The IBM TotalStorage Tape 3581 Autoloader Models L38 and F38 offer
high capacity, performance, and technology designed for the midrange open
systems environment. These models incorporate a single Linear Tape-Open
(LTO) IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3 Tape Drive which more than doubles tape
drive performance over the previous generation IBM LTO Ultrium 2 Tape
Drives (Ultrium 2). It has a native data transfer rate of up to 80
MB/sec native data transfer rate. In addition, with the use of the IBM
TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge, the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive
has the capability of writing twice as much data, up to 400 GB native
capacity (800 GB with 2:1 compression). IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can
read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges at original Ultrium 2
capacities. IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can also read LTO Ultrium 1 Data
Cartridges with improved data rates of up to 20 MB/sec native data
transfer rate (40 MB/sec with 2:1 compression). The Model L38 comes with
a Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Ultra160 SCSI attachment, while the
Model F38 comes with a native switched fabric 2 Gbps Fibre channel
attachment, for connection to a wide spectrum of open systems servers.
Product preview
IBM intends to introduce and support Write Once, Read Many (WORM)
functionality in products featuring IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 3 Tape
Drives. Earlier non-WORM generation 3 drives can be upgraded for WORM
support via an update of the firmware to use the new generation 3 WORM
Media cartridge as it is made available. Products will be fully
compliant to the LTO generation 3 standard for WORM functionality.
Previews provide insight into IBM plans and direction. Specific
availability dates, ordering information, and terms and conditions will
be provided when the product functionality is announced.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable
unit and contains a LTO Ultrium tape drive designed for the heavy demands
of backup tape storage. The 3581 Tape Autoloader capacity is eight tape
cartridges, providing a media capacity of up to 3.2 TB (6.4 TB with 2:1
compression) data storage per unit. It is supported for LVD Small
Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) for Fibre channel attachment to
IBM eServer i5 and iSeries, AS/400, IBM eServer p5 and pSeries,
RS/6000, IBM eServer xSeries, Netfinity, HP, Sun, Linux, UNIX, and
PC servers.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Models L38 and F38 incorporate the IBM LTO
Ultrium 3 Tape Drive. The IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive is the
third-generation LTO Ultrium Tape Drive in the IBM TotalStorage LTO
Ultrium family of products. The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive offers the
following significant improvements over the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive:
- Increased performance - Maximum tape drive throughput data rate
performance is more than doubled, up to 80 MB/sec native data transfer
rate. Data tracks are now written 16 at a time. IBM Ultrium 3 Tape
Drives can read and write, at 8 data tracks at a time, LTO Ultrium 2 Data
Cartridges at Ultrium 2 capacities and rates and read LTO Ultrium 1 Data
Cartridges at Ultrium 1 capacities with improved rates.
Note: Although the 3581 Tape Autoloader provides the capability for
excellent tape performance, other components of the system may limit the
actual performance achieved. Also, whereas the compression technology
used in the tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can
be stored on the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is
highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed.
- Larger capacity - The tape cartridge capacity is doubled over the
Ultrium 2 Data Cartridge up to 400 GB native physical capacity (800 GB
with 2:1 compression), with the use of the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium
400 GB Data Cartridge. This is achieved by increasing the linear
density, the number of tape tracks, and the media length. The tape
itself is an advanced metal particle tape developed to help provide
durability and capacity.
- Ultrium 2 cartridge compatibility - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive can read
and write on Ultrium 2 cartridges.
- SCSI Ultra160 LVD attachment - The Model L38 comes with a SCSI
Ultra160 LVD attachment, for connection to a wide spectrum of open system
servers. They are supported on AIX, OS/400, i5/OS, Sun Solaris, HP-UX,
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Linux, and other open systems.
- Fibre channel attachment - The Model F38 comes with native switched
fabric 2 Gbps Fibre Channel attachment. They are supported on AIX,
OS/400, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Linux,
and other open systems.
- Dual-stage 16-channel head actuator - The actuator is designed to
provide precision head alignment to help support higher track density and
improved data integrity.
- Independent tape loader and threader motors and positive pin
retention - These are designed to help improve the reliability of loading
and unloading a cartridge, and to retain the pin even if tension is
dropped. With an independent loader motor coupled with the positive pin
retention, the tape threads with a higher level of reliability.
- Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation: Readback signals are
optimized for linear readback response from magneto resistive read head
transducers.
- Larger internal data buffer - There is a 128 MB internal data buffer
in the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive as compared to a 64 MB internal data buffer
in the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive.
- Highly integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper technology
- Designed to reduce the total number of components in the drive, lower
chip temperatures, and reduce power requirements, helping to provide for
a more reliable drive. The third-generation drive electronics are also
designed to provide "on-the-fly" error correction capability for soft
errors in the memory arrays in data and control paths.
- Graceful dynamic braking - In the event of power failure, reel motors
are designed to maintain tension and gradually decelerate instead of
stopping abruptly, helping reduce tape breakage, stretching, or loose
tape wraps during a sudden power-down.
Proven IBM LTO Ultrium features enhanced in IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Tape
Drive include:
- Servo and track layout technology - There are 704 data tracks in
Ultrium 3 versus 512 data tracks in Ultrium 2. The high-bandwidth servo
system features a low-mass servo to help more effectively track servo
bands and improve data throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal
shock and vibe environments.
- Surface Control Guiding Mechanism - IBM's patented Surface Control
Guiding Mechanism is designed to guide the tape along the tape path in
the IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drive. This method uses the surface of the tape,
rather than the edges, to control tape motion. This helps reduce tape
damage (especially to the edges of the tape) and tape debris, which comes
from the damaged edges and can accumulate in the head area.
- Magneto Resistive (MR) head design - Use of flat lap head technology
in MR heads for Ultrium 3 helps minimize contact, debris accumulation,
and wear on the tape as it moves over the read/write heads.
