The IBM 3592 Enterprise Tape Products, (Drives, Controllers, and
Frames) are follow-on products to the highly successful Enterprise Tape
Controller 3590 Models. They are designed for environments that require
a high-performance tape solutions.
Model Abstract 3592-J1A
The IBM 3592 TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive Model J1A has a
dual-ported 2-Gbps Fibre Channel interface Fibre Channel attachment to
host systems or a switched fabric environment. It has a high-technology
design that increases the native data rate to up to 40 MB/sec, over 2.5
times the 14 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 E or H Models, and over 4 times
the 9 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 B Models. With data compression and a
32 K blocksize, the Model J1A is designed to offer up to 2.5 times the
data rate of the 3590 E or H Model.
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is designed
to provide higher levels of performance, reliability, and cartridge
capacity than the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. The 3592
Model J1A is designed to meet the needs of tape customers across a broad
range of computing environments, including selected IBM eServer zSeries,
S/390, IBM eServer iSeries, AS/400, IBM eServer pSeries, RS/6000, IBM
eServer xSeries, Sun, and Hewlett Packard servers, as well as
Intel-compatible servers running Microsoft Windows and Linux.
With the use of the IBM TotalStorage Tape Data Cartridge 3592, the
3592 Model J1A provides a native cartridge capacity of up to 300 GB (900
GB with 3:1 compression), five times more than the maximum capacity of a
3590 H Model. The 3592 Model J1A is designed for automation and uses a
tape cartridge with a form factor similar to the 3590 tape cartridges,
which allows it to be used in the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape
Library 3494 and StorageTek Automated Cartridge System (ACS) solutions.
If you require a stand-alone drive outside of a library, the 3592 Model
J1A will also be available for installation in a stand-alone rack. The
smaller size of the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive allows more drives to be
installed in a rack or frame than with the 3590 Tape Drive.
The 3592 Model J1A is designed to support capacity scaling of 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 30% of the normal locate time. Additional enhancements
have been made to the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive that may help improve
availability, performance, and capacity.
The Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is a follow-on to the highly
successful Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. It is designed for
high-performance tape applications, including:
High-speed data save operations where backup windows are critical,
and large amounts of data are archived to tape.
Large-scale automated tape environments where performance and
reliability are required. These are primarily half-inch tape drive
environments.
Large-scale mass data archive applications where massive amounts of
data need to be quickly saved to tape for storage and later recall
(examples include the seismic industry, data warehousing, and record
management applications).
The 3592 Model J1A is the first model in a family of tape products
that are designed to meet the growing needs of both new and existing IBM
tape customers across a wide range of environments. Advantages of the
Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A include:
Higher performance, which can help reduce the number of tape drives
required
Larger capacity, to help you reduce the number of cartridges required
and floor space needed
Smaller form factor, which can help reduce the automation foot print
Dual-ported native switched fabric interface, designed to enhance the
attachment flexibility
High reliability, to help you improve operations
Capacity
The 3592 Model J1A is designed to provide 5 to 15 times the native
cartridge capacity of a 3590 E or H Model, or 15 to 30 times the
cartridge capacity of a 3590 B Model. The exact ratio depends on which
cartridge is used with the 3590 drive. The following table compares the
cartridge capacity versus the 3590 H, E, and B Models.
3590 3590 3590 3592
Model B Model E Model H Model J1A
Native Native Native Native
Cartridge Cartridge Cartridge Cartridge
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
3590 High
Performance Tape
Cartridge 10GB 20GB 30GB N/A
3590 Extended
High Performance
Tape Cartridge 20GB 40GB 60GB N/A
Enterprise Tape
Cartridge 3592 N/A N/A N/A 300GB
Note: N/A = Not Applicable
The following table compares the cartridge capacity of the 3590 drives
with the 3592 J1A with 2:1 and 3:1 compression:
3590 3590 3590 3592
Model B Model E Model H Model J1A
Cartridge Cartridge Cartridge Cartridge
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
(2:1/3:1) (2:1/3:1 (2:1/3:1) (2:1/3:1)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
3590 High
Performance Tape
Cartridge 20GB/30GB 40GB/60GB 60GB/90GB N/A
3590 Extended
High Performance
Tape Cartridge 40GB/60GB 80GB/120GB 120GB/180GB N/A
Enterprise Tape
Cartridge 3592 N/A N/A N/A 600GB/900GB
Performance
The 3592 Model J1A uses a design that increases the native data rate
to 40 MB/sec, versus the 14 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 E or H Model or
the 9 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 B Model. With compression and a 32 K
blocksize, the 3592 Model J1A can offer up to 2.5 times the data rate of
the E or H Model. The 3592 Model J1A is designed to offer improved
access characteristics in load/ready time, search velocity, and rewind
time versus the 3590. The 3592 Model J1A has other enhancements designed
to help aid small file and Hierarchical Storage Manager performance.
Note: The actual throughput a customer may achieve is a function of many
components, such as system processor, disk data rate, data block size,
data compressibility, I/O attachments, SAN, and the system or application
software used. Although the drive is capable of a 40 MB/sec native data
rate, other components may limit the actual effective data rate.
Capacity Scaling
The 3592 Model J1A is designed to support capacity scaling of 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 30% of the normal locate time.
