Physical Specifications	Operating Environment	Limitations
Hardware Requirements	Software Requirements

The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 is intended to connect the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive or 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, E1A, H11, or H1A Tape Drives via ESCON or FICON channels for use on zSeries and S/390 systems that require reliable, high-performance tape support for backup restore, archive, and data interchange. It can be installed in an Enterprise Tape Library 3494, 3590 Model A14 Frame, 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame, or in rack-mounted subsystem solutions. The 3590 Model A60 Controller provides up to four times the performance of the Model A50 Controller. The Model A60 can contain up to four dual- ported ESCON attachment features, which provide attachment to up to eight host system ESCON channels, up to two FICON attachments, or an intermix of ESCON and FICON attachments.

The 3590 Model A60 comes standard with two dual-ported Ultra SCSI adapters to attach 3590 H Model, E Model, or B Model Tape Drives with Ultra SCSI attachments. The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive, or The 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (feature #3510 or #9510), can be attached by ordering the Fibre Drive Attachment (feature #3463) or the LC Fibre Drive Attachment (feature #3473) on the Model A60. These features replace the two Ultra SCSI adapters on the Model A60 with two Fibre Channel adapters. An IBM TotalStorage 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model S16 is also required with Model A60 feature #3463 or a 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16 is required with Model A60 feature #3473. Refer to the Fibre Channel Tape Drive Attachment section in the Hardware Requirements section for details on feature requirements.

The 3590 Model A60 also provides 3490E emulation capability that enable attached tape drives to appear to the host system as "3490E" tape drives. The 3490E emulation can be used with 3590 Tape Drives attached to a Model A60 controller installed in a 3590 Model A14 stand-alone solution, or 3592 or 3590 Tape Drives in the Model C10 Silo compatible solution or in rack-mounted subsystem solutions.

Physical Specifications

Model A60 Controller:

• EIA Units: 9 EIA Units (or 8 EIA units in special circumstances)(1)
• Width: 483 mm (19.0 inches)
• Depth: 622 mm (24.5 inches)
• Height: 401 mm (15.8 inches)
• Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs) maximum

Note: (1) When a 3590 Model A60 Controller is mounted in a rack with SCSI attached 3590 Tape Drives, the front rack space requirement is only 8 EIA units, as the rear portion of the Model A60 will fit under the tape drives. Thus, a Model A60 and four SCSI attached 3590 Tape Drives will fit in a 1.6-meter rack. Refer to the Limitations section for additional information.

Operating Environment

Model A60 Controller:

• Temperature: 16 to 32C (60 to 90F) operating
• Relative Humidity: 20 to 80 (percent) non-condensing (limited by media)
• Wet Bulb: 23 degrees C (73 degrees F)
• Calorific value: 500 joules/sec (1700 Btu/hr) maximum configuration
• Voltage: 100-127 V AC or 200-240 V AC, 50-60Hz auto-ranging
• Electrical power: 0.5 kVA maximum
• Capacity of Exhaust: 4 cubic meter/min (140 cfm)
• Noise Level: 6.8 bels idle; 6.8 bels operating
• Leakage Current: 3.5 Milliamperes
• Starting Current: 30 Amperes maximum (for 8 msec or less)

Limitations

• One 3590 Model A60 Controller can be installed in a 3494 Model D24 Tape Drive Expansion Frame, but it cannot be installed in a 3494 Model L22 Tape Library Base Frame. A 3494 Model D24 must contain eight 3592 Tape Drives attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller before Adjacent Frame Support can be utilized. If any 3592 Tape Drive in an adjacent 3494 Model D22 or L22 frame is attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3494 Model D24 frame, then all drives in that adjacent 3494 Model D22 or L22 frame must be attached to that 3590 Model A60.

• One 3590 Model A60 Controller can be installed in a 3494 Model D14 Tape Drive Expansion Frame, but it cannot be installed in a 3494 Model L14 Tape Library Base Frame. A 3494 Model D14 must contain four 3590 Tape Drives attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller before Adjacent Frame Support can be utilized. If any 3590 Tape Drive in an adjacent 3494 Model D12, L12, or L14 frame is attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3494 Model D14 frame, then all drives in that adjacent 3494 Model D12, L12, or L14 frame must be attached to that 3590 Model A60.

• One 3590 Model A60 Controller can be installed in a Model A14 Frame for stand-alone use, but it cannot be installed in a Model A14 Frame that is attached to a 3495 Tape Library.

• One or two 3590 Model A60 Controllers can be installed in a Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame.

• 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives cannot be intermixed with 3590 Tape Drives on the same 3590 Model A60 Controller.

• 3590 Model H11 or H1A Tape Drives cannot be attached to the same 3590 Model A60 Controller with 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, or E1A Tape Drives.

• 3590 Model E11 or E1A Tape Drives cannot be attached to the same 3590 Model A60 Controller with 3590 Model B11, B1A, H11, or H1A Tape Drives.

• 3590 Model B1A or E1A Tape Drives installed in a 3590 Model C14 Silo Compatible Frame must all be attached to either the 3590 Model A50 Controllers in the Model C14 or to a Model A60 Controller in a Model C10 frame.

• 3590 Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (feature #3510 or #9510) cannot be intermixed on the same 3590 Model A60 Controller with 3590 Tape Drives with Ultra SCSI attachments.

• A 1.6-meter rack such as the IBM 7014 Model S00 will accommodate a 3590 Model A60 Controller with up to four SCSI attached 3590 Tape Drives. However, if attaching 3590 H Model or E Model Fibre Channel Tape Drives to a Model A60 Controller, a 1.6-meter rack will only accommodate up to two 3590 H Model or E Model Fibre Channel Tape Drives with a Model A60 Controller and a 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16 or S16. An IBM 7014 Model T00 (1.8 meter rack) or Model T42 (2.0 meter rack) can accommodate up to four 3590 H Model or E Model Fibre Channel Tape Drives with a Model A60 Controller and a 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16 or S16.

• Refer to the Software Requirements section for information and limitations on using the capacity and performance enhancements.

Hardware Requirements

The application performance and capacity enhancements to the 3590 Model A60 Controller are standard on all Model A60 Controllers shipped on or after October 12, 2001. Feature #9520 (Model A60 Functional Enhancement Plant) should be included on the order of that Model A60.

An upgrade feature #0520 (Model A60 Functional Enhancement Field) can be ordered on installed 3590 Model A60 Controllers to obtain these application performance and capacity enhancements on their Model A60.

Note: When using this capacity capability, it is recommended that all tape drives using 3490E emulation mode that are defined to the application be attached to a 3590 Model A60 with this new hardware enhancement. This will optimize drive/media allocation and allow the cartridge to be read on any tape drive. When using this capacity capability with DFSMShsm, all tape drives using 3490E emulation mode, that are defined to an esoteric using the capacity capability, must be attached to a 3590 Model A60 with this hardware enhancement.

ESCON Attachment

The 3590 Model A60 provides attachment of 3590 Tape Drives to ESCON channels on:

• S/390(R) Parallel Enterprise Servers
• S/390 Multiprise 2000
• IBM eServer zSeries servers

The multimode (LED) fiber optic cable connecting the 3590 Model A60 Controller is limited to a maximum length of 3 Km (1.86 miles). For greater attachment distance, the Model A60 can be connected via an IBM 9032 or 9033 ESCON Director. Refer to the sales manuals of these products for more information.

The number of ESCON adapters on the 3590 Model A60 is specified with feature #3412 (Dual ESCON Attachment). Each #3412 attachment feature provides two ESCON channel attachments. One to four #3412 features can be specified to provide up to eight ESCON channel attachments.

FICON Attachment

The processors with FICON channels that allow attachment of the 3590 Model A60 Controller include:

• IBM 9672 G5 or G6 Servers
• IBM eServer zSeries servers

The Model A60 can be directly attached via a FICON long-wavelength attachment to host systems up to 10 Km away, or up to 100 Km away with a FICON/FC switch with appropriate repeaters. With FICON short-wavelength attachment, the Model A60 can be directly attached to a host system or FICON/FC switch at a distance of up to 500 meters. Refer to the description of each Model A60 FICON feature for details on maximum supported distances.

For the most current information on FICON/FC switch support, refer to the following Web site:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/ibmsan/products/sanfabric.html

The 3590 Model A60 Controller can attach to FICON long-wavelength or short-wavelength channels on host systems or a FICON/FC switch. The number of FICON long-wavelength adapters on the 3590 Model A60 is specified with feature #3432 (FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength) or feature #3434 (2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength). The number of FICON short-wavelength adapters on the 3590 Model A60 is specified with feature #3433 (FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength) or feature #3435 (2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength). Each 1-Gbps FICON attachment (features #3432 and #3433) can connect up to 64 logical channels, while each each 2-Gbps FICON attachment (features #3434 and #3435) can connect up to 128 logical channels. The FICON attachment features and the ESCON attachment features can be intermixed on a Model A60 but at least one of these features must be specified. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are as follows:

           Number of Feature           Allowed Number of
      #3432 + #3433 + #3434 + #3435      Feature #3412
      -----------------------------    -----------------
                 0                         1 to 4
                 1                         0 to 3
                 2                         0 to 2
 

Feature conversions are available to convert installed feature #3412 to feature #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435. Feature conversions are also available to convert installed features #3432 and #3433 to features #3434 or #3435.

