IBM tape storage

The IBM 3584-L22 offers a highly scalable design. The Base Frame offers:

Tape Drive options of TS1130, TS1120 or 3592
Up to 260 Tape Cartridge Slots in the Base Frame
Up to 12 Tape Drives in the Base Frame
Capacity Up to 130TB (390TB with 3:1 compression)
Designed to grow with your needs and the addition of upto 15 Expansion Frames (See 3584 Tape Library Expansion Frames).

The IBM 3584-L23 offers a highly scalable design. The Base Frame offers:

• Tape Drive options of TS1130, TS1120 or 3592
• Up to 260 Tape Cartridge Slots in the Base Frame 
• Up to 12 Tape Drives in the Base Frame 
• Up to 12TB (36TB with 3:1 compression)

• 6,260 storage slots
• 224 Input/Output slots
• 192 Maximum tape drives 
• 18.6 PB Total Physical Capacity (3:1 compression)

The IBM 3584-L32 offers a highly scalable design. The Base Frame offers:

• Tape Drive options of LTO-1, LTO-2 LTO-3 or LTO-4 (LVD, HVD or Fibre)
• Up to 281 Tape Cartridge Slots in the Base Frame
• Up to 12 Tape Drives in the Base Frame
• Designed to grow with your needs and the addition of upto 15 Expansion Frames (See 3584 Tape Library Expansion Frames), this library can be scaled to:

The IBM 3584-L53 offers a highly scalable design. The Base Frame offers:

Tape Drive options of LTO-3 or LTO-4
Up to 260 Tape Cartridge Slots in the Base Frame
Up to 12 Tape Drives in the Base Frame
Designed to grow with your needs and the addition of upto 15 Expansion Frames (See 3584 Tape Library Expansion Frames), this library can be scaled to:

Upto 6,887 storage slots
Upto 192 Maximum tape drives 
Upto 5.5 PB Total Physical Capacity (2:1 compression)
Platform Support: System p, System i, System x, System z

• Designed for TS1120 or 3592 Tape Drives and 3592 data cartridges.
• Up to 15 Model D23 expansion frames
• Can be attached to 3584 Model L22, L23, L32, L52, or L53 base frame to increase 3592 cartridge storage or drive capacity.
• 3584-D23 supports up to 400 3592 cartridge slots and up to 12 3592 Tape Drives

The 3584 Model D22 Expansion Frame is designed for 3592 Tape Drives and 3592 data cartridges.

• Up to 15 Model D22 Expansion Frames may be added to the 3584 Model L22, L32, or L52 Base Frame to increase 3592 cartridge storage or drive capacity.
• Each Model D22 supports up to 400 3592 cartridge slots and up to 12 3592 Tape Drives, with an incremental reduction of storage slots for each set of four tape drives installed.
• Each frame can have up to 12 logical libraries or 12 control paths (one per tape drive).

•Designed for LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4 Tape Drives and LTO data cartridges.
•Up to 15 Model D32 expansion frames can be added to the Library Base Frame.
•Can be attached to 3584 Model L22, L23, L32, L52, or L53 base frame to increase LTO cartridge storage or drive capacity.
•3584-D32 supports up to 440 LTO cartridge slots and up to 12 LTO Tape Drives

•Designed for LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4 Tape Drives and LTO data cartridges.
•Up to 15 Model D52 expansion frames can be added to the Library Base Frame.
•Can be attached to 3584 Model L22, L23, L32, L52, or L53 base frame to increase LTO cartridge storage or drive capacity.
•3584-D52 supports up to 440 LTO cartridge slots and up to 12 LTO Tape Drives

•Designed for LTO-3, LTO-4 Tape Drives and LTO data cartridges.
•Up to 15 Model D53 expansion frames can be added to the Library Base Frame.
•Can be attached to 3584 Model L22, L23, L32, L52, or L53 base frame to increase LTO cartridge storage or drive capacity.
•3584-D53 supports up to 440 LTO cartridge slots and up to 12 LTO Tape Drives

The IBM Enterprise Library is designed to provide a reliable and highly scalable Tape Automation Solution.