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive allows an application to issue a command
to scale an individual cartridge to 60 GB. Customers using OS/390 V2.10
and z/OS can exploit the capacity scaling capability of the 3592 Model
J1A. 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 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.
Cartridges pre-scaled for 60 GB capacity are also available for order
with the 3599 Model 011. These pre-scaled cartridges can be ordered (and
labeled) for a specific VOLSER range. This allows capacity scaling to be
exploited by an application that permits media pools to be defined by
VOLSER range. For information on which Independent Software Vendors
(ISV) support capacity scaling by command or with the pre-scaled
cartridges, refer to the 3592 ISV site that can be accessed at:
For more information on using capacity scaling, refer to the capacity
scaling considerations section of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise
Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0464).
Media and Cartridge Capacity
The 3592 Model J1A uses a tape cartridge with an advanced metal
particle tape specifically optimized for the enterprise tape environment,
providing a native cartridge capacity of 300 GB (or up to 900 GB with 3:1
compression). This is a significant improvement over the 10 GB to 60 GB
native cartridge capacity available with the 3590 B, E, or H Models.
This can be very beneficial in space savings and economy of data storage
since it can help lower the cost of storage per megabyte. For
applications that fill current data cartridges, this can help reduce the
number of tape cartridges required. The reduced number of cartridges may
also help free up floor space for other requirements and reduce the
number of automation slots used.
The robust 3590-style cartridge shell is designed to sustain a 1 meter
drop. The cartridge has a similar form factor as the 3590 and 3490,
allowing it to be used in Enterprise Tape Library 3494 and STK Silo ACS
solutions. The Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3599 also contains cartridge
memory that is a passive, contactless silicon storage device. It is used
to hold information about the specific cartridge, including the VOLSER,
the media in the cartridge, and the drive.
Attachment Options
The 3592 Model J1A has dual-ported 2-Gbps native switched fabric Fibre
Channel interfaces. This offers attachment flexibility in an open
systems environment. The drives can be directly attached to open systems
servers with Fibre Channel, or to ESCON or FICON servers with the 3590
A60 or 3592 J70 Controller. The 3592 Model J1A is supported in a wide
range of environments including selected zSeries, S/390, iSeries, AS/400,
pSeries, RS/6000, xSeries, Sun, and Hewlett Packard servers, as well as
Intel-compatible servers running Microsoft Windows and Linux. The 3592
Model J1A can also attach to zSeries servers with FCP channels and Linux.
The 3592 Model J1A may provide value-add when supported in an Enterprise
Tape Library 3494 and in a StorageTek 9310 ACS environment.
Statistical Analysis and Recording System
The 3592 Model J1A uses the Statistical Analysis and Recording System
to assist in isolating failures between media and hardware. It is
designed to use the cartridge performance history saved in the cartridge
and drive performance history kept in the drive to determine the more
likely cause of failure. It is designed to cause the drive to mark the
media as degraded, and to indicate that the hardware has degraded.
AIX High Availability Data Path Failover and Dynamic Load
Balancing
AIX High availability data path failover is designed to provide a
failover mechanism in the AIX Atape device driver, that enables you to
configure multiple redundant paths in a SAN environment with the 3592
Model J1A. In the event of a path or component failure, the failover
mechanism is designed to automatically provide error recovery to retry
the current operation using an alternate, preconfigured path without
aborting the current job in progress. This allows you flexibility in SAN
configuration, availability, and management.
A function in the AIX Atape device driver, Dynamic Load Balancing, is
also available for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives used in an AIX SAN
environment. The dynamic load balancing support is designed to optimize
resources for devices that have physical connections to multiple Host Bus
Adapters (HBA) in the same machine. When an application opens a device
that has multiple HBA paths configured, the device driver determines
which path has the HBA with the lowest usage, and assigns that path to
the application. The device driver is designed to dynamically track the
usage on each HBA as applications open and close devices, and balance the
number of applications using each HBA in the machine. This may help
optimize HBA resources and improves overall performance.
Additional Enhancements
The 3592 Model J1A also has additional enhancements that may help
improve performance, capacity, and availability including:
N+1 power supplies: The 3592 Model J1A incorporates n+1 power
supplies when it is installed in an automation frame. This is designed
to help increase drive availability in the event of a power supply
failure.
Large internal data buffer: The 3592 Model J1A drive has a 128 MB
internal data buffer versus a 16 MB maximum in the 3590 Tape Drive.
Digital speed matching: The 3592 Model J1A is designed to
dynamically perform digital speed matching to adjust the drive's native
data rate to the net host data rate (after data compressibility has been
factored out). This is designed to help to reduce the number of
backhitch repositions and improve throughput performance.
Channel calibration: The channel calibration feature is designed to
allow for customization of each read/write data channel for optimum
performance. The customization can enable compensation for variations in
the recording channel transfer function, media characteristics, and
read/write head characteristics. The 3592 Model J1A is designed to
automatically perform recalibration in the field if it detects degraded
performance.
High resolution tape directory plus enhanced search speed: The 3592
Model J1A Tape Drive maintains a tape directory structure with a high
granularity of information about the physical position of data blocks on
the media. This feature plus the increased search speed allow the 3592
Model J1A to have improved nominal and average access times for locate
operations versus previous IBM tape drives.
Streaming Lossless Data Compression (SLDC) algorithm: SLDC is an
implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression algorithm.