Other Requirements

The Model A60 can be placed in a:

• Enterprise Tape Library 3494

• 3590 Model A14 Frame

• Standard 19-inch rack, such as the IBM 7014 Models S00, T00 or T42

• Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame for attachment to 3590 Tape Drives in a Model C12 or C14 Silo Compatible Frame.

• Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame for attachment to 3592 Tape Drives in a Model C20 Silo Compatible Frame.

When installed in an Enterprise Tape Library 3494, the 3590 Model A60 Controller can be attached to the library manager in the 3494 Model L10, L12, L14, or L22 through an RS422 connection similar to the 3590 Model A50 Controller (by specifying feature #9061 on the 3494) or through the 3494 Attachment Concentrator feature #5232 (by specifying feature #9060 on the 3494). When connected through the Attachment Concentrator, the Model A60 Controller does not require a tape control unit connection on the library manager. One of either feature #9060 or #9061 must be specified on the 3494 Model D14 or D24 when a 3590 Model A60 is installed. One of feature #9060 or #9061 must also be specified on the 3494 Model Lxx for each 3590 Model A60 installed in the Enterprise Tape Library 3494.

Note: If you are ordering an Attachment Concentrator feature #5232 on a 3494 Model L10, L12, or L14 shipped prior to August, 1998, then one of the following must be installed on that Model L10, L12, or L14:

• Feature #9020 (3494 Model B18 VTS Attachment)
• Feature #9040 (High Availability Attachment)
• Feature #5045 (Enhanced Library Manager)

This will ensure that the 3494 library manager is at a level that will support the Attachment Concentrator feature #5232.

SCSI Tape Drive Attachment

Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Attachment

For use with a 3494 library, up to four 3590 Model B1A, E1A, or H1A Tape Drives and one Model A60 controller can be attached in a 3494 Model D14 Tape Drive Expansion Frame. One feature #9059 should be specified on the Model A60 for each 3590 Tape Drive in the 3494 Model D14 that is attached to the Model A60 in that frame. A Model A60 in a 3494 Model D14 frame with Adjacent Frame Support can attach to drives in an adjacent 3494 Model L12 or L14 frame, thereby attaching up to a total of six 3590 Tape Drives. Or a Model A60 in a 3494 Model D14 frame can attach to drives in an adjacent 3494 Model D12 frame, thereby attaching up to a total of ten tape drives.

3590 Model A14 Attachment

Up to four Model H11 Tape Drives, up to four Model E11 Tape Drives, or up to four Model B11 Tape Drives, can be placed with one Model A60 Controller in a 3590 Model A14 for non-library attachment to a zSeries, or S/390 system. One feature #9059 should be specified on the Model A60 for each 3590 Tape Drive in the 3590 Model A14 that is attached to the Model A60 in that frame.

To support SCSI attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in two different Model A14 Frames, feature #4060 (Multiframe SCSI A14) must be specified on the frame that contains the Model A60 Controller, and feature #4062 (Multiframe SCSI Drives - Field Install) or feature #9062 (Multiframe SCSI Drives - Plant Install) must be specified on the other Model A14 Frame. Feature #9060 (Multiframe SCSI A14) must also be specified on the Model A60 Controller.

Up to eight 3590 Tape Drives may be attached in a multiframe SCSI configuration and all hardware and required cables between the Model A60 and the drives in the other Model A14 are included in these features. Because of SCSI cable length restrictions, the two Model A14 Frames must be installed adjacent to each other.

Rack Attachment

The 3590 Model A60 can be installed in a standard 19-inch rack such as the IBM 7014 Model S00, T00, or T42 with up to four 3590 Tape Drives. For rack installation, feature #4641 must also be ordered on the Model A60. The SCSI cables from each 3590 Tape Drive to the Model A60 in that rack are included when feature #9059 (3590 Drive Attached) is specified on the Model A60 (the quantity of feature #9059 must equal the number of tape drives in the rack with the Model A60). To support SCSI attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in two different racks, feature #4065 (Multiframe SCSI Rack Attachment) must be specified on the Model A60. This feature includes cables to connect the Model A60 Controller to tape drives in the second rack, and necessary drive-to-drive interconnection cables in that rack. Up to eight 3590 tape drives in the two racks may be attached to the Model A60. Because of SCSI cable length restrictions, the two racks must be installed adjacent to each other.

Silo Compatible Frame Attachment

One to four 3590 Model H1A Tape Drives, one to four Model E1A Tape Drives, or one to four Model B1A Tape Drives can be installed in a Model C12 or C14 Silo Compatible Frame for attachment to a Model A60 Controller in a Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame. With multi-frame support, up to eight 3590 H Model, E Model, or B Model Tape Drives can be attached to a single-Model A60 in a StorageTek ACS environment. The 3590 E Model Tape Drives cannot be intermixed on the same Model A60 controller with 3590 B Model Tape Drives. The 3590 H Model Tape Drives cannot be intermixed on the same Model A60 Controller with 3590 E Model or B Model Tape Drives.

The 3590 Model A60 also provides 3490E emulation capability that enables attached 3590 Tape Drives to appear to the host system as "3490E" tape drives. The 3490E emulation can be used with 3590 Tape Drives attached to an A60 controller installed in a 3590 Model A14 stand-alone solution, both the Model C12 and C14 Silo compatible solutions, or in rack-mounted subsystem solutions.

3592 Fibre Channel Tape Drive Attachment

The 3590 Model A60 Controller can attach up to twelve 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives in a stand-alone rack, frame, or automated solution. This attachment requires an IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch, which must be separately ordered and is installed in the rack or frame containing the Model A60 Controller. A 2109 Model F16 or S16 Switch can be used, although the Model S16 Switch is no longer marketed by IBM as of September 13, 2002. The 2109 Model F16 Switch is required to support a 2-Gbps link speed to the Model A60 Controller. The following features are required for attaching a 3592 Tape Drive to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in the various environments:

When a 2109 Model F16 Switch is used:

• 3590 Model A60 Controller Requirements:

  • Feature number 9476 (J1A Drive Attached to Controller) must be specified on the 3590 Model A60 if attaching 3592 drives.

  • Feature number 3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment) is required on the Model A60 when attaching 3592 Tape Drives with a 2109 Model F16 Switch.

  • 3590 Tape Drives cannot be intermixed with 3592 Tape Drives on the same 2109 Switch when attaching to the Model A60.

• 2109 SAN Fibre Switch Model F16 Requirements:

  One 2109 Model F16 is required for each 3590 Model A60 Controller attaching 3592 Tape Drives. Each 2109 Model F16 Switch comes standard with eight shortwave Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and up to six 3592 Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered include:

  • Feature number 2210 (Additional Shortwave Transceiver), which provides one additional GBIC. It must be ordered when more than six 3592 Tape Drives will be attached to the Model A60 Controller. The quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 minus six (for example, to attach ten 3592 Fibre Channel Tape Drives to a Model A60, a minimum of four feature number 2210 must be ordered).

  • Feature number 6203 (Power Supply, Additional), which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages.

  • Feature number 9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified.

• Rack Requirements:

  • 3590 Model A60 Controller:

    • Feature number 4641 (Install Controller in a Rack) must be specified.

    • Feature number 3475 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Rack) provides mounting hardware for the 2109 Model F16 in the rack and cables from the Model A60 to the 2109.

    • One feature number 3059 (3592 Drive-to-Switch Cables) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the rack that contains the Model A60.

  • Each 3592 Tape Drive in a stand-alone rack:

    • Feature numbers 6013, 6025, or 6061 (Fibre Channel Cables) must be specified on each tape drive not in the rack with the Model A60 to provide one short-wavelength cable to attach those tape drives to the 2109 Model F16 Switch.

• Silo Requirements:

  • 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature number 3513 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified for each Model A60 installed in a Model C10 Frame that will have 3592 Tape Drives attaching to a 2109 Model F16 Switch.

  • 3592 Model C20 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature number 4831 or 9675 (Install the 3592 Model J1A in a Model C20 Frame) must be specified on a 3592 Model C20 Frame for each attached tape drive.

  • 3592 Tape Drive:

    • One appropriate length short-wavelength Fibre Channel cable, feature numbers 6013, 6025, or 6061 (Fibre Channel Cables), must be specified on each tape drive to attach to the 2109 Model F16 Switch.

• Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Requirements:

  • Feature number 3474 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the 3494 Model D24 Frame that contains the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature number 4075 (Adjacent Frame 3592 Tape Drives with LC Attachment) 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 A60 Controller.

  • One feature number 3059 (3592 Drive-to-Switch Cables) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model D24 Frame.

When a 2109 Model S16 Switch is used:

• 3590 Model A60 Controller Requirements:

  • Feature number 9476 (J1A Drive Attached to Controller) must be specified on the 3590 Model A60 if attaching 3592 drives.