- Digital speed matching - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive is designed to
perform dynamic speed matching (at one of five speeds, 40, 50, 60, 70, or
80 MB/sec) to adjust the drive's native data rate as closely as possible
to the net host data rate (after data compressibility has been factored
out). This helps reduce the number of backhitch repositions and improve
throughput performance. Speed matching on Ultrium 3 ranges from 40 to 80
MB/sec versus 17.5 to 35 MB/sec on Ultrium 2.
- Robust drive components optimized for automation environments - The
drive was designed using some of the most robust components available,
such as: 1) all metal clutch, 2) steel ball bearings in loader, 3)
robust leader block design, 4) single circuit card, to help enhance
reliability and prolong the life of the drive.
- Power management - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive power management function
is designed to control the drive electronics to be either completely
turned off or to be in a low-power mode when the circuit functions are
not needed for drive operation.
- Adaptive read equalization - The drive is designed to automatically
compensates for dynamic changes in readback signal response.
- Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation - Readback signals are
designed to dynamically optimize for linear readback response from
magneto resistive read head transducers.
- Separate writing of multiple filemarks - Separate writing of multiple
filemarks is designed to cause any write command of two or more filemarks
to cause a separate data set to be written containing all filemarks after
the first. This feature has two advantages: first, it helps improve
performance if a subsequent append overwrites somewhere after the first
filemark; second, write of multiple filemarks typically indicates a point
where an append operation might occur after the first of these filemarks.
This change helps prevent having to rewrite datasets containing customer
data and the first filemark if such an append occurs.
- LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC) - The Ultrium 3 uses LTO-DC which is an
implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression algorithm.
LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) and
an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. IBM's
patented "Scheme-Swapping" compression is designed to look ahead at
incoming data, and determine the most efficient storage method (either
ALDC or pass-thru mode) to help provide optimal data compression and
increased data throughput.
- LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM) - Contained within the LTO Ultrium data
cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage
device that is physically a part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is used to
hold information about that specific cartridge, the media in the
cartridge, and the data on the media. The storage capacity of the LTO-CM
is 4,096 bytes. Communication between the drive and the LTO-CM is via a
low-level RF field transmitted by the drive to the cartridge.
- Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS) - The Ultrium 3 Tape
Drive uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. The
SARS uses the cartridge performance history saved in the CM module and
the drive performance history kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help
determine the more likely cause of failure. SARS can cause the drive to
request a cleaner tape, to mark the media as degraded, and to indicate
that the hardware has degraded.
With support for LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, the 3581
Tape Autoloader provides an excellent migration path from digital linear
tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm Tape Drives.
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Product Positioning
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As you compare competitive tape solutions, consider:
- Capacity and performance requirements
- Data protection, reliability, and availability
- Storage usage and application requirements
- Affordability
- Loyalty to legacy or existing tape formats
The 3581 Tape Autoloader and storage management applications address
these requirements and constitute a functionally rich tape storage
solution incorporating LTO Ultrium tape technology. You also gain
flexibility of tape library management and unattended save and restore
operations. The IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader is an excellent
solution if you use tape or require a larger-capacity or
higher-performance tape backup with or without random access. The 3581
models are an excellent choice for tape automation for IBM eServer p5 and
pSeries, RS/6000, IBM eServer i5 and iSeries, AS/400, IBM eServer
xSeries, and other popular open systems.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader offers one IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 3
Tape Drive and eight cartridge slots with an autoloader capacity of 6.4
TB (with 2:1 compression) or 3.2 TB native.
The 3581 can be the answer to growing storage requirements and
shrinking backup windows, and is part of a family of IBM TotalStorage LTO
Ultrium tape products. The 3581 Tape Autoloader constitutes an excellent
tape storage solution if you have an existing digital linear tape
experience or require high-performance automated tape backup. In
addition to reading and writing on IBM LTO Ultrium-format tape
cartridges, the 3581 Tape Autoloader provides an excellent functional
alternative to DLT/SDLT, 1/4-inch, 4mm, 8mm/AIT, or IBM Magstar MP 3570
Tape Drives.
For capacity requirements less than 800 GB (compressed), the external
IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive should be considered.
For capacity requirements greater than 6.4 TB (compressed), the IBM
TotalStorage 3582 Tape Library should be considered with its one or two
IBM Ultrium Tape Drives and 24 cartridge slots, with a capacity of 9.6 TB
native to 19.2 TB (compressed) in an entry-level automation library.
For capacity requirements greater than 9.6 TB and scalable drives and
numbers of cartridges, the IBM TotalStorage 3583 Tape Library and IBM
TotalStorage 3584 Tape Library should be considered. You can tailor the
IBM TotalStorage 3583 Tape Library to address system capacity and
performance needs, on 3583 Models L18, L36, and L72 respectively, using
up to six IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives. The IBM TotalStorage 3584 Tape
Library can address system capacity and performance requirement from 25.6
TB to 2.7 PB (51.2 TB to 2.7 PB with 2:1 compression) using up to 192 IBM
Ultrium tape drive in up to sixteen 3584 library frames.
For protection of mission-critical data and hardware needs, optimized
for enterprise multi-mode and host attachment, high-cycle and start/stop
intensive tape applications, consider the IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape
Drive with the IBM TotalStorage 3584 Tape Library or the IBM TotalStorage
3494 Tape Library.
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Models
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Model Summary Matrix
Model |
Cartridge Slots |
Native Data Capacity |
Data Capacity (w/Compression) |
Ultrium Tape Drives |
Attachment |
L38 |
8 |
400 GB |
800 GB |
1 |
Low Voltage
Differential (LVD) Ultra160 SCSI |
F38 |
8 |
400 GB |
800 GB |
1 |
Native Switched Fabric 2Gbps Fibre channel |
Customer Setup (CSU)
The 3581 Model L38 and F38 are Customer Setup.
Devices Supported
None.
Model Conversions
None.