It is an extension to Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) and is
designed to offer an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression
algorithms.
The Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is the follow-on to the
highly successful Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. The 3592 Model J1A is
supported in a wide range of environments including selected zSeries,
S/390, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000, xSeries, Sun, and Hewlett
Packard servers, as well as Intel-compatible servers running Linux and
Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003. It has
significant performance and capacity benefits over the IBM 3590, as well
as other half-inch tape drives such as the IBM 3480, 3490, or 3490E.
The 3592 Model J1A is designed for high-performance computing
environments where high reliability, capacity, and performance are
mandated. You should consider it in the following environments:
Current Enterprise Tape Drive 3590 applications in Enterprise Tape
Library 3494, STK Silo, or stand-alone environments where:
Space allocated to tape cartridges needs to be reduced within
automation solutions or offline storage.
Backup windows are growing and there is a need for higher-performance
tape drives to back up larger amounts of data in less time.
A Fibre Channel attached drive with native switched fabric capability
is required.
Other large scale tape environments, such as:
High-speed data save operations where backup windows are critical,
and large amounts of data are archived to tape
Large-scale automated tape installations where performance, capacity,
and reliability are requirements
Large-scale mass data archive applications where massive amounts of
data need to be quickly saved to tape for storage and later recall
(examples include the seismic industry, data warehousing, and record
management applications)
The Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is designed to provide higher
levels of performance, reliability, and cartridge capacity than the
Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. The 3592 Model J1A attaches to a wide
variety of systems and configurations including selected zSeries, S/390,
iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000, xSeries, Sun, and Hewlett Packard
servers, as well as Intel-compatible servers running Microsoft Windows
and Linux. The 3592 Model J1A is designed to offer improved access
characteristics such as load/ready time, search velocity, and rewind
versus the 3590. The 3592 Model J1A has other enhancements designed to
maximize small file and hierachical storage manager performance versus
other tape offerings. It is designed for environments that require
reliable, high performance tape support for backup restore, archive, and
data interchange.
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive uses an advanced bidirectional
serpentine recording technique that writes 8 data tracks at a time.
Powerful Error Correction Code (ECC) and servo tracks with embedded
logitudinal position written on the tape help ensure data integrity and
reliability. The servo tracks enable the 3592 drive to accurately
position the read/write head with respect to the media while the tape is
in motion. Resident diagnostics monitor operations to detect potential
problems and aid in fast resolution.
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive has a dual-ported 2-Gbps native switched
fabric interface for Fibre Channel attachment to host systems. This is
designed to increase the attachment flexibility in an open systems
environment. The tape drive is designed to increase the native data rate
to 40 MB/sec, over 2.5 times the 14 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 E or H
Models, and over 6 times the 9 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 B Models.
With data compression and a 32K blocksize, the Model J1A can offer up to
2.5 times the data rate of the 3590 E or H Model.
The 3592 Model J1A uses a tape cartridge with an advanced metal
particle tape specifically optimized for the enterprise tape environment,
providing a native cartridge capacity of up to 300 GB (900 GB with 3:1
compression), five times more than the maximum capacity of a 3590 H
Model. It uses an optimal dynamic compression method called byte level
compression scheme swapping. This is designed to help achieve the
maximum data compressibility, and unlike other tape drive compression
methods, it is designed to prevent data expansion. The tape cartridge
also contains cartridge memory which is a passive, contactless silicon
storage device. It is used to hold information about the specific
cartridge, including the VOLSER, the media in the cartridge, and the
drive. It uses a cartridge performance history saved in the cartridge
and drive performance history kept in the drive to determine the more
likely cause of failure. It is designed to cause the drive to mark the
media as degraded, and to indicate that the hardware has degraded.
The 3592 Model J1A is designed for automation and uses a tape
cartridge with a form factor similar to the 3590 tape cartridges, which
allows it to be used in the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494
and StorageTek Silo solutions. For customers that require a stand-alone
drive outside of a library, the 3592 Model J1A will also be available for
installation in a stand-alone rack.
The tape drive has a message display showing device status,
activities, error conditions, and messages. The 3592 Model J1A also has
additional enhancements that are designed to help improve performance,
capacity, and availability including:
N+1 power supplies, when it is installed in an automation frame,
which is designed to help increase drive availability in the event of a
power supply failure
Large internal data buffer of 128 MB versus a 16 MB maximum in the
3590
Digital speed matching is designed to dynamically adjust the drive's
native data rate to the net host data rate (after data compressibility
has been factored out), which may help to reduce the number of backhitch
repositions and improve throughput performance
Channel calibration of each read/write data channel for optimum
performance can help compensate for variations in the recording channel
transfer function, media characteristics, and read/write head
characteristics
High resolution tape directory plus an enhanced search speed can help
improve nominal and average access times for locate operations versus
previous IBM tape drives
Other operating characteristics are:
Average tape speed: 4.7 meters per second (187 inches per second)
Search/Rewind speed: 8 meters per second (315 inches per second)
Note: (1) When mounted in a rack, up to four drive canisters can be
mounted in two cradles on a shelf that requires 10 EIA of rack space.
The weight of the rack-mount slides and shelf, two cradles, power
supplies, and four tape drives is 69.2 kg (152 lb 7 oz).