  • Feature number 3463 (Fibre Drive Attachment) is required on the Model A60 when attaching 3592 Tape Drives with a 2109 Model S16 Switch.

  • 3590 Tape Drives cannot be intermixed with 3592 Tape Drives on the same 2109 Switch when attaching to the Model A60.

• 2109 SAN Fibre Switch Model S16 Requirements:

  One 2109 Model S16 is required for each 3590 Model A60 Controller attaching Fibre Channel tape drives. Each 2109 switch comes standard with four short wavelength Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and two 3592 Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered include:

  • Feature number 2010 (Shortwave GBIC) which provides one additional GBIC (therefore, the quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60, minus two).

  • Feature number 6103 (Power Supply, Additional) which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages.

  • Feature number 9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified.

• Rack Requirements:

  • 3590 Model A60 Controller:

    • Feature number 4641 (Install Controller in a Rack) must be specified.

    • Feature number 3465 (Fibre Drive Attached Rack) provides mounting hardware for the 2109 Model S16 in the rack and cables from the Model A60 to the 2109.

    • One feature number 3059 (3592 Drive-to-Switch Cables) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the rack that contains the Model A60.

  • Each 3592 Tape Drive in a stand-alone rack:

    • Feature numbers 5913, 5922, or 5961 (Fibre Channel Cables) must be specified on each tape drive not in the rack with the Model A60 to provide one short-wavelength cable to attach those tape drives to the 2109 Model S16 Switch.

• Silo Requirements:

  • 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature number 3512 (SC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified for each Model A60 installed in a Model C10 Frame that will have 3592 Tape Drives attaching to a 2109 Model S16 Switch.

  • 3592 Model C20 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature number 4831 or 9675 (Install the 3592 Model J1A in a Model C20 Frame) must be specified on a 3592 Model C20 Frame for each attached tape drive.

  • 3592 Tape Drive:

    • One appropriate length short-wavelength Fibre Channel cable, feature numbers 5913, 5922, or 5961 (Fibre Channel Cables), must be specified on each tape drive to attach to the 2109 Model S16 Switch.

• Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Requirements:

  • Feature number 3464 (SC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the 3494 Model D24 Frame that contains the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature number 4065 (Adjacent Frame 3592 Tape Drives with SC Attachment) 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 A60 Controller.

  • One feature number 3059 (3592 Drive-to-Switch Cables) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model D24 Frame.

The 3592 is supported with a variety of best of breed Fibre Channel switch offerings. For more details on the exact switch support for the 3592, please refer to the appropriate switch interoperability matrix located at the following Web site:

http://ssddom02.storage.ibm.com/techsup/webnav.nsf/support/san

3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drive Attachment

The 3590 Model A60 Controller can now attach up to twelve 3590 Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment features in a stand-alone rack, frame, or automated solution. This attachment requires an IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch, which must be separately ordered and is installed in the rack or frame containing the Model A60 Controller. A 2109 Model F16 or S16 Switch can be used, although the Model S16 Switch is no longer marketed by IBM as of September 13, 2002. The 2109 Model F16 Switch is required to support a 2-Gbps link speed to the Model A60 Controller. The following features are required in the various environments:

When a 2109 Model F16 Switch is Used

• 3590 Model A60 Controller Requirements:

  • Feature #3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment) is required on the Model A60 when attaching 3590 Tape Drives with a 2109 Model F16 Switch.

  • 3590 E Model Tape Drives cannot be intermixed with 3590 H Model Tape Drives on the same 2109 Switch when attaching to the Model A60.

• 2109 SAN Fibre Switch Model F16 Requirements:

  One 2109 Model F16 is required for each 3590 Model A60 Controller attaching Fibre Channel tape drives. Each 2109 Model F16 Switch comes standard with eight shortwave Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and up to six 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered include:

  • Feature #2210 (Additional Shortwave Transceiver), which provides one additional GBIC. It must be ordered when more than six 3590 Tape Drives will be attached to the Model A60 Controller. The quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 minus six (e.g. to attach ten 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives to a Model A60, a minimum of four feature #2210 must be ordered).

  • Feature #6203 (Power Supply, Additional), which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages.

  • Feature #9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified.

• Rack Requirements:

  • 3590 Model A60 Controller:

    • Feature #3475 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Rack) provides mounting hardware for the 2109 Model F16 in the rack and cables from the Model A60 to the 2109.

    • One feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the rack that contains the Model A60.

  • Each 3590 Tape Drive in a stand-alone rack:

    • Feature #3510 or #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) must be specified.

    • Feature #5913, #5922, or #5961 (Fibre Channel Cables) must be specified on each tape drive not in the rack with the Model A60 to provide one short-wavelength cable to attach those tape drives to the 2109 Model F16 Switch.

    • A 1.8-meter or larger rack, such as the IBM 7014 Model T00 or T42, is recommended. If the Model A60 and the 2109 Switch is installed in a 1.6-meter rack, such as the IBM 9309 Model 002, 7014 Model S00, or 7015 Model R00, there is room for only two tape drives instead of four in that rack.

• Silo Requirements:

  • 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature #3513 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified for each Model A60 installed in a Model C10 Frame that will have Fibre Channel attached tape drives attaching to a 2109 Model F16 Switch.

  • 3590 Model C12 Silo Compatible Frame:

    • One feature #3511 (Install Fibre Channel Drive) must be specified on a 3590 Model C12 Frame for each attached tape drive.

  • 3590 E or H Model Tape Drive:

    • Feature #3510 or #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) must be installed on each tape drive.

    • One appropriate length short-wavelength Fibre Channel cable, feature #5913, #5922, or #5961 (Fibre Channel Cables), must be specified on each tape drive to attach to the 2109 Model F16 Switch.

• 3590 Model A14 Frame Requirements:

  • Feature #3474 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the frame that contains the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #4074 (LC Multiframe Fibre Drives) must be specified on the other Model A14 Frames that contain Fibre Channel tape drives that will be attached to the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #9670 (Plant Install Hxx Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model A14 - one feature for each 3590 Model H11 Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model A14 coming from the plant.

  • Feature #9511 (Plant Install Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model A14, instead of feature #9663 (Plant Install Drive) - one feature for each 3590 Model E11 Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model A14 coming from the plant.

  • One feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model A14 Frame that contains the Model A60.

  • The maximum distance between Model A14 Frames is seven meters.

• Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Requirements:

  • Feature #3474 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the 3494 Model D14 Frame that contains the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #4074 (LC Adjacent Frame Fibre Drives) must be specified on the associated 3494 Model L12 or D12 Frame that contains the other Fibre Channel tape drives that will be attached to the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #9670 (Factory Install H1A Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model D14 - one feature for each 3590 Model H1A Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model D14 coming from the plant.

  • Feature #9511 (Factory Install Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model D14, instead of feature #9663 (Factory Install E1A) - one feature for each 3590 Model E1A Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model D14 coming from the plant.

  • One feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model D14 Frame.

  • One feature #3511 (Install Fibre Channel Drive) must be specified on a 3494 Model D12 or L12 Frame for each installed tape drive.

When a 2109 Model S16 Switch is Used

• 3590 Model A60 Controller Requirements:

  • Feature #3463 (Fibre Drive Attachment) is required on the Model A60 in all environments.

  • 3590 E Model Tape Drives cannot be intermixed with 3590 H Model Tape Drives on the same 2109 Switch when attaching to the Model A60.

• 2109 SAN Fibre Switch Model S16 Requirements:

  One 2109 Model S16 is required for each 3590 Model A60 Controller attaching Fibre Channel tape drives. Each 2109 switch comes standard with four short wavelength Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and two 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered include:

  • Feature #2010 (Shortwave GBIC) which provides one additional GBIC (therefore, the quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 minus two).

  • Feature #6103 (Power Supply, Additional) which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages.

  • Feature #9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified.

• Rack Requirements:

  • 3590 Model A60 Controller:

    • Feature #3465 (Fibre Drive Attached Rack) provides mounting hardware for the 2109 in the rack and cables from the Model A60 to the 2109.

    • Feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) one feature must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the rack that contains the Model A60.

  • Each 3590 Tape Drive in a stand-alone rack:

    • Feature #3510 or #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment).

    • Feature #5813, #5825, or #5861 (Fibre Channel Cables) must be specified on each tape drive not in the rack with the Model A60, to provide one short wavelength cable to attach each tape drive to the 2109 switch.

    • A 1.8-meter or larger rack, such as the IBM 7014 Model T00 or T42, is recommended (if the Model A60 and the 2109 switch is installed in a 1.6 meter rack, such as the IBM 7014 Model S00, there is room for only two tape drives instead of four in that rack).

• Silo Compatible Frame Requirements:

  • 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Tape Controller Frame:
    • Feature #3512 (Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) one feature for each Model A60 installed in a Model C10 frame that will have Fibre Channel attached tape drives.

  • 3590 Model C12 Silo Compatible Tape Drive Frame:
    • Feature #3511 (Install Fibre Channel Drive) one feature must be specified on a 3590 Model C12 frame for each attached tape drive.

  • 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drive:

    • Feature #3510 or #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) must be installed on each tape drive.