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Technical Description
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The 3581 Tape Autoloader is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable
unit and contains a Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium tape drive designed
for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The 3581 Tape Autoloader
capacity is eight tape cartridges, providing a media capacity of up to
3.2 TB (6.4 TB with 2:1 compression) data storage per unit. It is
supported for LVD Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) and Fibre
channel attachment to i5 and iSeries, AS/400, p5 and pSeries, RS/6000,
xSeries, Netfinity, HP, Sun, Linux, UNIX, and PC servers.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Models L38 and F38 incorporate the IBM LTO
Ultrium 3 Tape Drive. The IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive is the third
generation LTO Ultrium Tape Drive in the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium
family of products. The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive offers the following
significant improvements over the IBM Ultrium 2 Tape Drive:
- Tape drive performance is more than doubled, up to 160 MB/sec native
data transfer rate. IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can read LTO Ultrium Data
Cartridges at Ultrium 1 capacities and with improved performance up to 80
MB/sec native data transfer rate and can read and write LTO Ultrium 2
Data Cartridges at Ultrium 2 capacities and performance.
Note: Although the 3581 Tape Autoloader provides the capability for high
tape performance, the actual throughput is a function of many components,
such as system processor, disk data rate, data block size, data
compressibility, I/O attachments, and the system or application software
used. The compression technology used in the tape drive can typically
double the amount of data that can be stored on the media; however, the
actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the
characteristics of the data being compressed.
- The tape cartridge capacity is doubled over the Ultrium 2 Data
Cartridge up to 400 GB native capacity (800 GB with 2:1 compression),
with the use of the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge.
Both cartridges have been designed to provide several enhancements over
previous tape technologies. They are designed to work with tape drives
that have increased tape speeds and high-density data recording. The
tape itself is an advanced metal particle tape developed for durability
and capacity.
- Ultrium 2 cartridge compatibility - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive can read
and write on Ultrium 2 cartridges.
- SCSI Ultra160 LVD attachment - The Model L38 comes with a SCSI
Ultra160 LVD attachment, for connection to a wide spectrum of open system
servers. They are supported on AIX, OS/400, i5/OS, Sun Solaris, HP-UX,
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Linux, and other open systems.
- Fibre channel attachment - The Model F38 comes with native switched
fabric 2 Gbps Fibre Channel attachment. They are supported on AIX,
OS/400, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Linux,
and other open systems.
- Dual stage 16 channel head actuator - designed to provide precision
head alignment to help support higher track density and improved data
integrity
- Independent tape loader and threader motors and positive pin
retention - designed to help improve the reliability of loading and
unloading a cartridge, and to retain the pin even if tension is dropped.
With an independent loader motor coupled with the positive pin retention,
the tape threads with a higher level of reliability.
- Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation: dynamically optimizes
readback signals for linear readback response from magneto resistive read
head transducers.
- Larger internal data buffer - There is a 128 MB internal data buffer
in the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive as compared to a 64 MB internal data buffer
in the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive.
- Highly integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper technology
- designed to reduce the total number of components in the drive, lower
chip temperatures, and reduce power requirements, helping to provide for
a more reliable drive. The generation 3 drive electronics also
incorporate on-the-fly error correction of soft errors in the memory
arrays in data and control paths.
- Graceful dynamic braking - In the event of power failure, reel motors
are designed to maintain tension and gradually decelerate instead of
stopping abruptly, helping reduce tape breakage, stretching, or loose
tape wraps during a sudden power-down.
Proven IBM LTO Ultrium features enhanced in IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Tape
Drive include:
- Servo and track layout technology - There are 704 data tracks in
Ultrium 3 verses 512 data tracks in Ultrium 2. High bandwidth servo
system features a low-mass servo to help more effectively track servo
bands and improve data throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal
shock and vibe environments.
- Surface Control Guiding Mechanism - IBM's patented Surface Control
Guiding Mechanism is designed to guide the tape along the tape path in
the IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drive. This method uses the surface of the tape,
rather than the edges, to control tape motion. This results in less tape
damage (especially to the edges of the tape) and tape debris, which comes
from the damaged edges and can accumulate in the head area.
- Magneto Resistive (MR) head design - Use of flat lap head technology
in MR heads for Ultrium 3 helps minimize contact, debris accumulation,
and wear on the tape as it moves over the read/write heads.
- Digital speed matching - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive is designed to
perform dynamic speed matching (at one of five speeds, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
MB/sec) to adjust the drive's native data rate as closely as possible to
the net host data rate (after data compressibility has been factored
out). This helps reduce the number of backhitch repositions and improves
throughput performance. Speed matching on Ultrium 3 ranges from 40 to 80
MB/sec versus 17.5 to 35 MB/sec on Ultrium 2.
- Robust drive components optimized for automation environments - Drive
designed using some of the most robust components available, such as: 1)
all metal clutch, 2) steel ball bearings in loader, 3) robust leader
block design, 4) single circuit card, to help enhance reliability and
prolong the life of the drive.
- Power management - The Ultrium 3 Tape Drive power management function
is designed to control the drive electronics to be either completely
turned off or to be in a low-power mode when the circuit functions are
not needed for drive operation.
- Adaptive read equalization - automatically compensates for dynamic
changes in readback signal response.
- Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation: dynamically optimizes
readback signals for linear readback response from magneto resistive read
head transducers.
- Separate writing of multiple filemarks - Separate writing of multiple
filemarks is designed to cause any write command of two or more filemarks
to cause a separate data set to be written containing all filemarks after
the first. This feature has two advantages, first it helps improve
performance if a subsequent append overwrites somewhere after the first
filemark. Second, write of multiple filemarks typically indicates a
point where an append operation might occur after the first of these
filemarks. This change helps prevent having to rewrite datasets
containing customer data and the first filemark in cases if such an
append occurs.
- LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC) - The Ultrium 3 uses LTO-DC which is an
implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression algorithm.
LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) and
an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. IBM's
patented "Scheme-Swapping" compression is designed to look ahead at
incoming data, and determines the most efficient storage method (either
ALDC or pass-thru mode) to help provide optimal data compression and
increased data throughput.
- LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM) - Contained within the LTO Ultrium data
cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage
device that is physically a part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is used to
hold information about that specific cartridge, the media in the
cartridge, and the data on the media. The storage capacity of the LTO-CM
is 4,096 bytes. Communication between the drive and the LTO-CM is via a
low-level RF field transmitted by the drive to the cartridge.
- Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS) - The Ultrium 3 Tape
Drive uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. The
SARS use the cartridge performance history saved in the CM module and the
drive performance history kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help
determine the more likely cause of failure. SARS can cause the drive to
request a cleaner tape, to mark the media as degraded, and to indicate
that the hardware has degraded.
With support for IBM LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, the 3581
Tape Autoloader provides an excellent migration path from digital linear
tape (DLT or SDLT) 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm/AIT tape drives. It is a
cost-effective solution for backup, save and restore, and archiving
functions.
3581 Models L38 and F38
- Width: Rack mount 483 mm (19 in), stand-alone 321 mm (16.6 in)
- Depth: Rack mount 864 mm (34 in), stand-along 665 mm (26.2 in)
- Height: Rack mount 89 mm (3.5 in), stand-alone 86 mm (3.4 in)
- Maximum weight: 5.7 kg (12.5 lb) without rack mount
To assure installability and serviceability in non-IBM
industry-standard racks, review the installation planning information
for any product-specific installation requirements.
3581 Models L38 and F38
- Temperature: 12 to 35 degrees C, 54 to 95 degrees F
- Relative humidity: 20% RH to 80% RH (non-condensing)
- Wet bulb: 26 degrees C (79.0 degrees F) maximum
- Voltage: 100-240 V ac, 50-60 Hz auto-ranging
- Electrical power:
- 1.3 amps at 100 V ac, 0.7 amps at 240 V ac
- 0.1 KVA
- Maximum acoustical noise sound power levels LwAd in bels: 5.1/5.9
- Heat output: 100 watts (86 KCal/Hr.)
Total LVD SCSI cable length is 12 m (39 ft) due to an internal
multi-drop interconnection. Stub length at each device must not
exceed 0.1 m (0.33 ft).
Installing more than one 3581 drive on a SCSI bus may impact tape
drive or system performance. Intermixing of other SCSI devices on the
same SCSI bus as the 3581 may impact performance of those devices.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader operating environment must not conflict with
media operating and storage requirements. If media is stored in the 3581
for more than ten hours, the media storage temperature requirements must
be met.
The IBM 3581 Tape Autoloader comes with raven black covers. The Model
L38 has an Ultra160 SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) interface. The
Model F38 has a Fibre Channel interface. The 3581 Tape Autoloader can be
attached to the IBM eServer i5 and iSeries, IBM eServer p5 and pSeries,
IBM eServer xSeries, AS/400, RS/6000, RS/6000 SP systems, Netfinity, and
non-IBM servers, workstations, and personal computers that support those
interface specifications. A current list of supported open system
configurations is available from the following Web site:
- http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/lto
- Select "Product Details"
- Then select "LTO Compatibility"
- Then view "Independent Software Vendor (ISV) matrix for LTO" for the
product
A power cord feature number, if applicable, should also be specified.
Cables
A SCSI or Fibre cable is required to attach the 3581 to the server
host bus adapter. A SCSI cable and terminator are provided on a Model
L38 with the initial plant order. A Fibre cable should be specified on a
Model F38 with the initial plant order. An interposer or interposers may
be required for attachment to various server adapters. Customers are
responsible for selecting and ordering the correct cables and interposers
to match the IBM LTO Ultrium SCSI interface and the server SCSI
interface.
SCSI cables
The following cables are available for SCSI LVD attachment of the
3581.
Cables with a VHDCI connector on one end and an HD68 connector on the
other end:
- 5602 - 2.5 meters
- 5604 - 4.5 meters
- 5610 - 10 meters
An interposer is required to connect a SCSI cable with HD68 connectors
to a VHDCI connector. The following interposer is available:
- 5099 - VHDCI/HD68 Cable/Interposer
Fibre Channel cables
A Fibre Channel cable is required to attach a 3581 Tape Autoloader to
host Fibre Channel adapters, Fibre Channel Switches, or other Fibre
Channel components. The IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Fibre Tape Drive comes with an
LC Duplex connector.
Features available for Fibre Channel cables, and their respective
lengths, are as follows:
- 6005 - 5 m LC-LC Fibre Channel cable
- 6013 - 13 m LC-LC Fibre Channel cable
- 6025 - 25 m LC-LC Fibre Channel cable
A interposer may be required to connect a fibre cable with LC Duplex
connectors to another SC Duplex connector. The following interposer is
available:
- 5096 - Interposer SC-LC Fibre
Refer to the Special Features section of the 3581 Tape
Autoloader Sales Manual for detailed descriptions of these features.