To assure installability and serviceability in non-IBM
industry-standard racks, review the installation planning information
for any product specific installation requirements.
Although multiple systems may be attached to a 3592 Model J1A tape
drive, the systems cannot use the drive simultaneously. The 3592 Model
J1A can only be varied online to one system at a time.
3592 Model J1A Tape Drives cannot be attached to the same 3592 Model
J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller with 3590 Tape Drives.
3592 Model J1A Tape Drives are not supported for attachment to a 3590
Model A50 or A00 Controller.
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is for installation in an Enterprise
Tape Library 3494, a Silo Compatible Frame 3592 Model C20, or stand-alone
rack. In a 3494 frame or stand-alone rack, each tape drive comes in a
canister, and up to two tape drive canisters can be installed in a
cradle. A left drive cradle with a shelf must be installed before the
right drive cradle can be installed. Cradles must be installed before
the tape drive canisters can be installed. When installed in a 3592
Model C20, up to two tape drive canisters can be installed on a drive
shelf. A cradle, or Model C20 drive shelf, includes dual redundant
hot-swappable power supplies for both tape drives, as well as logic
cards for handling the dual power and the management of serial number
and ID identifiers.
Each 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive comes with dual-ported switched fabric
2-Gbps Fibre Channel attachments, for attachment to multiple servers or a
single server with redundancy. It can also attach to the Enterprise Tape
Controller 3592 Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 for attachment to ESCON or
FICON channels on S/390 or zSeries systems.
Up to four drives can be installed in a 3494 Model L22, up to 12
drives in a 3494 Model D22, or up to eight drives in a Model D24 with an
ESCON/FICON attachable tape controller. Up to 20 drives can be installed
in a 3592 Model C20. For installation in a rack, up to two Model J1A
Tape Drives can be installed (#4674) in each cradle feature (#4802 or
#4812). The cradle requires 10 EIA units of rack space. Two cradles can
be mounted on a shelf, for a total of four tape drives on a shelf. A 2.0
meter rack, without a tape controller, can thus contain up to 16 tape
drives. A 2.0 meter rack with a tape controller, or a 1.6 meter to 1.8
meter rack without a tape controller, can contain up to 12 tape drives.
A 1.6 meter to 1.8 meter rack with a tape controller, can contain up to 8
tape drives. If space is available, an existing customer rack may be
used. Refer to the 3590, 3592, or 3494 Sales Manuals for further
information. For planning information refer to the IBM TotalStorage
Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning Guide
(GA32-0464), the IBM TotalStorage Silo Compatible Frame 3592
Introduction, Planning, and User's Guide (GA32-0463), or the
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Automated Tape Library 3494 Introduction
and Planning Guide (GA32-0448).
Appropriate Fibre Channel cable(s) should be ordered for each tape
drive. Refer to the Cables section for a list of available
cables. Also refer to the Fibre Channel Cables section of the
Special Feature Codes in the 3592 Model J1A Sales Manual for
Fibre Channel cable information.
Unlabeled and uninitialized 3592 Tape Cartridges can be included with
the order of a 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive (by specifying feature number
8820). Labeled or initialized Extended Length Cartridges can be ordered
using machine type 3599. Refer to the Supplies information.
Open System Support
The Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A is supported in a wide range
of environments including selected iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000,
pSeries Linux, xSeries, xSeries Linux, zSeries Linux, Sun, and Hewlett
Packard servers, as well as servers running Microsoft Windows NT, Windows
2000, or Windows Server 2003. For the latest details on specific
hardware, software, and Fibre Channel support for the 3592, refer to the
following Web site:
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can be attached to iSeries and AS/400
servers that support the following Fibre Channel adapters:
PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller (#2765)
PCI-X Fibre Channel Tape Controller (#5704)
These iSeries controllers have a Lucent Connector (LC) Duplex
connector, so you should order the LC/LC Fibre Cables on the tape drive.
pSeries, RS/6000, and RS/6000 SP
If attaching this product to a pSeries or RS/6000 running AIX, it can
be attached to any of the following adapters:
Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for PCI Bus (#6227)
Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for 64-bit PCI Bus (#6228)
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter (#6239)
If attaching this product to a pSeries or RS/6000 running Linux, it
can be attached to the following adapter:
Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter for 64-bit PCI Bus (#6228)
The 3592 Model J1A is supported for attachment to the Gigabit Fibre
Channel Adapter for PCI Bus (#6227) on the following systems. This
pSeries adapter has an Standard Connector (SC) Duplex connector, so 3590
Tape Drives attaching to this controller should order the LC/SC Fibre
Cables on the tape drive.
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
The 3592 Model J1A is supported for attachment to the Gigabit Fibre
Channel Adapter for 64-bit PCI Bus (#6228) on the following pSeries and
RS/6000 systems. This pSeries adapter has an LC connector so 3590 Tape
Drives attaching to this controller should also order the LC/LC Fibre
Cables on the tape drive.
7013 - S7A
7015 - S7A
7017 - 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
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
The 3592 Model J1A is supported for attachment to the 2 Gigabit Fibre
Channel PCI-X Adapter (#6239) on the following pSeries and RS/6000
systems. This pSeries adapter has an LC connector so 3590 Tape Drives
attaching to this controller should also order the LC/LC Fibre Cables on
the tape drive.