    • Feature #5813, #5825, or #5861 (Fibre Channel Cables) must be specified on each tape drive to provide one short wavelength cable to attach to the 2109 Model S16 Switch.

• 3590 Model A14 Frame Requirements:

  • Feature #3464 (Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the frame that contains the Model A60 Controller

  • Feature #4064 (Multiframe Fibre Drives) must be specified on the other Model A14 frames that contain Fibre Channel tape drives that will be attached to the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #9670 (Plant Install Hxx Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model A14 - one feature for each 3590 Model H11 Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model A14 coming from the plant.

  • Feature #9511 (Plant Install Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model A14, instead of feature #9663 (Plant Install Drive) - one feature for each 3590 Model E11 Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model A14 coming from the plant.

  • One feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model A14 frame that contains the Model A60.

  • The maximum distance between Model A14 frames is seven meters.

• Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Requirements:

  • Feature #3464 (Fibre Drive Attached Model A60) must be specified on the 3494 Model D14 frame that contains the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #4064 (Adjacent Frame Fibre Drives) must be specified on the associated 3494 Model L12 or D12 frame that contains the other Fibre Channel tape drives that will be attached to the Model A60 Controller.

  • Feature #9670 (Factory Install H1A Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model D14 - one feature for each 3590 Model H1A Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model D14 coming from the plant.

  • Feature #9511 (Factory Install Fibre Drive) must be specified on the Model D14, instead of feature #9663 (Factory Install E1A) - one feature for each 3590 Model E1A Tape Drive with feature #9510 (Fibre Channel Attachment) installed in that Model D14 coming from the plant.

  • One feature #9059 (3590 Tape Drive Attached) must be specified on the Model A60 for each tape drive attached to the Model A60 in the Model D14 frame.

  • One feature #3511 (Install Fibre Channel Drive) must be specified on a 3494 Model D12 or L12 frame for each installed tape drive.

Dual Path Attachment

The Dual Path Attachment feature number 5245 provides the necessary cables and hardware to allow a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3494 Model D14 or D24 to connect the control path to a second internal LAN attachment on the 3494, the Dual Path Concentrator feature (#5246). The A60 must be attached via the Attachment Concentrator (feature number 5232 on the 3494 Lxx frame).

Cables

Host System Attachment Cables

Dual ESCON Feature #3412

The 3590 Model A60 attaches with ESCON cables to ESCON channels of zSeries or S/390 servers. Two 30.5-meter (100-foot) ESCON cables are included with each feature #3412 (Dual ESCON Attachment). If different ESCON cable lengths are needed they must be ordered separately. Refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0329) for ESCON cable planning information.

1-Gbps FICON Long-Wavelength Feature #3432

The FICON long wavelength adapter shipped with feature #3432 (FICON Attachment - Long Wave) has an SC Duplex connector. One 31-meter (100-foot) single-mode 9-micron fibre cable with SC Duplex connectors on both ends is included with each feature #3432 (FICON Attachment - Long Wave), unless feature #9791 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. This cable can be attached to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors, such as FICON Longwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2314) or zSeries servers (#2315), or Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments. A Model A60 with feature #3432 can be directly attached to host systems up to 10 Km away (or up to 20 Km with RPQ 8P1984 on the host system). A FICON long wavelength connection can run over single-mode 9-micron fibre cables up to a distance of 100 Km (62 miles) through FICON/FC switches with appropriate repeaters.

• Feature #9791 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) will ship a 31-meter (100-foot) 9-micron single-mode fibre cable with an SC Duplex connector on one end, for connection to the Model A60, and an LC Duplex connector on the other end. The LC Duplex connector can be attached to fibre components with LC Duplex connectors such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries servers (FICON Express LW 1.75, feature #2319) or Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments.

Mode conditioner patch (MCP) cables can also be ordered to permit the use of installed ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment:

• Feature #0103 (FICON MCP 50-Micron) supplies a 2-meter (6.5-foot) mode conditioning patch (MCP) cable to permit the use of installed 50 micron ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment.

• Feature #0106 (FICON MCP 62.5-Micron) supplies a 2-meter (6.5-foot) MCP cable to permit the use of installed 62.5-micron ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment.

Feature #0103 and #0106 will not attach to FICON Express LW 1.75 feature #2319 on zSeries servers, or the IBM McData ED-6064 Enterprise Fibre Channel Director. A FICON longwave connection using features #0103 or #0106 can run over a 50-micron or 62.5-micron multimode fibre cables up to a distance of 550 meters (1,804 feet).

1-Gbps FICON Short-Wavelength Feature #3433

The FICON short wavelength adapter shipped with feature #3433 (FICON Attachment - Short Wave) has an SC Duplex connector. One 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron fibre cable with SC Duplex connectors on both ends is included with each feature #3433 (FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength), unless feature #9792 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. This cable can be attached to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors such as FICON Shortwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2316) or zSeries servers (#2318), or Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments.

• Feature #9792 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) will ship a 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron fibre cable with an SC Duplex connector on one end, for connection to the Model A60, and an LC Duplex connector on the other end. The LC Duplex connector can be attached to fibre components with LC Duplex connectors such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries servers (FICON Express SW 1.75, feature #2320) or Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments.

Mode Conditioner Patch (MCP) cables can also be ordered to permit the use of installed ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment:

• Feature #0109 (ESCON/62.5-Micron Multimode SC Duplex) supplies a two meter (6.56-foot) jumper cable to permit ESCON trunk fibre reuse of 62.5 micron cabling for FICON attachment. Feature #0109 will not attach to FICON Express LW 1.75 feature #2319 on zSeries servers, or the IBM McData ED-6064 Enterprise Fibre Channel Director.

A FICON short-wavelength connection with feature #3433 can run over 50-micron cables up to a distance of 500 meters (1,640 feet) or over 62.5-micron Multimode fibre cables up to a distance of 175 meters (574 feet).

2-Gbps FICON Long-Wavelength Feature #3434

The 2-Gbps FICON long-wavelength adapter shipped with feature #3434 (2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength) has an LC Duplex connector. One 31-meter (100-foot) single-mode 9-micron cable with LC Duplex connectors on both ends is included with each feature #3434, unless feature #9793 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. This cable can be attached to fibre components with LC Duplex adapters, such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries servers (FICON Express LW 1.75, feature #2319) or Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments. A Model A60 with feature #3434 can be directly attached to host systems up to 10 km away. A long-wavelength connection with feature #3434 can run over 9-micron cables up to a distance of 100 km (62 miles) through FICON/FC switches with appropriate repeaters.

• If feature #9793 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified, a 31-meter (100-foot) single-mode 9-micron fibre cable with an SC Duplex connector on the host attachment end will be included instead of the standard cable with LC Duplex connectors on both ends. The cable shipped when feature #9793 is specified can be attached to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors, such as FICON longwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2314) or zSeries servers (#2315), or Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments.

2-Gbps FICON Short-Wavelength Feature #3435

The 2-Gbps FICON short-wavelength adapter shipped with feature #3435 (2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength) also has an LC Duplex connector. One 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron cable with LC Duplex connectors on both ends is included with each feature #3435, unless feature #9794 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. This cable can be attached to fibre components with LC Duplex adapters, such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries servers (FICON Express SW 1.75, feature #2320) or Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments. A 2-Gbps short-wavelength connection with feature #3435 can run over 50-micron cables up to a distance of 300 meters (984 feet), or over 62.5-micron cables up to a distance of 125 meters (410 feet).

• If feature #9794 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified, a 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron fibre cable with an SC Duplex connector on the host attachment end will be included instead of the standard cable with LC Duplex connectors on both ends. The cable shipped when feature #9792 is specified can be attached to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors, such as FICON Shortwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2316) or zSeries servers (#2318), or Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments.

2109 Model F16 Attachment

The cables to the 2109 SAN Switch Model F16 require 50-micron cables with an LC Duplex connector. Feature #5913, #5922, or #5961 (LC/SC Fibre Channel Cables) can be specified on 3590 Tape Drives, or feature #6013, #6025, or #6061 (LC/LC Fibre Channel Cables can be specified on 3592 Tape Drives, where required to attach those tape drives to the 2109 Model F16 Switch.

2109 Model S16 Attachment

The cables to the 2109 SAN Switch Model F16 require 50-micron cables with an SC Duplex connector. Feature #5813, #5825, or #5861 (SC/SC Fibre Channel Cables) can be specified on 3590 Tape Drives, or feature #5913, #5922, or #5961 (LC/SC Fibre Channel Cables) can be specified on 3592 Tape Drives, where required to attach those tape drives to the 2109 Model S16 Switch.

Additional Cables, Fabric Components, and Cabling Solutions

Conversion cables from SC Duplex to LC Duplex are available as features on the zSeries servers for customers currently using cables with SC Duplex connectors that now require attachment to fibre components with LC Duplex connections. Please refer to the IBM 2064 Sales Manual for more information on these conversion kits.