Fibre Channel Attachment
IBM eServer i5 and iSeries and AS/400
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to iSeries models
that support Version 5 Release 1 (V5R1), or later (depending on adapter
type), and the following adapter:
- PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller (#2765)
- PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller (#5704)
IBM eServer p5 and pSeries and RS/6000
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to the following
pSeries or RS/6000 models and the following adapters:
- 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#5716). This adapter has an
LC Duplex connector so you should order the LC/LC Fibre Cables for
attachment. It is used in the following pSeries models:
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- pSeries 615 (7029 - 6C3, 6E3)
- pSeries 650 (7038 - 6M2)
- pSeries 655 (7039 - 651)
- pSeries 670 (7040 - 671) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- pSeries 690 (7040 - 681) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- 9114 - 275
- 9124 - 720
- Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for PCI Bus (#6227). This adapter has
an SC connector and is used in the following pSeries and RS/6000 models:
- 7013 - S70, S7A
- 7015 - S70, S7A
- 7017 - S70, S7A, S80
- pSeries 680 (7017 - S85)
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- 7025 - F50, F80, H70
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- 7026 - H50, H70, H80, M80
- 7043 - 270
- 7044 - 170, 270
- Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for 64-bit PCI Bus (#6228). This
adapter has an LC connector and is used in the following pSeries and
RS/6000 models:
- pSeries 680 (7017 - S85)
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- 7025 - F50, F80, H70
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- 7026 - H50, H70, H80, M80
- pSeries 610 (7028 - 6C1, 6E1)
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- pSeries 650 (7038 - 6M2)
- pSeries 655 (7039 - 651)
- pSeries 670 (7040 - 671) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- pSeries 690 (7040 - 681) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- 7043 - 270
- 7044 - 170, 270
- 9112 - 265
- 9114 - 275
- 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#6239). This adapter has an
LC Duplex connector so you should order the LC/LC Fibre Cables for
attachment. It is used in the following pSeries models:
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- pSeries 610 (7028 - 6C1, 6E1)
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- pSeries 615 (7029 - 6C3, 6E3)
- pSeries 650 (7038 - 6M2)
- pSeries 655 (7039 - 651)
- pSeries 670 (7040 - 671) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- pSeries 690 (7040 - 681) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- 7044 - 170, 270
- 9112 - 265
- 9114 - 275
The 3581 Tape Autoloader can also be attached to the following
adapters on Linux running on pSeries:
- Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for 64-bit PCI Bus (#6228)
- 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#6239)
The supported Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.
The 3581 Tape Autoloader can also be attached to the following
adapters on Linux running on IBM eServer p5:
- 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#6239)
- 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#5716)
The supported Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.
IBM eServer xSeries and Netfinity
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to systems
supporting the following adapters:
- Emulex LP8000 1 Gbps Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
- Emulex LP9002L 2 Gbps Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2200F 64-bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2310FL Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340 Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340L Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2342 Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2342L Fibre Channel Adapter
- FAStT500 Host Bus Adapter, part number 00N6881
- FAStT FC-2 Host Bus Adapter, part number 19K1246
- FAStT FC-2 133 Host Bus Adapter, part number 24P0960
IBM eServer zSeries
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to IBM zSeries 800
(z800) and zSeries 900 (z900) supporting Linux attachment with the
following adapters:
- FICON card (feature #2315 or #2318) with Fibre Channel Protocol
support
- FICON Express card (feature #2319 or #2320) with Fibre Channel
Protocol support
Intel-based Systems
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to systems
supporting the following adapters:
- Emulex LP8000 Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
- Emulex LP9002L Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2200F 64-bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2310FL Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340 Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340L Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2342 Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2342L Fibre Channel Adapter
The 3581 Model F38 can also be attached to systems supporting certain
Linux distributions and the following adapters:
- QLogic QLA-2200F 64-bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2310F/L Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340/L Fibre Channel Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2342/L Fibre Channel Adapter
- Emulex LP9002L Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
- Emulex LP9802 Fibre Channel PCI Bus Host Adapter
Sun SPARC
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to models
supporting Sun Solaris 8 and 9 with the following adapters:
- Emulex Light Pulse LP8000 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP9002L Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP9802 Fibre Channel PCI-X Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP9042DC Fibre Channel PCI-X Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP10000 FIbre Channel PCI-X Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP9002C Fibre Channel cPCI Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP8000S Fibre Channel SBus Host Bus Adapter
- Emulex Light Pulse LP9002S Fibre Channel SBus Host Bus Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2200F Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2310FL Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- Qlogic QLA-2340 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- QLogic QLA-2340L Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- Qlogic QLA-2342 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- Qlogic QLA-2342L Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCE-6460 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCE-1473 Fibre Channel SBus Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCC-6562 Fibre Channel cPCI Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCC2-6562 Fibre Channel cPCI Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCX-6562 Fibre Channel PCI-X Host Bus Adapter
- AMCC FCX2-6562 Fibre Channel PCI-X Host Bus Adapter
Hewlett-Packard
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model F38 can be attached to 64-bit rp54xx,
rp74xx, and rp8400 servers supporting HP-UX 11.0 and 11i with the
following adapters:
- HP A5158A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
- HP A6795A Fibre Channel PCI Tachyon XL2 Host Bus Adapter
- HP A6826A PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter (11i only)
SCSI Attachment
IBM eServer i5 and iSeries and AS/400
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model L38 (LVD Drive) can be attached to
models that support OS/400 V5R2, or later, and the following adapter:
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI Blind Swap Adapter (#5710) (LVD)
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI HBA (#5712) (LVD)
- PCI-X Ultra Tape Controller (#5702) (LVD, VHDCI)
IBM eServer p5 and pSeries, RS/6000, and RS/6000 SP
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model L38 (LVD drive) can be attached to
models supporting the following adapters:
- The PCI-X Dual Ultra320 SCSI Blind Swap Adapter (#5710) for LVD
attachment (with a VHDCI connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000
models:
- pSeries Regatta MI (7038-6M2)
- pSeries Regatta H (7040-61R)
- The PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI Adapter (#5712) for LVD
attachment (with a VHDCI connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000
models:
- pSeries 610 (7028 - 6C1, 6E1)
- pSeries 615 (7029 - 6C3, 6E3)
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- 7311-D11, D20
- 9112 - 265
- 9114-275
- The PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter (#6203) for LVD/SE
attachment (with a VHDCI connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000
models:
- pSeries 680 (7017 - S85)
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- 7025 - F50, F80, H70
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- 7026 - H70, H80, M80
- pSeries 610 (7028 - 6C1, 6E1)
- pSeries 615 (7029 - 6C3, 6E3)
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- pSeries 650 (7038 - 6M2)
- pSeries 655 (7039 - 651)
- pSeries 670 (7040 - 671) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- pSeries 690 (7040 - 681) through I/O drawer (7040 - 61D)
- 7043 - 150
- 7044 - 170, 270
- 7046 - B50
- 7311-D11, D20
- 9112 - 265
- 9114-275
- The PCI Dual Channel Ultra2 SCSI Adapter (#6205) for LVD/SE
attachment (with a VHDCI connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000
models:
- pSeries 680 (7017 - S85)
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- 7025 - F40 (AIX 5.2 not supported)
- 7025 - F50, F80, H70
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- 7026 - H50, H70, H80, M80
- 7043 - 150, 260, 270
- 7044 - 170, 270
- 7046 - B50
- The Integrated Ultra2 SCSI Adapter for LVD attachment (with a VHDCI
connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000 models:
- pSeries 620 (7025 - 6F0, 6F1)
- 7025 - F80
- pSeries 660 (7026 - 6H0, 6H1, 6M1)
- pSeries 640 (7026 - B80)
- 7026 - H80, M80
- 7044 - 170, 270
- The Integrated Ultra3 SCSI Adapter for LVD attachment (with a VHDCI
connector) on the following pSeries and RS/6000 models:
- pSeries 610 (7028 - 6C1, 6E1)
- pSeries 630 (7028 - 6C4, 6E4)
- pSeries 650 (7038 - 6M2)
- pSeries 655 (7039 - 651)
- 9112 - 265
- The 3581 Tape Autoloader can also be attached to the following
adapters on Linux running on pSeries:
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 Blind Swap Adapter (#5710) (LVD)
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI HBA (#5712) (LVD)
The supported Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.