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
HP Systems
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is supported on Hewlett Packard (HP) HP
9000 L-Class, N-Class, and V-Class Enterprise Servers, or the HP Server
rp2400 series, rp5400 series, or rp7400 series, with the following Fibre
Channel adapter:
Fibre Channel A5158A Tachyon TL Host Bus Adapter
HP A6795A PCI Tachlite 2 Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for HP-UX
Sun Systems
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is supported on Sun SPARC and UltraSPARC
Architecture workstations and servers, including the Ultra/Enterprise
Server family, supporting one of following Fibre Channel adapters:
Qlogic QLA2200F Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2310F/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2340/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2342/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Emulex LP8000 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP8000S Fibre Channel S-bus Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP9002C Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP9002S Fibre Channel S-bus Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP9002L Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
JNI FibreStar FCE-1473 SBus-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
JNI FibreStar FCE-6460 PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
JNI FCE-6562 Compact PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
JNI FCC2-6562 Dual-Port Compact PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Linux
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can attach to an Intel-based server
running Linux with the following Fibre Channel adapters:
Qlogic QLA2200F Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2310F/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2340/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2342/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Windows Systems
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can attach to an Intel-compatible server
with Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 that supports the following
Fibre Channel adapters:
Qlogic QLA2200F Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2310F/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2340/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2342/L Fibre Channel Adapter
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #00N6881
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #19K1246
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #24P0960
Emulex LP8000 LightPulse Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP9002L LightPulse Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
Emulex LP9402 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can attach to an Intel-compatible server
with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 that supports the following Fibre
Channel adapters:
Qlogic QLA2200F Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2310F/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2340/L Fibre Channel Adapter
Qlogic QLA2342/L Fibre Channel Adapter
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #00N6881
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #19K1246
IBM xSeries and Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter #24P0960
zSeries Linux
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can attach to a zSeries server running
Linux with the following FICON adapters:
FICON Card (#2315 or #2318) with Fibre Channel Protocol support
FICON Express Card (#2319 or #2320) with Fibre Channel Protocol
support
Fibre Channel Switch Attachment
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is supported by a variety of Fibre
Channel Switches and Fibre Channel Directors. The support is dependent
on server, operating system, and host bus adapter that is being used.
For a current list of supported products or more information on the
support and prerequisites, refer to:
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can be attached to ESCON and FICON
channels of a S/390 or zSeries system via the 3592 Model J70 or 3590
Model A60 Controller. Up to eight Model J1A drives and a 3592 Model J70
or 3590 Model A60 Controller can be placed in either a 7014-T00,
7014-T42, or space in an existing customer rack.
In an Enterprise Tape Library 3494, or 3592 Model C20 Silo Compatible
Frame, up to 12 3592 Model J1A Tape Drives can be attached to a 3592
Model J70 or 3590 Model A60 Controller and connected to ESCON or FICON
channels.
Refer to the sales manuals of the 3494, 3592, or 3590 Models A60 or
C10 for more information.
Other non-IBM Systems
Other non-IBM systems vendors may support attachment of the 3592 Tape
Drive. You should check with the non-IBM system vendor for specifics on
hardware and software support requirements as any device drivers needed
to support attachment to these systems must be provided by the non-IBM
vendor. Feature number 9213 should be specified on the 3592 when this
type of attachment is used.
Cables
A fiber optic cable is required for attaching a 3592 Model J1A Tape
Drive to host Fibre Channel adapters or other storage area Fibre Channel
components. The cable can be customer supplied, or ordered with the 3592
Model J1A Tape Drive in the lengths available. The attaching fiber cable
must be 50.0/125 micrometers for distances up to 300 meters. The
connector on the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is a LC duplex connector type.
The Fibre Channel cables with LC or SC duplex connectors can be ordered
on the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive in the lengths indicated with the
following feature numbers:
5907 - 7 meter Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end
and an SC connector on the other end
5913 - 13 meter Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end
and an SC connector on the other end
5922 - 22 meter Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end
and an SC connector on the other end
5961 - 61 meter Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end
and an SC connector on the other end
6005 - 5 meter Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
6013 - 13 meter Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
6025 - 25 meter Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
6061 - 61 meter Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
IBM Global Services' Product Support Services can provide additional
fiber optic components, and fiber optic cabling solutions. IBM Site and
Connectivity Services (I/T 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.
Preterminated fiber optic trunk cables, in standard lengths up to 138
meters (450 feet), and fiber optic jumper cables in standard lengths up
to 61 meters (200 feet), 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
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. Additional information can also be found at:
Support for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is provided in OS/400, AIX,
HP-UX, Linux, Sun, and Windows NT, 2000, or 2003 operating system
environments. Support for the z/OS, OS/390, z/VM, and VSE/ESA operating
system environments is available through the 3592 Model J70 Controller
and the 3590 Model A60 Controller.
The installation of a 3592 Tape Drive may require code updates for
S/390, AS/400, and supported open systems device drivers or storage
management software. Per the Solutions Assurance Product Review (SAPR)
Guide, the account team or Business Partner should ensure that the
customer checks the appropriate PSP buckets for S/390 or zSeries
environments or the equivalent support levels required for their
particular software environment prior to the installation of the 3592
Model J1A. A Solutions Assurance call is required at a minimum for the
installation of:
The first new 3592 in an account, or
The first new 3592 model in an account
An update of the open systems device drivers can be obtained via
anonymous FTP from:
ftp.software.ibm.com
Look under the directory storage/devdrvr.