In many situations, the configuration and facility specifications may require different cable lengths or the installation of cables. Product Support Services offered by IBM Global Services can provide additional fiber optic components and fiber optic cabling solutions. IBM Site and Connectivity Services (IT Consulting and Implementation Services in the U.S.) provides structured, modular, fiber optic data center connectivity solutions as part of its Fiber Transport Services (FTS) offering. Pre-terminated fiber optic trunk cables in standard lengths up to 138 m (450 ft) and fiber optic jumper cables in lengths up to 61 m (200 ft) are available as part of the planning, fiber optic commodities, and installation activities performed by IBM personnel. Custom lengths and custom installation of fiber optic cables, both Multimode and Single Mode, can also be provided as part of IBM Site and Connectivity Services' solutions. Contact your local IBM Services Sales Specialist for additional information on Fiber Transport Services or IBM Site and Connectivity Services. In the United States, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968). Additional information can be found at:

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SCSI Drive Cables

• 3590 Model A14 or 3494 Model D14 Installation: The appropriate SCSI cables required for attaching 3590 Tape Drives to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3590 Model A14 Frame or in a 3494 Model D14 Frame, are included when feature #9059 (3590 Drive Attached) is specified on the Model A60 (the quantity of feature #9059 must equal the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 in that frame). SCSI cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in a Model A14 Frame to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a different Model A14 are included when feature #4062 or #9062 (Multiframe SCSI Drives) is specified on that frame. Feature #9060 (Multiframe SCSI A14) must also be specified on the Model A60 Controller.

• Rack Installation: The SCSI cables from each 3590 Tape Drive to the Model A60 in that rack are included when feature #9059 (3590 Drive Attached) is specified on the Model A60 (the quantity of feature #9059 must equal the number of tape drives in the rack with the Model A60). SCSI cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in a rack to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a different rack are included when feature #4065 (Multiframe SCSI Rack Attachment) is specified on the Model A60.

• Silo Installation: The Silo Drive SCSI Cables feature (#5098) or Silo Multiframe Support feature (#5097) is required on the Model C12 or C14 frame to supply the SCSI cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in those frames to the Model A60.

3592 Fibre Channel Drive Cables

• 3494 Installation: Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3592 Tape Drives in a 3494 Tape Library to a 3590 Model A60 Controller are included when features #3464, #3474, #4065, or #4075 are specified on those frames. The number of cables in the frame containing the Model A60 is specified by the quantity of feature #3059 on the Model A60.
• Silo Installation: The appropriate length Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3592 Tape Drives in a 3592 Model C20 Frame to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a C10 Frame must be ordered with each 3592 Tape Drive using features #6013, #6025, and #6061 (LC/LC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3473 is ordered on the Model A60, or features #5913, #5922, and #5961 (LC/SC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3463 is ordered on the Model A60.
• Rack Installation: The appropriate length Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3592 Tape Drives in a rack to the 3590 Model A60 Controller in another rack must be ordered with each 3592 Tape Drive using features #6013, #6025, and #6061 (LC/LC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3473 is ordered on the Model A60, or features #5913, #5922, and #5961 (LC/SC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3463 is ordered on the Model A60. Cables from 3592 Tape Drives to the Model A60 that are in the rack with the Model A60 are specified by the quantity of feature #3059 on the Model A60.

Refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0464) for Fibre Channel cable planning information for the 3592 J1A.

3590 Fibre Channel Drive Cables

• 3590 Model A14 or 3494 Installation: Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in a 3590 Model A14 Frame or 3494 Tape Library to a 3590 Model A60 Controller are included when features #3464, #3474, #4064, or #4074 are specified on those frames. The number of cables in the frame containing the Model A60 is specified by the quantity of feature #9059 on the Model A60.

• Silo Installation: The appropriate length Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in a 3590 Model C12 Frame to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a C10 Frame must be ordered with each 3590 Tape Drive using features #5813, #5825, and #5861 (Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3463 is ordered on the Model A60, or features #5913, #5922, and #5961 (LC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3473 is ordered on the Model A60.

• Rack Installation: The appropriate length Fibre Channel cables for attachment of 3590 Tape Drives in a rack to the 3590 Model A60 Controller in another rack must be ordered with each 3590 Tape Drive using features #5813, #5825, and #5861 (Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3463 is ordered on the Model A60, or features #5913, #5922, and #5961 (LC Fibre Channel Cables) when feature #3473 is ordered on the Model A60. Cables from 3590 Tape Drives to the Model A60 that are in the rack with the Model A60 are specified by the quantity of feature #9059 on the Model A60.

Refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0329) for Fibre Channel cable planning information.

Software Requirements

Software support for the 3590 or 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives attached through the 3590 Model A60 Controller is available to host systems such as zSeries and S/390 through ESCON or FICON channels. or 3590 or 3490E drive emulation mode (depending on the model). The 3590 or 3592 J1A Tape Drives are added to the host system's I/O configuration as if they were device type 3590 or 3490E.

ESCON and FICON Attachment

The 3590 Tape Drives with SCSI or Fibre Channel attachment or the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives with Fibre Channel attachment are supported through the 3590 Model A60 Controller on the following minimum operating systems levels. Refer to the 3590 or 3592 PSP buckets for the latest information on required or recommended software maintenance. PTFs are required for the 3590 H Model and 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives unless otherwise noted.

• OS/390 or z/OS:

  Support for 3590 Tape Drives is provided for the following minimum software levels in either 3590 native mode, or 3590 or 3490 emulation mode (depending on the model).

  • OS/390 Version 2 Release 10 and DFSMS
  • z/OS Version 1 Release 1, and subsequent releases, and DFSMS
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs
  PTFs are required for 3590 H Model support.

  Support for 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives is provided for the following minimum software levels in either 3590 or 3490 emulation mode.

  • OS/390 Version 2 Release 10 and DFSMS
  • z/OS Version 1 Release 1, and subsequent releases, and DFSMS
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs
  For more information on the PTFs required for the 3592 J1A with OS/390 or z/OS, please refer to APAR OA02208.

  Support for the 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drives provides controls to allow intermixing 3590 H Model, E Model, and B Model subsystems in an SMS-managed Enterprise Tape Library 3494. Allocations provide a desired drive type that is managed through a data class attribute for the 256-or 384-track recording format. Downward read compatibility of 128-track-recorded tapes on 3590 E Model Tape Drives, or 128-or 256-track-recorded tapes on 3590 H Model Tape Drives, is exploited in libraries with 128-track, 256-track, and 384-track subsystems. Shared common media pools are used for 3590 H Model, E Model, and B Model subsystems. In an IBM tape library, the 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drives are defined through HCD in the I/O configuration as device type 3590. 3490E emulation is not supported in an SMS-managed tape library environment. Appropriate software levels (and associated PTFs) are required for the 3590 H Model even if you are not intermixing H Model, E Model, and B Model subsystems in the Library.

  Support for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives provides controls to allow intermixing 3592 Model J1A with 3590 H Model, E Model and B Model subsystems in an SMS-managed Enterprise Tape Library 3494. Allocations provide a desired drive type that is managed through a data class attribute for the new EFMT1 (Enterprise Format 1) recording format. In an IBM tape library, the 3592 J1A Model Tape drives are defined through HCD in the I/O configuration as device type 3590. 3490E emulation is not supported in an SMS-managed tape library environment. The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is neither read or write compatible with 128, 256 or 384-track tapes. Appropriate software levels (and associated PTFs) are required for the 3592 Model J1A even if you are not intermixing them with 3590 Tape Drives in the library.

  For 3590 or 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives not inside IBM tape libraries (non-library drives or drives located in Silo-compatible frames), the software support cannot manage allocation among multiple drive models that use the same emulation type (for example, 3590 H Model, E Model, and B Model Tape Drives that may each be defined in the I/O configuration as device type 3590). Allocation for different drive models having the same device type can be managed under SMS as a manual library or through the use of esoteric unit names, or local procedures or software products, such as Basic Tape Library Support (BTLS) or StorageTek's Host Software Component (HSC). Although the 3590 Model H or 3592 Model J1A device support PTFs do not manage allocation issues for mixed H Models, E Models, B Models and 3592 J1A Models outside libraries, this maintenance should be applied to realize capacity exploitation benefits with applications such as HSM, OAM Object support, and DFSORT and to enable EREP reporting by true device type or model. This maintenance is also required to enable the 3590 Model H and 3592 Model J1A devices to come online.

  The 3592 J1A attached to a 3590 A60 is designed to allow an application to issue a command to scale an individual tape cartridge to 60 GB. The effect of capacity scaling to 60 GB capacity is to reduce the average locate time to a random record (from load point) to less than 30% of the normal locate time. Customers using OS/390 V2 R10 and z/OS can exploit the capacity scaling capability of the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive. A new data class parameter will determine if a tape is to be scaled to 60 GB. OPEN processing will scale a tape when the associated data class requests it and the tape is being written from load point (DISP=NEW, file sequence 1). On a subsequent reading of a performance scaled MEDIA5 tape, the data will be entirely contained in the first 60 GB of the tape, yielding very fast locate and read times. DFSMShsm and DFSMSdfp OAM can exploit this new feature, as well as other applications that use standard Open/Close/EOV processing. Refer to the publication DFSMS Software Support for IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 (SC26-7514-00) for more information about software support for the 3592 Model J1A.