- The 3581 Tape Autoloader can also be attached to the following
adapters on Linux running on IBM eServer p5:
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 Blind Swap Adapter (#5710) (LVD)
- PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI HBA (#5712) (LVD)
The supported Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.
Note: Optimal performance is obtained when the 3581 is the sole device
attached to the integrated SCSI adapter.
IBM eServer xSeries and Netfinity Systems
The 3581 Tape Autoloader can be attached to xSeries and Netfinity
systems supporting the following adapters:
- Netfinity #33L5000 Wide Ultra2 SCSI PCI Adapter (LVD)
- Netfinity #19K4646 PCI Wide Ultra160 SCSI PCI Adapter (LVD, VHDCI)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 17P8594 (LVD)
Intel-Based Systems
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model L38 (LVD Drive) can be attached to
systems supporting the following adapters:
- Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 (LVD)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 (LVD, VHDCI)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 39320-R (LVD)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D-R (LVD, VHDCI)
- Adaptec AHA-2940U2W Ultra2/Wide LVD SCSI adapter
- LSI Logic SYM22910 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra2/SCSI Dual Channel Host
Adapter (LVD, VHDCI)
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model L38 can be attached to systems
supporting certain Linux distributions and the following adapters:
- Adaptec SCSI Card 2940 U2W (LVD)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 (LVD)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 29320 (Single Port LVD)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 (LVD, VHDCI)
- Adaptec SCSI Card 39320 (Dual Port LVD)
Sun SPARC
The 3581 Tape Autoloader Model L38 (LVD Drive) can be attached to
models supporting Sun Solaris 8 and 9 with the following PCI adapter:
- X2222A, Sun PCI Adapter with two fast Ethernet and two SCSI (LVD,
VHDCI)
Hewlett-Packard
The 3581 Tape Autoloader can be attached to 64-bit PCI rp54xx, rp74xx,
and rp8400 servers supporting HP-UX 11.0 and 11i with one of the
following adapters:
- A5150A, Ultra2 LVD Dual-Port SCSI Adapter (VHDCI)
- A5149A, Ultra2 LVD Single-Port SCSI Adapter (VHDCI)
- A6828A, Ultra160 Single-Port Adapter
- A6829A, Ultra160 Dual-Port Adapter
The 3581 Tape Autoloader is supported on the following operating
systems at the minimum levels indicated:
- OS/400 V5R2, or later
- AIX 5L V5.1, V5.2, V5.3, or later
- Sun Solaris 8, 9
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (build 2195, or greater)
- Microsoft Windows 2003 (build 3790, or greater)
- HP-UX 11.0 and HP-UX 11i (64-bit). HP-UX patches may be required.
- Linux distributions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3, SUSE LINUX
Enterprise Server 8
For a current list of host software versions and release levels that
support the 3581, refer to the following Web site:
- http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/lto
- Select "Product Details"
- Then select "LTO Compatibility"
- Then view "Independent Software Vendor (ISV) matrix for LTO" for the
product.
Tivoli Storage Manager and other compatible software offerings can
provide storage and tape management software for the 3581. Supporting
software and applications must be obtained separately from IBM, IBM
Business Partners, or independent software vendors (ISVs). A list of
compatible software is available from your IBM representative or at:
- http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/lto
- Select "Product Details"
- Then select "LTO Compatibility"
- Then view "Independent Software Vendor (ISV) matrix for LTO" for the
product.
IBM continues to work together with the ISVs to support the 3581 Tape
Autoloader. Individual application vendors should be contacted for
specific information and availability dates.
Vendors of the following products plan to announce support of the 3581
Tape Autoloader on major platforms. The dates represent a best-effort
estimate and do not imply commitments.
By the GA date
- IBM Backup Recovery and Media Management for AS/400 (BRMS)
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
- CommVault Systems Galaxy
- Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup
- EMC LEGATO NetWorker
- VERITAS NetBackup and Backup Exec
By GA+90 days
- BakBone NetVault
- Computer Associates BrightStor Enterprise Backup
- EMC Dantz Retrospect
- Help/Systems Robot/SAVE
- HP Data Protector
- Syncsort Backup Express
On as as-needed basis
- Arkeia
- Atempo Software Time Navigator
- EMC LEGATO DX2000 and DX/UL
- LXI Systems TMS
- Network Appliance filers
- Sun Microsystems SAM-FS
- Yosemite Tapeware
IBM continues to work to support the 3581 Tape Autoloader on the above
products. Individual application vendors should be contacted for
specific information and availability dates. The list represents
accurate information at the time of publication and does not imply
completeness.
