Table 1. TS3500 Tape Library frame models
Frame
model
Type
Depth
Media type and
capacity
Other
installation of FC 1701
1
D53
Expansion
frame
Short
LTO
Ultrium
Up to 12
drives and
up to 440
cartridges
•
Optionally equipped
with the enhanced frame
control assembly
•
Optionally equipped
with four I/O stations
•
Optionally configured
as service bay B, if not
equipped with four I/O
stations
S54
Expansion
frame
Short
LTO
Ultrium
Up to 1 320
cartridges
•
Optionally configured
as service bay B
Note:
1.
Prerequisite for any frame with a node card installed in a library string with code
level 9500 or higher.
Models L22, D22, L23, D23, L52, D52, L53, D53, S24, and S54 are compatible with Models
L32 and D32, but require additional features because they use different side and rear
covers. If you change from a Model L32 or D32 to a Model D22, D23, D52, D53, S24, or
S54 (or from a Model D22, D23, D52, D53, S24, or S54 to a Model D32) within the same
library you may also need the appropriate side covers.
When expanding an installed library, an expansion frame is installed at the end of the
library string (
end of the library string
refers to the very last frame or, if requested by the
customer, the last frame before service bay B). In order to have the expansion frame
installed somewhere other than the end of the library string, the Service Representative
must obtain a "Services Contract" to uninstall additional frames as necessary to
accommodate the customer's request.
The IBM® System Storage™ Tape Library Specialist Web interface and 10/100 Ethernet
support are included with Models L22, L23, L52, and L53. For Model L32, they are available
as feature codes 1662 and 1660, respectively.