  For more information on using capacity scaling, please refer to the capacity scaling considerations section of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0464).

• z/VM:

  The following minimum levels are required to support 3590 Tape Drives:

  • z/VM Version 3 Release 1 with APAR VM62710 for FICON attachment and DFSMS/VM FL221 for library attachment
  • z/VM Version 4 Release 1, or later, with DFSMS/VM FL221 for library attachment
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs

  The following minimum levels are required to support the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive, either as a stand-alone device or in a 3494 tape library:

  • z/VM Version 3 Release 1 with APAR VM63325. In addition, VM62710 is required for FICON attachment and DFSMS/VM FL221 with APAR VM63353 is required for library attachment
  • z/VM Version 4 Release 3, or later, with APAR VM63325. In addition, DFSMS/VM FL221 with APAR VM63353 is required for library attachment
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs

• VSE/ESA (native):

  The following minimum software levels are required to support 3590 Tape Drives:

  • VSE/ESA Version 2 Release 6, or later
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs

  The following minimum software levels are required to support the 3592 Model J1A tape drive as a stand-alone device:

  • VSE/ESA Version 2 Release 6, or later
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs

• VSE/ESA with VSE guest server (VGS):

  The following minimum level is required to support the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive in a 3494 tape library. VGS support is provided through z/VM and DFSMS/VM FL221:

  • VSE/ESA Version 2.6 or higher
  • EREP Version 3.5 plus PTFs

• Transaction Processing Facility (TPF):

  The following minimum software levels are required to support 3590 Tape Drives:

  • TPF Version 4 Release 1, or later, with 3590-support PTFs applied will operate transparently with no additional Maintenance. Support is provided for attachment of 3590 B Model Tape Drives only.

Note: OS/390, z/OS, VM, z/VM, and VSE system software and service updates are distributed on 3480/3490 format tape cartridges. In situations where 3590 or 3592 Model J1A 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, except for the following where 3590 tape drives can be used:

• z/OS Version 1 Release 3 ServerPac and Custom-Built Product Delivery Option (CBPDO) support delivery on 3590 media, including support for CBPDO service orders on 3590 media.
• z/VM Version 4 Release 3 and System Delivery Option (SDO) products are available for installation and service on 3590 tape cartridges, except in Japan.

Application Performance and Capacity Enhancements

The 3590 Model A60 capacity and performance enhancements are supported on the above minimum OS/390 and z/OS operating systems with the DFSMS levels indicated. The capacity and performance enhancements are also supported when the OS/390 and z/OS versions listed above are run as guests under z/VM Version 4 Release 2 and subsequent releases. Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) are required for DFSMS. Refer to the closing text of APAR OW49829 for further Details. Additional PTFs may be required for the 3590 Model H or 3592 Model J1A.

Application Performance and Capacity Enhancement Limitations

The following limitations apply to capacity enhancements with DFSMShsm:

• Tapes written with DFSMShsm using this extended capacity can only be read only on tape devices that support this capability. Devices supporting this extended capacity include:

  • 3590 or 3592 J1A Tape Drives in 3490 emulation mode attached to Model A60 Controllers that have this hardware enhancement and are attached to a system running OS/390 Version 2 Release 10, or above, with all applicable maintenance applied

  • 3590 or 3592 J1A Tape Drives that are not in 3490 emulation mode if the tapes are first converted to 3590 via the DFSMShsm ADDVOL command by a system that supports this extended capacity

• The extended capacity capability does not apply to either a 3590 Model A60 subsystem in an Enterprise Tape Library 3494 or a SMS-managed manual tape library, since 3490E emulation is not supported in either type of library.

File positioning enhancements do not apply to ISO or ANSI Version 3 tapes.

Write performance enhancements do not apply to ISO or ANSI tapes.