Further information can be found in the IBM TotalStorage Tape
Device Driver Installation and User's Guide (GC35-0154), also
available at the above FTP site.
For details on supported software versions and release levels for the
3592, as well as hardware support information, refer to the following Web
site:
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on:
AIX V4.3.3, and later releases
AIX 5L V5.1, and later releases, for Power-based servers
Refer to the pSeries or RS/6000 Sales Manuals for specific software
requirements on a particular processor.
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is also provided on pSeries
servers with the following Linux distribution:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
Specific device support is provided by specify number 9200, the Open
System Device Drivers, which is ordered on the 3592 Model J1A when
installed in a rack. This support is included in feature number 9200
(Open System Device Drivers) ordered on the Enterprise Tape Library 3494.
HP Systems
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on:
HP-UX 11.0 (64-bit, PCI)
HP-UX 11.i (64-bit, PCI)
Specific device support is provided by specify number 9200, the Open
System Device Drivers, which is ordered on the 3592 Model J1A when
installed in a rack. This support is included in feature number 9200
(Open System Device Drivers) ordered on the 3592 Model C20 or Enterprise
Tape Library 3494.
Sun Systems
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on:
Solaris 7
Solaris 8
Solaris 9
Specific device support is provided by specify number 9200, the Open
System Device Drivers, which is ordered on the 3592 Model J1A when
installed in a rack. This support is included in feature number 9200
(Open System Device Drivers) ordered on the 3592 Model C20 or Enterprise
Tape Library 3494.
Linux
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on 32-bit Intel based
servers with the following Linux distributions:
RedHat Enterprise Linux
United Linux 1.0, which includes the following distributions:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES 8)
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 (TLES 8)
Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition Powered by United Linux
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on zSeries servers
with the following Linux distribution:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
Specific device support is provided by specify number 9200, the Open
System Device Drivers, which is ordered on the 3592 Model J1A when
installed in a rack. This support is included in feature number 9200
(Open System Device Drivers) ordered on the 3592 Model C20 or Enterprise
Tape Library 3494.
Windows Systems
Device support of the 3592 Model J1A is provided on Intel based
servers with Microsoft Windows as follows:
Windows NT Server V4.0 (with Server Pack 6A, or later)
Windows 2000 (build 2195, or greater)
Windows Server 2003 (build 3790, or greater)
Specific device support is provided by specify number 9200, the Open
System Device Drivers, which is ordered on the 3592 Model J1A when
installed in a rack. This support is included in feature number 9200
(Open System Device Drivers) ordered on the 3592 Model C20 or Enterprise
Tape Library 3494.
Application Software
Tivoli Storage Manager and other industry-leading compatible software
offerings provide storage and tape management software for the 3592 Model
J1A. Supporting software and applications must be obtained separately
from IBM, IBM Business Partners, or independent software vendors (ISV).
For a list of compatible software and additional information, refer to
the 3592 Model J1A ISV Matrix at the following Web site:
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is supported for attachment to ESCON and
FICON channels on S/390 and zSeries systems through the 3590 Model A60
Controller or the 3592 Model J70 Controller. For details on supported
software levels, refer to the Software Requirements
information in the 3590 Model A60 Sales Manual, or the IBM
TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction and Planning
Guide (GA32-0464).
Order
Title Number
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Introduction GA32-0464
and Planning Guide
IBM TotalStorage Silo Compatible Tape Frame 3592 GA32-0463
Introduction, Planning, and User's Guide
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Operator
Guide (GA32-0465) is shipped with the product. Additional copies
will be available with the planned availability of that attachment.
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592 Hardware
Reference (GA32-0466) will include Model J1A Tape Drives and will
be available after the planned availability.
Description Machine Models Feature
-------------------------- ------- ------ -------
zSeries ESCON/FICON Attach 3592 J1A 9000
Open System Device Drivers 3592 J1A 9200
HP-UX Attachment 3592 J1A 9210
Sun Attachment 3592 J1A 9211
Windows Attachment 3592 J1A 9212
Other Non-IBM Attachment 3592 J1A 9213
Other Linux Attachment 3592 J1A 9215
zSeries Linux Attachment 3592 J1A 9216
iSeries OS/400 Attachment 3592 J1A 9400
No Data Cartridges 3592 J1A 9590
pSeries AIX Attachment 3592 J1A 9600
Plant Install J1A in 3494 3592 J1A 9673
Plant Install J1A in C20 3592 J1A 9675
Attached System Types
The following specify codes indicate the attached system types. They
are used to determine how microcode updates will be distributed and may
be changed at any time. One of the following should be specified on each
machine:
FC 9000 zSeries ESCON/FICON Attach
FC 9210 HP-UX Attachment
FC 9211 Sun Attachment
FC 9212 Windows Attachment
FC 9213 Other Non-IBM Attachment
FC 9215 Other Linux Attachment
FC 9216 zSeries Linux Attachment
FC 9400 iSeries OS/400 Attachment
FC 9600 pSeries AIX Attachment
Maximum: None.
Plant or field installation.
