal of a 3592 Model J70 Controller from and installed 3494 Model D24 Frame. This feature is for currently installed units only. All tape drives in the Model D24 and their associated features must also be removed. Maximum: One. Feature #4855, #4860, #9865, or #9866 must be removed. Field Installation Only. Cartridge Features The following features are provided to allow ordering of 3592 data cartridges or cleaning cartridges with this model. (#8802) 3592 Cleaning Cartridge (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature supplies one 3592 Cleaning Cartridge for an Enterprise Tape Drive 3592. Maximum: Ten. Field Installation: No. (#8820) 20 - 3592 Data Cartridges (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature indicates that one 20 pack of Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 data cartridges are to be shipped with this model from the factory. Maximum: 20. Required Feature: Either #9540 or #8820 must be ordered with each frame. Field Installation: No. Feature Exchanges None. Back to top   Accessories None. Customer Replacement Parts None. Back to top   Machine Elements None. Back to top   Supplies IBM data media supplies can be ordered directly through AAS using feature codes on the Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Frames. These features provide unlabeled data cartridges. Labeled, initialized, or bulk IBM 3592 Model J1A data media can be ordered directly through AAS using machine type 3599. Refer to the 3599 Sales Manual. IBM data media supplies are also available through media distributors. For information about IBM branded media call 1-888-IBM Media in the U.S. and Canada or see: http://www.storage.ibm.com/media The part numbers for additional supplies are: IBM Part Number Supply Item -------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 18P7534 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 (Data) 18P7535 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 (Cleaning) Note: The 3599 cartridge tape has servo tracks written on it. These tracks enable the 3592 Model J1A tape drive to accurately position the read/write head with respect to the media while the tape is in motion. If these servo tracks are damaged or removed (such as by Degausing), the cartridge is no longer useable. Diskettes None. Trademarks (R), (TM), * Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ** Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service mark of others.  © IBM Corporation 2004. Back to top