Publications

The following publication is available immediately. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0329) The following publication is shipped with the product. Additional copies will be available at general availability. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Operator Guide (GA32-0330) The Publication Notification System (PNS) is available by order number/product number. Customers currently subscribing to PNS will automatically receive notifications by e-mail. Customers who wish to subscribe, can visit the PNS Web site location at: http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/pns/   Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange No Charge Specify Codes Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable Feature Exchanges No Charge Specify Codes Attached System Types The following specify code indicates the attached system types. It is used to determine how microcode updates will be distributed and may be changed at any time. (#9000) Attached to S/390 or zSeries servers (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) Power Cords No power cords need to be specified for the IBM 3590 Model A60. It comes with a short cord that plugs into the 3494 Library frame or 3590 Model A14 frame, and takes advantage of the external power cord of the box in which it is installed. Plant Installation Features (#9059) 3590 Tape Drive Attached This feature provides the necessary hardware and cables to attach 3590 Tape Drives in a 3494 Model D14 frame, 3590 Model A14 Frame, or stand- alone rack to a Model A60 Controller installed in that frame. One of these features should be specified for each 3590 Tape Drive in a 3494 Model D14, 3590 Model A14 frame, or stand-alone rack that is attached to the Model A60 in that frame or rack. Maximum: Four. Plant or Field Installation. (#9060) Multiframe SCSI A14 This feature is required on the 3590 Model A60 Controller to support SCSI multiframe attachment of up to eight 3590 Tape Drives in two different 3590 Model A14 Frames. This feature must be on the Model A60 when feature #4060 (Multiframe SCSI A14) is on the 3590 Model A14 containing the Model A60. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Plant or Field Installation. (#9476) J1A Tape Drive Attached to Controller This feature is required on all 3590 Model A60 Controllers that will have a 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive attached to that Model A60. It provides an update to the Model A60 microcode to support the attachment of the 3592 Tape Drive, if required. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Plant or Field Installation. (#9520) Model A60 Functional Enhancement Plant (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This feature provides an upgrade to the Model A60 Controller to support application performance and capacity enhancements. This feature should be added to every Model A60 shipped on or after October 12, 2001, as this capability is included as standard after that date. Maximum: One. Plant Installation Only. (#9661) Field Merge 3590 Model A60 in a 3590 Model C10 Frame (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the field merge of a 3590 Model A60 Controller into an installed 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9665) Field Merge 3590 Model A60 in a 3494 Model D14 (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the field merge of a 3590 Model A60 Controller into an installed 3494 Model D14 Tape Drive Expansion Frame. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9662) Plant Install Model A60 controller in a Model C10 frame (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the factory install of a 3590 Model A60 Controller into a Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame from the plant. This code must appear on both the Model A60 and Model C10 orders. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9666) Plant Install Model A60 controller in a 3494 library (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the factory install of a Model A60 controller into a 3494 library from the plant. This code must appear on both the Model A60 and the 3494 Model D14 orders. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9667) Plant Install Model A60 controller in a Model A14 frame (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the factory install of a Model A60 controller into a Model A14 frame from the plant. This code must appear on both the Model A60 and Model A14 orders. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9668) Field Merge 3590 Model A60 in a 3590 Model A14 Frame (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of October 1, 2004) This specify code allows the field merge of a 3590 Model A60 Controller into an installed 3590 Model A14 Frame. Maximum: One. Field installation: No. (#9791) 9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature ships a 31-meter (100-Foot) 9-micron single-mode fibre cable with an LC Duplex connector on one end, for connection to a host system, and an SC Duplex connector on the other end, for connection to 3590 Model A60 feature #3432 (FICON Attachment - Long Wave). When specified, it replaces the fibre cable that ships standard with feature #3432. This feature should be specified when attaching a Model A60 with feature #3432 to fibre components with LC Duplex connectors, such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries (FICON Express LW 1.75 feature #2319) or supported Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments. Maximum: Two. Corequisite: Only available when ordered with feature #3432. Only one of feature #0103, #0106, or #9791 can be ordered with feature #3432. Plant or Field Installation. (#9792) 50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature ships a 31-meter (100-Foot) 50-micron multimode fibre cable with an LC connector on one end, for connection to a host system, and an SC connector on the other end, for connection to 3590 Model A60 feature #3433 (FICON Attachment - Short Wave). When specified, it replaces the fibre cable that ships standard with feature #3433. This feature should be specified when attaching a Model A60 with feature #3433 to fibre components with LC Duplex connectors, such as the FICON channel feature for zSeries (FICON Express SW 1.75 feature #2320) or supported Fibre Channel Directors with LC Duplex attachments. Maximum: Two. Corequisite: Only available when ordered with feature #3433. Only one of feature #0109 or #9792 can be ordered with feature #3433. Plant or Field Installation. (#9793) 9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable This feature ships a 31-meter (100-Foot) 9-micron single-mode fibre cable with an LC Duplex connector on one end, for connection to the 3590 Model A60 feature #3434 (LC FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength) and an SC Duplex connector on the other end, for connection to a host system. When specified, it replaces the fibre cable that ships standard with feature #3434. This feature should be specified when attaching a Model A60 with feature #3434 to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors, such as the FICON longwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2314) or zSeries servers (#2315), or supported Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments. Maximum: Two. Corequisite: Only available when ordered with feature #3434. Only one of feature #9793 can be ordered with each feature #3434. Plant or Field Installation. (#9794) 50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable This feature ships a 31-meter (100-Foot) 50-micron multimode fibre cable with an LC Duplex connector on one end, for connection to the 3590 Model A60 feature #3435 (LC FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength) and an SC Duplex connector on the other end, for connection to a host system. When specified, it replaces the fibre cable that ships standard with feature #3435. This feature should be specified when attaching a Model A60 with feature #3435 to fibre components with SC Duplex connectors, such as the FICON shortwave channel features on G5 or G6 servers (#2316) or zSeries servers (#2318), or supported Fibre Channel Directors with SC Duplex attachments. Maximum: Two. Corequisite: Only available when ordered with feature #3435. Only one of feature #9794 can be ordered with each feature #3435. Plant or Field Installation. Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable (#0103) FICON MCP 50-Micron (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature provides a FICON Long Wave to ESCON 50-micron Mode Conditioner Patch (MCP) cable to permit the use of installed 50-micron ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment. The MCP cable has one male SC Duplex connector on one end and one ESCON receptacle on the other end. Two of these MCP cables are required on each link (i.e. one between the control unit feature #3432 and the ESCON cable, and one between the ESCON cable and the host or director FICON long wavelength SC Duplex channel connection). This cannot be used to attach to an ESCON port on a director, control unit, or channel card. The MCP cables allow using existing 50-micron multimode fibre cables at reduced distances. The total cable length cannot exceed 550 meters. Maximum: Four. Prerequisite: One feature #3432. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: Cables are a customer responsibility. (#0106) FICON MCP 62.5-Micron (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature provides a FICON Long Wave to ESCON 62.5-micron Mode Conditioner Patch (MCP) cable to permit the use of installed 62.5-micron ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON attachment. The MCP cable has one male SC Duplex connector on one end and one ESCON receptacle on the other end. Two of these MCP cables are required on each link (i.e. one between the control unit feature #3432 and the ESCON cable, and one between the ESCON cable and the host or director FICON long wavelength SC Duplex channel connection). This cannot be used to attach to an ESCON port on a director, control unit, or channel card. The MCP cables allow using existing 62.5-micron multimode fibre cables at reduced distances. The total cable length cannot exceed 550 meters. Maximum: Four. Prerequisite: One feature #3432. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: Cables are a customer responsibility. (#0109) ESCON/62.5-Micron Multimode SC Duplex Jumper (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature provides a FICON short wavelength to ESCON 62.5-micron jumper cable to permit the use of installed 62.5-micron ESCON trunk fibre cables for FICON short wavelength attachment. The cable has one male SC Duplex connector on one end and one ESCON receptacle on the other end. Two of these cables are required on each link (i.e. one between the control unit feature #3433 and the ESCON cable, and one between the ESCON cable and the host or director FICON short wavelength SC Duplex channel connection). This cable allows use of existing 62.5-micron multimode fibre cables at reduced distances. The total cable length cannot exceed 250 meters (820 feet). Maximum: Four. Minimum: None. Prerequisite: One feature #3433. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: Cables are a customer responsibility. (#0520) Model A60 Functional Enhancement Field This feature provides an update to the microcode of an installed 3590 Model A60 Controller and the attached tape drives to provide the latest level of functional microcode firmware support. Newer microcode levels may be required when adding new functions. Maximum: None. Field Installation Only. Remote Support Features The following features are to provide rapid diagnostic and remote support capability. The same modem and switch may be shared between the following units: 3494 Model AX0, B10, B16, B18, B20, CX1, L10, L12, L14, L22, and HA1 VTC in a 3494 Model CX1 3592 Model J70 3590 Model A60, A50, or A00 3490 Model F1A (or FC0) Control Unit (FC 3000 or 3500) One of the following three features should be selected based on the number of units in the installation. (#2710) Remote Support Facility (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature supplies a cable and connectors for connection to an IBM supplied modem to enable remote diagnostic support. This feature should only be specified on the first unit in an installation. Each 3590 Model A60 must specify either feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Maximum: One of feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Plant or Field Installation. (#2711) Remote Support Switch (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature provides a switch, cables, and connectors for the attachment of units through the switch to a modem. It should be ordered on the second unit in an installation. One switch should be specified for every set of fourteen units in an installation site. Each 3590 Model A60 must specify either feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Maximum: One of feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Plant or Field Installation. (#2712) Remote Support Attachment (No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004) This feature provides an additional cable and connector to attach to the Remote Support Switch (FC 2711). It should be ordered on the third through fourteenth unit attached to the Remote Support Switch in an installation site. Each 3590 Model A60 must specify either feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Maximum: One of feature #2710, #2711, or #2712. Plant or Field Installation. IBM TotalStorage Master Console Features The following features #2713, #2714, and #2715 provide connection to an IBM TotalStorage Master Console to enable enhanced remote support to improve availability and enable early detection of problems and unusual conditions. The IBM TotalStorage Master Console enables remote monitoring of each attached unit to expedite microcode updates, reduce service times, and enhance local service. The same master console for service may be shared between the following units: 3494 Model AX0, B10, B18, or B20 VTC in a 3494 Model CX1 3592 Model J70 3590 Model A60 To connect a 3590 Model A60 Controller to an IBM TotalStorage Master Console, one of the following three features must be selected on the Model A60 Controller based on the number of units attached to that master console facility in the installation. Note: These features cannot be installed if the Model A60 has two of feature #3412 (Dual ESCON Attachment), and two of any combination of feature #3432 (FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength) or feature #3433 (FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength). (#2713) Master Console For Service This feature provides the IBM TotalStorage Master Console, an Ethernet hub and a cable and connectors for connection of one of the above units to an IBM supplied modem to enable remote enhanced service. This feature should be specified on the first unit in an installation connected to a master console facility. The Ethernet hub provides 14 additional connections for cables supplied with feature #2714 or #2715. This is an optional feature on the Model A60. Maximum: One of #2713, #2714, or #2715. A maximum of one of feature #2714 may be connected to the Master Console For Service feature #2713. Corequisite: Feature #2717 Plant or field installable. (#2714) Console Expansion This feature provides an attachment cable for connection of one of the above units, and an Ethernet hub for expanding the number of units that can be attached to the Master Console For Service (#2713). Up to 14 additional connections are provided by this feature for connection of #2715 or another #2714. This is an optional feature on the Model A60. Maximum: One of #2713, #2714, or #2715. A maximum of one other Console Expansion (#2714) may be connected to the Ethernet hub provided by this feature #2714. A maximum of two of feature #2714 may be included in a single master console facility (providing a total maximum of 43 unit connections). Corequisite: Feature #2717 Plant or field installable. (#2715) Console Attachment This feature provides a cable to attach a unit to the Ethernet hub provided by the Master Console For Service (#2713) or the Console Expansion (#2714). A maximum of 40 of feature #2715 may be included in a single master console facility. This is an optional feature on the Model A60. Maximum: One of #2713, #2714, or #2715. Corequisite: Feature #2717 Plant or field installable. (#2717) Console A60 Enablement This feature provides a network interface card installed within the Model A60 Controller to enable attachment to an IBM TotalStorage Master Console. This feature should be only be ordered on a 3590 Model A60 whenever feature #2713, #2714, or #2715 are ordered on the Model A60. Maximum: One. Corequisite: Feature #2713, #2714, or #2715 Limitation: Cannot be installed if the Model A60 has two ESCON features (#3412) and two 1-Gbps FICON features (#3432 or #3433) Plant or Field Installation. (#3059) 3592 Drive-to-Switch Cables This feature provides the necessary hardware and cables to attach 3592 Tape Drives in a 3494 Model D24 frame or stand-alone rack to a Model A60 Controller installed in that frame or rack. One of these features should be specified for each 3592 Tape Drive in a 3494 Model D24 or stand-alone rack that is attached to the Model A60 in that frame or rack. Maximum: Eight in a 3494 Model D24; 12 in a rack Prerequisite: An appropriate 2109 SAN Fibre Switch must be installed in the frame or rack in which the 3590 Model A60 is installed. Plant or Field Installation. Host Channel Attachment The following features provide attachment of the 3590 Tape Drive through the 3590 Model A60 to host system ESCON or FICON channels. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are as follows: Number of Feature Allowed Number of #3432 + #3433 + #3434 + #3435 Feature #3412 ----------------------------- ----------------- 0 1 to 4 1 0 to 3 2 0 to 2   (#3412) Dual ESCON Attachment This feature provides two ESCON adapters for attachment of 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, or E1A Tape Drives through the Model A60 to ESCON host system channels. Each ESCON adapter can support to up to 64 logical channels and, using ESCON Directors, can be up to 43 kilometers from the host system. Maximum: Four. Minimum: One of feature #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435 is required on each Model A60. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are shown above. Plant or Field Installation. Feature conversions are available to convert an installed feature #3412 to feature #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435. Cables: Two 30.5-meter (100-foot) ESCON cables are included with each feature #3412. (#3432) FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature provides one long wavelength 1-Gbps FICON adapter, with an SC Duplex connector, for the attachment of 3590 Tape Drives through the Model A60 to a FICON host system long wave channel utilizing a 9-micron single-mode fibre cable. The total cable length cannot exceed 10 KM (up to 20 KM with RPQ 8P1984 on the host system). Each feature #3432 FICON attachment can support up to 64 logical channels. Maximum: Two. Minimum: One of feature #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435 is required on each Model A60. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are shown above. Feature conversions are available to convert an installed feature #3432 to feature #3434 or #3435. A feature conversion is available to convert an installed feature #3412 to feature #3432. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: One 31-meter (100-foot) single-mode 9-micron fibre cable with SC Duplex Connectors is included with each feature #3432 unless feature #9791 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. (#3433) FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength (For IBM US, No Longer Available as of August 1, 2003) This feature provides one short wavelength 1-Gbps FICON adapter, with an SC Duplex connector, for the attachment of 3590 Tape Drives through the Model A60 to a FICON host system short wavelength channel utilizing a 50-micron multimode fibre cable. The total cable length cannot exceed 500 meters (1,640 feet). Each FICON attachment can connect up to 64 logical channels. Maximum: Two. Minimum: One of feature #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435 is required on each Model A60. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are shown above. Feature conversions are available to convert an installed feature #3433 to feature #3434 or #3435. A feature conversion is available to convert an installed feature #3412 to feature #3433. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: One 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron fibre cable with SC Duplex Connectors is included with each feature #3433 unless feature #9792 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. (#3434) 2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Long Wavelength This feature provides one long-wavelength 2-Gbps FICON adapter, with an LC Duplex connector, for the attachment of 3590 Tape Drives through the Model A60 to a FICON host system long wave channel utilizing a 9-micron single-mode fibre cable. The total cable length cannot exceed 10 KM. Each 2-Gbps FICON attachment can support up to 128 logical channels. Maximum: Two. Minimum: One of feature #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435 is required on each Model A60. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are shown above. A feature conversion is available to convert an installed feature #3412, #3432, or #3433 to feature #3434. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: One 31-meter (100-foot) single-mode 9-micron fibre cable with LC Duplex connectors is included with each feature #3434 unless feature #9793 (9-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. (#3435) 2-Gbps FICON Attachment - Short Wavelength This feature provides one short-wavelength 2-Gbps FICON adapter, with an LC Duplex connector, for the attachment of 3590 Tape Drives through the Model A60 to a FICON host system short-wavelength channel utilizing a 50-micron multimode fibre cable. The total cable length cannot exceed 300 meters (984 feet). Each 2-Gbps FICON attachment can support up to 128 logical channels. Maximum: Two. Minimum: One of feature #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, or #3435 is required on each Model A60. Permitted combinations of features #3412, #3432, #3433, #3434, and #3435 are shown above. A feature conversion is available to convert an installed feature #3412, #3432, or #3433 to feature #3435. Plant or Field Installation. Cables: One 31-meter (100-foot) multimode 50-micron fibre cable with LC Duplex connectors is included with each feature #3435 unless feature #9794 (50-Micron LC/SC Fibre Cable) is specified. Installation Features (#3463) Fibre Drive Attachment This feature permits attachment of 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives, or 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (features #3510 or #9510), to a 3590 Model A60 Controller. It replaces the standard Ultra SCSI tape drive attachment with two Fibre Channel adapters and includes the required microcode and installation instructions for the Model A60. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment). Plant or Field Installation. Prerequisites: Feature #9476 (J1A Tape Drive Attached to Controller) is required when attaching 3592 Tape Drives. All attaching 3590 Tape Drives must have either feature #3510 or #9510. A 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model S16 must be installed in the rack or frame containing the Model A60 Controller for attaching Fibre Channel tape drives. (Note: The 2109 Model S16 is no longer marketed by IBM). Each 2109 Model S16 Switch comes standard with four short wavelength Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and two 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered include: Feature #2010 (Shortwave GBIC) which provides one additional GBIC (therefore, the quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 minus two). Feature #6103 (Power Supply, Additional) which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages. Feature #9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified. (#3465) Fibre Drive Attached Rack This feature supplies the required hardware to support attachment of 3592 Tape Drives or 3590 Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (features #3510 or #9510) to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a rack. It includes the mounting hardware and instructions for installing the IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model S16 in the rack, including the associated Ethernet hub and cabling between the Model A60 and the hub and switch. Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives to the switch in the rack with the Model A60 are included by specifying feature #9059 (one for each 3590 Tape Drive) or feature #3059 (one for each 3592 Tape Drive). For multiframe attachment of tape drives in other racks to the switch, the cables should be ordered with the drives. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Prerequisite: Feature #3463 (Fibre Drive Attachment). This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #4065 (Multiframe SCSI Rack Attach) or feature #3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment). Plant or Field Installation. Cables: Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives to the 2109 switch in the rack with the Model A60 are specified with feature #9059 on the Model A60. Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives in other racks should be ordered with features #5813, #5825, or #5861 on the tape drives. Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives to the 2109 switch in the rack with the Model A60 are specified with feature #3059 on the Model A60. Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives in other racks should be ordered with features #5913, #5922, or #5961 on the tape drives. (#3473) LC Fibre Drive Attachment This feature permits attachment of 3592 Tape Drives or 3590 H Model or E Model Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (features #3510 or #9510) to a 3590 Model A60 Controller and a 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16. It replaces the standard Ultra SCSI tape drive attachment, with two Fibre Channel adapters and includes the required microcode and installation instructions for the Model A60. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #3463. Plant or Field Installation. Prerequisites: Feature #9476 (J1A Tape Drive Attached to Controller) is required when attaching 3592 Tape Drives. All attaching 3590 Tape Drives must have either feature #3510 or #9510. An IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16 must be installed in the rack or frame containing the Model A60 Controller for attaching Fibre Channel tape drives. Each 2109 Model F16 Switch comes standard with eight short-wavelength Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs), enough to connect to the two Model A60 Fibre Channel Attachments and six 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives. Additional features that may be ordered for the 2109 Model F16 include: Feature #2210 (Additional Shortwave Transceiver), which provides one additional GBIC. It must be ordered when more than six 3590 Tape Drives will be attached to the Model A60 Controller. The quantity of this feature should equal at least the number of tape drives attached to the Model A60 minus six (e.g. to attach ten 3590 Fibre Channel Tape Drives to a Model A60, a minimum of four feature #2210 must be ordered). Feature #6203 (Power Supply, Additional), which provides an additional redundant power supply enabling dual-power source configurations to minimize power outages. Feature #9205 (Non-Rack Install) should not be specified. (#3475) LC Fibre Drive Attached Rack This feature supplies the required hardware to support attachment of 3592 Tape Drives or 3590 Tape Drives with Fibre Channel Attachment (feature #3510 or #9510) to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a rack. It includes the mounting hardware and instructions for installing the IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel Switch Model F16 in the rack, including the associated Ethernet hub and cabling between the Model A60 and the hub and switch. Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives to the switch in the rack with the Model A60 are included by specifying feature #9059 (one for each 3590 Tape Drive) or feature #3059 (one for each 3592 Tape Drive). For multiframe attachment of tape drives in other racks to the switch, the cables should be ordered with the drives. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Prerequisite: Feature #3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment). This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #4065 (Multiframe SCSI Rack Attach) or feature #3463 (Fibre Drive Attachment). Plant or Field Installation. Cables: Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives to the 2109 switch in the rack with the Model A60 are specified with feature #9059 on the Model A60. Fibre Channel cables from the 3590 Tape Drives in other racks should be ordered with features #5913, #5922, or #5961 on the tape drives. Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives to the 2109 switch in the rack with the Model A60 are specified with feature #3059 on the Model A60. Fibre Channel cables from the 3592 Tape Drives in other racks should be ordered with features #6013, #6025, or #6061 on the tape drives. (#4065) Multiframe SCSI Rack Attach This feature supplies the required hardware to support SCSI attachment of up to eight 3590 Tape Drives in two different racks to a 3590 Model A60 Controller. This feature includes cables to connect the Model A60 Controller to tape drives in the second rack, and necessary drive-to- drive interconnection cables in that rack. Cables from 3590 Tape Drives to the Model A60 that are in the rack with the Model A60 are specified by the quantity of feature #9059 on the Model A60. Because of SCSI cable length restrictions, the two racks must be installed adjacent to each other. Maximum: One. Minimum: None. Plant or Field Installation. Prerequisite: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #3463 (Fibre Drive Attachment), feature #3465 (Fibre Drive Attached Rack), feature #3473 (LC Fibre Drive Attachment), or feature #3475 (LC Fibre Drive Attached Rack). (#4641) Install Model A60 in a Rack This optional feature provides the rack mounting hardware to install a 3590 Model A60 in a rack. Maximum: One. Plant or Field Installation. (#5245) Dual Path Attachment This feature provides the necessary cables and adapters to allow the VTS subsystem to connect the control path to a second internal LAN attachment on the 3494, the Dual Path Concentrator feature (#5246). Maximum: One. Prerequisite: Feature #5246, #5232, and #9060 on the 3494 Model Lxx, feature #9060 on the 3494 D14 or D24 that contains the A60. Plant or Field Installable. 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