(#9200) Open System Device Drivers
This feature provides device drivers and documentation for attachment
of the 3592 Model J1A on pSeries, RS/6000, HP-UX, Linux, Sun, or Windows
systems when the tape drive is installed in a rack. When the tape drive
is installed in the 3592 Model C20 Silo Compatible Frame or the
Enterprise Tape Library 3494, the device drivers should be ordered with
feature number 9200 on those frames.
Maximum: None.
Prerequisite: Feature #4674 (Install the 3592 Model J1A in a Rack).
Corequisite: One of the attachment features #9210, #9211, #9212,
#9215, #9216, or #9600 must also be specified.
Plant or field installation.
(#9590) No Data Cartridges
(No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004)
This feature notifies the plant that no data cartridges are to be
shipped with this tape drive from the factory.
Maximum: One. This should be specified on the initial order of a
new tape drive coming from the factory only.
Prerequisite: Feature #4674.
Field Installation: No.
(#9673) Plant Install J1A in a 3494 Frame
This specify code notifies the plant to factory install a new Model
J1A Tape Drive into a new 3494 Model L22, D22, or D24 Frame coming from
the plant. This code must appear on the Model J1A order and also on the
3494 Frame order.
Minimum: Zero.
Maximum: One. The maximum of features #9673 plus #9675 is one.
Field installation: No.
(#9675) Plant Install J1A in a 3592 Model C20
This specify code notifies the plant to factory install a new Model
J1A Tape Drive into a new 3592 Model C20 Frame coming from the plant.
This code must appear on the Model J1A order and also on the Model C20
order.
Minimum: Zero.
Maximum: One. The maximum of features #9673 plus #9675 is one.
Field installation: No.
(#9677) Plant Install 3592 Model J1A in 3584
This feature notifies the plant to install a new Model J1A Tape Drive
into a new 3584 Model D22 or L22 coming from the plant.
This feature must appear on the Model J1A order and also the
3584 Model D22 or L22 in which it is to be installed.
Minimum: Zero.
Maximum: One. The maximum of features #9673 plus #9675 plus #9677
plus #4674 is one.
Description Machine Models Feature
-------------------------- ------- ------ -------
Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 J1A
Drive Microcode Update 3592 J1A 0500
Install J1A in rack 3592 J1A 4674
Remove J1A from rack 3592 J1A 4772
Rack Left Cradle 3592 J1A 4802
Rack Right Cradle 3592 J1A 4812
7 M LC/SC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 5907
13 M LC/SC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 5913
22 M LC/SC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 5922
61 M LC/SC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 5961
5 M LC/LC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 6005
13 M LC/LC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 6013
25 M LC/LC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 6025
61 M LC/LC Fibre Cable 3592 J1A 6061
3592 Cleaning Cartridge 3592 J1A 8802
3592 Data Cart (20-pack) 3592 J1A 8820
Note: LC = Lucent Connector / SC = Standard Connector.
Feature Descriptions
(#0500) Drive Microcode Update
This feature provides an update to the 3592 Tape Drive microcode on an
installed tape drive. Newer microcode levels may be required when
attaching the 3592 in selected Fibre Channel or SAN environments. For
additional information on minimum required microcode levels refer to the
3592 supported servers Web site:
This feature provides the hardware and instructions to install the
3592 Model J1A Tape Drive canister in a rack. Two tape drive canisters
can be installed in each cradle feature (#4802 or #4812). A cradle with
an available canister slot must already be installed in the rack to
accept the drive canister.
Maximum: One. In any given rack, the following aggregate maximums
apply:
For 2 meter racks without a controller: 16
For 1.6 and 1.8 meter racks without a controller, or 2 meter racks
with a controller: 12
For 1.6 and 1.8 meter racks with a controller: 8
Corequisite: A cradle feature (#4802 or #4812) with an available
canister slot.
Plant or Field installation.
(#4772) Remove a 3592 Model J1A from a Rack
This feature removes a 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive canister that is
installed in a cradle in a rack. Any cradle features associated with
this removed tape drive are also removed from the tape drive, but the
physical cradle or shelf may remain installed in that rack.
Maximum: One.
Corerequisite: One feature #4674 and any feature #4802 or #4812 must
be removed with this feature.
Field installation only.
(#4802) Left Drive Cradle in Rack
This feature adds a left-side drive cradle for accepting up to two
3592 Model J1A Tape Drive canisters in a rack. The feature also provides
a shelf capable of supporting a left-and right-side drive cradle, as well
as rack panels for covering either cradle. It includes two redundant
power supplies, drive identification logic for up to two 3592 Model J1A
Tape Drives, and a pluggable large display and control panel for the
drives.
Maximum: One.
Four of #4802 can be installed in a 2 meter racks without a
controller
Three of #4802 can be installed in 1.6 meter and 1.8 meter racks
without a controller, or a 2 Meter rack with a controller
Two of #4802 can be installed in 1.6 meter and 1.8 meter racks with a
controller
Prerequisite: Feature #4674.
Plant or field installation.
(#4812) Right Drive Cradle in Rack
This feature adds one right-side drive cradle, on the same shelf as a
tape drive with the cradle feature #4802, for accepting up to two 3592
Model J1A Tape Drive canisters in a rack. It includes two redundant
power supplies and drive identification logic for up to two 3592 Model
J1A Tape Drives.