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Publications
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The following publications are shipped with the product, as
appropriate. Additional copies are available. To order, contact your
IBM representative.
Order
Title Number
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IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape GA32-0470
Autoloader Models L28/L38/L3H and
F28/F38/F3H Setup, Operator, and
Service Guide
IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape GX35-5071
Autoloader Models L28/L38/L3H and
F28/F38/F3H Quick Reference
IBM Ultrium Device Driver GA32-0430
Installation and User's Guide
The publications listed above and the following publications are also
available at the following Web site:
- http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto
Title
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IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader Models L28/L38/L3H
and F28/F38/F3H SCSI Reference (English)
IBM Ultrium Device Driver Programming Reference (English)
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Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange
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Description Machine Model Feature
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Attached to HP-UX System 3581 L38,F38 9210(1)
Attached to Sun System 3581 L38,F38 9211(1)
Attached to Windows System 3581 L38,F38 9212(1)
Attached to Other Non-IBM Sys 3581 L38,F38 9213(1)
Attached to Linux System 3581 L38,F38 9215(1)
Attached to zSeries Linux 3581 F38 9216(1)
Attach to iSeries or AS/400 3581 L38,F38 9400(2)
Attach to pSeries or RS/6000 3581 L38,F38 9600(2)
2.7m Power Cord 125 V,US/Canada 3581 L38,F38 9800(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Fr/Germany 3581 L38,F38 9820(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Denmark 3581 L38,F38 9821(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,UK/China 3581 L38,F38 9825(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Israel 3581 L38,F38 9827(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Switzer. 3581 L38,F38 9828(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,S Africa 3581 L38,F38 9829(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Italy 3581 L38,F38 9830(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Australia 3581 L38,F38 9831(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,US/Canada 3581 L38,F38 9833(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,Uruguay 3581 L38,F38 9834(1)
2.7m Power Cord 250 V,China (PRC) 3581 L38,F38 9840(1)
Power Cord, 1.8 m, Chicago 3581 L38,F38 9986(1)
Note: (1) This feature is available on other models.
Note: (2) This feature is available on other models but the description
has changed.
Note: The power cord features are used in the country listed and other
countries. Refer to the IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader
Models L28/L38/L3H and F28/F38/F3H Setup, Operator, and Service
Guide (GA32-0470) for specific country availability or contact your
IBM representative.
System Attachment
The following specify codes indicate the type of server to which the
3581 Tape Autoloader is attached:
(#9210) Attached to HP-UX
(#9211) Attached to Sun System
(#9212) Attached to Windows System
(#9213) Attached to Other Non-IBM System
(#9215) Attached to Linux System
(#9216) Attached to zSeries Linux (Model F38 only)
(#9400) Attached to iSeries, AS/400 System
(#9600) Attached to pSeries, RS/6000
The following attributes apply to the system attachment codes listed
above:
- Feature type: No Charge
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: 99
- Initial order only: Yes, Plant Only
Power Cords
One of the following power cords must be selected:
(#9800) 2.7 m Power Cord, 125 V, 15 A, U.S./Canada
(#9820) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 16 A, France, Germany, & Others
(#9821) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 11 A, Denmark
(#9825) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 13 A, United Kingdom, China, & others
(#9827) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 6-16 A, Israel
(#9828) 2.7 m Power Cord, 255 V, 10 A, Switzerland
(#9829) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 16 A, South Africa
(#9830) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 10 & 16 A, Italy
(#9831) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 10 A, Australia
(#9833) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 15 A, U.S./Canada
(#9834) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 10 A, Uruguay
(#9840) 2.7 m Power Cord, 250 V, 10 A, China
(#9986) 1.8 m Power Cord, Chicago
The following attributes apply to the power cords listed above:
- Feature type: No Charge
- Required feature: The power cord shipped with the 3581 is determined
by the Country Code. Use the features above if a different power cord is
needed.
- Maximum number of features: One
- Initial order only: Yes
Description Machine Model Feature
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Tape Autoloader 3581 L38
Tape Autoloader 3581 F38
RMU 3581 L38,F38 1660(1)
SC-LC Fibre Cable Interposer 3581 F38 5096(1)
VHDCI/HD68 Cable Interposer 3581 L38 5099(1)
2.5 m VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 3581 L38 5602(1)
4.5 m VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 3581 L38 5604(1)
10 m VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 3581 L38 5610(1)
5 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable 3581 F38 6005(1)
13 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable 3581 F38 6013(1)
25 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable 3581 F38 6025(1)
Rack Mount Kit 3581 L38,F38 7003(1)
Bar Code Reader 3581 L38,F38 7004(1)
1 Cleaning Cartridge 3581 L38,F38 8002(1)
1 Data Cartridge (GEN3) 3581 L38,F38 8301
Options:
Data Cartridge (GEN3) 5-Pack 3581 L38,F38 95P2020
LC-SC Fibre Cable Interposer 3581 F38 96P1637
5.0 m LC/LC Fibre Cable 3581 F38 96P1638
13.0 m LC/LC Fibre Cable 3581 F38 96P1639
25.0 m LC/LC Fibre Cable 3581 F38 96P1640
3581 Rack Mount Kit with Power 3581 L38,F38 24R0998
Cord(3)
3581 RMU(3) 3581 L38,F38 24R0997
3581 Barcode Reader(3) 3581 L38,F38 24R0999
Note: (1) This feature is available on other models.
Note: (2) This feature is available on other models but the description
has changed.
Note: (3) Options previously announced.