The 3494 provides:

Support for Multiplatform Attachment to zSeries, pSeries, iSeries and xSeries.
Support for upto 128 IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for upto 92 IBM 3590 E1A or H1A  Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for a Maximum of 6240 Cartridges
Provides a Max. Native Capacity of 1.87Pb (dependant on Drives Installed)
Provides Virtual Ta[pe Server Support
Compatible Expansion Frames are 3494 Models D12. D14, D22 and D24.

The IBM Enterprise Library is designed to provide a reliable and highly scalable Tape Automation Solution.

The 3494 provides:

Support for Multiplatform Attachment to zSeries, pSeries, iSeries and xSeries.
Support for upto 128 IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for upto 92 IBM 3590 E1A or H1A  Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for a Maximum of 6240 Cartridges
Provides a Max. Native Capacity of 1.87Pb (dependant on Drives Installed)
Provides Virtual Ta[pe Server Support
Compatible Expansion Frames are 3494 Models D12. D14, D22 and D24.

The IBM Enterprise Library is designed to provide a reliable and highly scalable Tape Automation Solution.

The 3494 provides:

Support for Multiplatform Attachment to zSeries, pSeries, iSeries and xSeries.
Support for upto 128 IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for upto 92 IBM 3590 E1A or H1A Tape Drives (with Additional Expansion Frames)
Support for a Maximum of 6240 Cartridges
Provides a Max. Native Capacity of 1.87Pb (dependant on Drives Installed)
Provides Virtual Ta[pe Server Support
Compatible Expansion Frames are 3494 Models D12. D14, D22 and D24.

The IBM TS1050, Model 3588-F5A offers:

• Ultrium 5 Tape Drive with a Native data transfer rate up to 140 MB/sec
• Provides up to 1.5 TB native physical capacity per cartridge (3.0 TB with 2:1 compression) with Ultrium 5 1.5 TB cartridge
• Includes a 8-Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported interface attachment
• Supports LTO5 media partitioning and self-describing tape
• Supports encryption capabilities and requires IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) for encryption key management
• Mounts in TS3500 Tape Library Model L53 or D53, and in 3584 Tape Library Models L52, L32, D52, or D32

The TS1060, Model 3588-F6A offers:

• IBM Ultrium 6 Tape Drive
• Increases maximum data transfer rate, providing to up to 160 MB/sec native as compared to LTO Ultrium 5 at 140 MB/sec native
• Supports LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2:5 to 1 compression
• Includes an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported interface attachment
• Supports media partitioning and self-describing tape with Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Library Edition and LTFS Storage Manager software
• Supports encryption capabilities
• Adheres to LTO Generation 6 media specification
• Mounts in TS3500 Tape Library Model L53 or D53, and in 3584 Tape Library Models L52, L32, D52, or D32

The TS1140, Model 3592-E07 offers:

• TS1140 Model E07 has a native cartridge capacity of 1.6 TB and 4.8 TB extended
• Native data rate performance of up to 250 MB/sec (up to 650 MB/sec compressed) versus the 160 MB/sec native data rate of TS1130 Tape Drive Model E06
• Uncompressed cartridge formatting of up to 4.0 TB (12.0 TB with 3:1 compression) with the use of IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Advanced Data (Type C)
• Dual Fibre Channel interface at 8 Gbps designed to enhance attachment flexibility
• Effective media reuse with capacity to read and write up to N-1 generation media
• Encryption capabilities designed to work with the IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager
• Small form factor to help improve space efficiency of tape infrastructure
• High availability design

• The new IBM System Storage Tape Controller Model C07 delivers performance and reliability for IBM System z® customers.
• Tape Controller Model C07 has up to four 4-Gbps FICON attachments. The Tape Controller Model C07 offers four 8-Gbps Fibre Channel adapters for attaching 3592 Tape Drives, and up to 16 of the IBM 3592 Tape Drives can be attached to a single Tape Controller Model C07.
• The controller can be installed in an IBM 3952 Tape Frame Model F05, IBM TS3500 (3584) Tape Library frames, and stand-alone racks.
• The Tape Controller Model C07 can be ordered with integrated library management functionality. This replaces the need for a separate 3953-L05 Library Manager.
• For high availability, the first two Model C07 controllers that are connected to a common TS3500 logical library will both have the library management feature. This will allow library activity to continue during code loads and outages on any single controller.
• To reduce the need for software updates, the library management interface to the System z server will remain unchanged for this functionality.