Maximum: One. In a rack, a tape drive with feature #4802 must be
installed prior to installing a tape drive with feature #4812, and the
maximum of features #4812 in that rack can not be greater than the
maximum of features #4802.
Prerequisite: Feature #4674.
Plant or field installation.
Fibre Channel Cables
A fiber optic cable is required for attaching a 3592 Model J1A Tape
Drive to host Fibre Channel adapters, the IBM 2109 SAN Fibre Channel
Switch, or other storage area Fibre Channel components. The cable can be
customer supplied, or ordered with the 3592 Tape Drive in the lengths
available. The attaching fiber cable must be 50.0/125 micrometers for
distances up to 500 meters. The connection is a duplex LC connector
type. The Fibre Channel cables on the are provided in the lengths
indicated.
(#5907) 7 Meter LC/SC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 7 meter (23 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with an LC duplex connector on one
end, for attachment to the 3592 Tape Drive, and an SC duplex connector on
the other end, for attachment to switches or hosts with SC duplex fibre
channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#5913) 13 Meter LC/SC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 13 meter (43 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with an LC duplex connector on one
end, for attachment to the 3592 Tape Drive, and an SC duplex connector on
the other end, for attachment to switches or hosts with SC duplex fibre
channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#5922) 22 Meter LC/SC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 22 meter (72 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with an LC duplex connector on one
end, for attachment to the 3592 Tape Drive, and an SC duplex connector on
the other end, for attachment to switches or hosts with SC duplex fibre
channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#5961) 61 Meter LC/SC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 61 meter (200 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with an LC duplex connector on one
end, for attachment to the 3592 Tape Drive, and an SC duplex connector on
the other end, for attachment to switches or hosts with SC duplex fibre
channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#6005) 5 Meter LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 5 meter (16 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with LC duplex connectors on both
ends. This cable is for attaching 3592 drives (that have an LC duplex
connector) to switches or hosts with LC duplex fibre channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#6013) 13 Meter LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 13 meter (43 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with LC duplex connectors on both
ends. This cable is for attaching 3592 drives (that have an LC duplex
connector) to switches or hosts with LC duplex fibre channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#6025) 25 Meter LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 25 meter (82 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with LC duplex connectors on both
ends. This cable is for attaching 3592 drives (that have an LC duplex
connector) to switches or hosts with LC duplex fibre channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
(#6061) 61 Meter LC/LC Fibre Channel Cable
This feature provides a 61 meter (200 ft.) 50.0/125 micrometer short
wavelength multimode fiber-optic cable with LC duplex connectors on both
ends. This cable is for attaching 3592 drives (that have an LC duplex
connector) to switches or hosts with LC duplex fibre channel connectors.
Maximum: Two. The sum of #5907 + #5913 + #5922 + #5961 + #6005 +
#6013 + #6025 + #6061 = Five maximum.
Prerequisite: None.
Plant or Field installation.
IBM Global Services' Product Support Services can provide additional
fiber optic components, and fiber optic cabling solutions. IBM Site and
Connectivity Services (I/T Consulting and Implementation Services in the
US) provides structured, modular, fiber optic data center connectivity
solutions as part of its Fiber Transport Services (FTS) offering.
Preterminated fiber optic trunk cables in standard lengths up to 138m
(450ft) and fiber optic jumper cables in standard lengths up to 61m
(200ft) are available as part of the planing, fiber optic commodities,
and installation activities performed by IBM personnel. Custom lengths
and custom installation of fiber optic cables 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 also be
found at:
The following features are provided to allow ordering of additional
cleaning or data cartridges for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive when
installed in a rack. Cartridge features are available on the 3590 Model
C20 Silo Compatible Frame or Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Frame when
installed in those frames.
(#8802) Cleaning Cartridge
(No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004)
Supplies one cleaning cartridge for the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive.
Maximum: Five.
Prerequisite: Feature #4674.
Field installation: No.
(#8820) 3592 Data Cartridge (20-Pack)
(No Longer Available as of December 31, 2004)
Supplies a package containing 20 of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise
Tape Data Cartridge 3592, with the new order of a 3592 Model J1A Tape
Drive. Each cartridge can contain a native cartridge capacity of up to
300 GB (up to 900 GB with 3:1 compression).
Maximum: Five.
Prerequisite: Feature #4674. Data cartridges are available on the
initial order of a 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive when that tape drive is
installed in a rack only.
IBM data media supplies can be ordered directly through AAS using
feature codes on the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive, 3592 Model C20 Silo
Compatible Frame, or Enterprise Tape Library 3494 Frames. These features
provide unlabled data cartridges. Labeled, initialized, or bulk IBM 3592
Model J1A data media can be ordered directly through AAS using machine
type 3599. Refer to the 3599 Sales Manual. IBM data media supplies are
also planned to be available through media distributors by February,
2004.
For information about IBM branded media call 1-888-IBM Media in the
U.S. and Canada or see:
IBM Part
Number Supply Item
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18P7534 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 (Data)
18P7535 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 (Cleaning)
Note: The 3592 data cartridge has servo tracks written on it. These
tracks enable the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive to accurately position the
read/write head with respect to the media while the tape is in motion.
If these servo tracks are damaged or removed (such as by Degausing), the
cartridge is no longer useable.
Diskettes
None.
Trademarks
(R), (TM), * Trademark or registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
** Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service
mark of others.
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