IBM 08L6092 Datasheet download pdf (Page 2)

Description

The IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem with

3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape support

now provides:

• 20 GB native cartridge capacity for the Magstar 3590

Model B11 and B1A Tape Drives, with up to 60 GB

cartridge capacity (with 3:1 compression).

• 40 GB native cartridge capacity for the Magstar 3590

Model E11 and E1A Tape Drives, with up to 120 GB

cartridge capacity (with 3:1 compression).

• Continued support for the 3590 High Performance

Cartridge Tape.

• Intermix of both types of cartridges in IBM and

StorageTek automation solutions.

The new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape

(Extended Length Cartridge) is distinctly labeled with

green labels, a green leader block, and two green inserts

with identification notches. All 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11,

and E1A Tape Drives shipped on or after March 3, 2000,

will support the 3590 Extended Length Cartridge.

Features are available to add support of the Extended

Length Cartridge to all 3590 Tape Drives installed prior to

March 3, 2000. When doing a model conversion of a

3590 B Model to an E Model, the Extended Media Support

must now also be added to that conversion.

Features are also available to add support of the

Extended Length Cartridge to the 3590 Tape Subsystem

or 3494 Tape Library, for any tape subsystem that will

contain the new Extended Length Cartridges. These

features will provide the subsystem maintenance

information and microcode updates required to support

the new cartridges.

The Extended Length Cartridge is not supported for use

in the 3495 Tape Library or the 3494 Model B16 or B18

Virtual Tape Server. It is also not supported on 3590 Tape

Drives attached to the 3591 Model A01 Tape Control Unit.

Year 2000

This product does not have date dependencies and is

therefore Year 2000 ready.

Euro Currency

This product is not impacted by euro currency.

Product Positioning

The Magstar 3590, IBM′s highest performance tape

subsystem, provides high capacity and reliability for the

S/390, AS/400, RS/6000, and a variety of IBM and non-IBM

UNIX

 and Windows NT systems. It offers significant

enhancements in performance, capacity, data integrity,

reliability, and availability over IBM 3480, 3490, or 3490E

tape drives. The Magstar 3590 may also relieve backup

time and space constraints and provide the increased

capacity needed to support today′s growing disk backup

requirements. (Although the 3590 provides the capability

of very high tape performance, other components of the

system may limit the actual performance achieved.)

IBM provides the Magstar 3590 in a wide range of product

offerings to meet a diverse set of customer requirements.

A single investment in Magstar technology can extend

capacity as well as provide performance benefits to a

broad array of storage solutions:

• IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library

• StorageTek Libraries

• Stand-alone (IBM and standard 19-inch rack)

Magstar 3590 in a 3494

The Magstar 3590 offers the greatest performance and

capacity for use in the IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library.

The tape drives and cartridge slots of the 3494 can be

shared between multiple heterogeneous platforms, giving

you greater flexibility.

StorageTek Libraries

The Magstar 3590 can be used with the StorageTek 4410

and 9310 Automated Cartridge Systems (ACS) in a SCSI

or S/390 environment using Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in

Magstar 3590 Model C12/14 Frames and 3590 ESCON



Controllers. This provides the Magstar benefits of

increased capacity, reliability, and performance over

18-/36-track technology or StorageTek drive alternatives.

Moving Magstar 3590 to Different Storage Solutions

Magstar 3590 offers configuration flexibility and long

range investment protection in its unique ability to be

used, and re-used, in multiple storage solutions.

Capitalizing on IBM′s Seascape

 architecture, 3590

Magstar Tape Drives are storage assets that can be

moved from storage solution to storage solution. By

adding features and doing model conversions, Magstar

tape drives can be transformed to fit into stand-alone

subsystems, StorageTek silos, or IBM 3494 automated

solutions (including the Magstar Virtual Tape Server). An

initial investment can now grow with your ever-changing

business requirements.

Reference Information

Refer to Hardware Announcement 100-048, dated

February 29, 2000.

Trademarks

Seascape is a trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Magstar, S/390, AS/400, RS/6000, and ESCON are registered

trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation

in the United States or other countries or both.

Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and

other countries exclusively through X/Open Company

Limited.

Other company, product, and service names may be

trademarks or service marks of others.

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