Feature Descriptions
(#1660) Remote Management Unit
This feature provides a web based browser interface through the Remote
Management Unit (RMU) Ethernet port for remote library management. The
RMU supports all operator panel functions including the ability to
download robotics and drive firmware, as well as upload error and event
log information.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: One
- Installation: Plant or Field
(#5096) LC-SC Fibre Cable Interposer
This feature provides a Fibre Channel cable assembly kit used to
convert a 50 micron Fibre Channel cable from SC type to LC type
connectors. It includes a 50 micron fibre cable 2 meters in length with
a SC duplex female adapter on one end (that can connect to a 50 micron
Fibre Channel cable with a SC duplex male connector) and a LC duplex male
connector on the other end (for connection to a LC duplex adapter).
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No. Only available on Models F28 and F38.
- Maximum number of features: 99
- Installation: Plant or Field
(#5099) VHDCI/HD68 Cable/Interposer
This feature provides a 16-bit SCSI cable used to convert from a
Mini-68 pin VHDCI connector to a 68 pin HD68 connector. This feature is
used to attach to the RS/6000 feature #6205, or any other SCSI adapter
using a VHDCI connector. The 0.3 meter cable has male Mini-68 pin VHDCI
connector on one end and a female 68-pin HD68 connector on the other.
This feature requires a SCSI cable to connect the device with the VHDCI
Cable/Interposer. Features #5302, #5305, or #5310 can be used. To
minimize cabling errors, it is recommended that server adapters with
VHDCI connectors use a cable such as features #5602, #5604, #5610, and
#5625 which eliminates the need for feature #5099.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No. Available only on Model L28 and L38.
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
(96P1637) LC-SC Fibre Cable Interposer
This option provides a Fibre Channel cable assembly kit used to
convert a 50 micron Fibre Channel cable from SC type to LC type
connectors. It includes a 50 micron fibre cable 2 meters in length with
a SC duplex female adapter on one end (that can connect to a 50 micron
Fibre Channel cable with a SC duplex male connector) and a LC duplex male
connector on the other end (for connection to a LC duplex adapter).
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No. Only available on Models F28, F38 and F3H.
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
SCSI Cables
The following Ultra2 SCSI cables are available as optional features
for attaching the 3581 Tape Autoloader to servers and other adapters. A
2.5 m SCSI cable and a differential terminator are included with each
tape drive.
The following cables are available with a VHDCI connector on one end
and an HD68 connector on the other end:
(#5602) 2.5 Meter VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable
(#5604) 4.5 Meter VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable
(#5610) 10 Meter VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
Fibre channel cables
A Fibre channel cable is required to attach a Ultrium Tape Autoloader
3581 to host Fibre Channel adapters, Fibre Channel Switches, or other
Fibre Channel components. The IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Fibre Tape Drive comes
with an LC Duplex connector.
Features available for Fibre Channel cables, and their respective
lengths, are as follows:
(#6005) 5 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
(#6013) 13 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
(#6025) 25 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
(#7003) Rack Mount Kit
This feature provides the necessary hardware to mount the Ultrium Tape
2U Autoloader 3581 in a standard 19-inch EIA equipment rack. Two EIA
units are required.
- Feature Type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: One
- Installation: Plant or Field
(#7004) Bar Code Reader
This feature enables the Ultrium Tape 2U Autoloader 3581 to read
cartridge information contained in a bar code label on the IBM Ultrium
cartridges. User-installed application software provides the inventory
management functions enabled by the bar code reader feature.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: One
- Installation: Plant or Field
A Fibre channel cable is required to attach a 3581 2U Tape Autoloader
to host Fibre Channel adapters, Fibre Channel Switches, or other Fibre
Channel components. The IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Fibre Tape Drive comes with an
LC Duplex connector.
Options available for Fibre Channel cables, and their respective
lengths, are as follows:
(96P1638) 5 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
(96P1639) 13 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
(96P1640) 25 m LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No. For Fibre Channel Models only.
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
Cartridge Features
The following are optional cartridge features for the 3581 Tape
Autoloader Models L38 and F38. Features #8002 and #8301 can be ordered
only with the initial order.
One Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge and one Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge
are included with each order. Additional data and cleaner cartridges are
optional and need to be ordered, as needed. All media and cleaner
cartridges are warranted separately from the 3581 Tape Autoloader.
(#8002) Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge
This feature provides one cleaning cartridge, used to clean the
Ultrium Tape Drives.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No
- Maximum number of features: 5
- Initial order only: Plant Only
(#8301) One Ultrium 400GB Data Cartridge
This feature provides one unlabeled 400 MB data cartridge for use with
3581 Tape Autoloader.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No.
- Maximum number of features: 20
- Installation: Plant Only
The following is the cartridge option for the 3581 Tape Autoloader
Models L38, F38:
(95P2020) 5-Pack Ultrium 400GB Data Cartridge:
This option provides five unlabeled 400 GB data cartridges for use
with 3581 Tape Autoloader.
- Feature type: Chargeable
- Required feature: No.
- Maximum number of features: None
- Installation: Plant or Field
Not available.
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Accessories
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None.
Customer Replacement Parts
None.
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Machine Elements
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None.
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Supplies
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For end users
The IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridges and the IBM
TotalStorage LTO Cleaning Cartridge, for use in the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive,
can be purchased from IBM using feature numbers with the initial order.
IBM media can also be ordered directly through AAS using machine type
3589. Refer to the 3589 Sales Manual for further information. Media can
also be ordered through 888-IBM-MEDIA (426-6334) in the U.S. or Canada or
refer to the following Web site:
- http://www.storage.ibm.com/media
The part numbers for additional supplies at this Web site are:
IBM Part
Number Supply Item
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24R1922 IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400GB Data Cartridge
35L2086 IBM TotalStorage LTO Cleaning Cartridge (universal)
08L9129 Leader Pin Attachment Kit
For information about IBM branded media, such as additional IBM LTO
Ultrium data or cleaning cartridges, call 888-IBM-MEDIA (426-6334) in the
U.S. or Canada or refer to the following Web site:
- http://www.storage.ibm.com/media
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.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
© IBM Corporation 2005.
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