TS3500 Tape Library. This SMI-S standard storage management interface is developed by
the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA).
The TS3500 Tape Library provides native support for SMI-S. It is no longer necessary to run
a proxy SMI-S agent on a separate Linux® machine. All of the functions present in the
proxy SMI-S agent are replicated in this embedded version. In addition, this embedded
version includes support for asset reporting on each installed frame in the TS3500 Tape
Library.
New base frame models L23 and L53 come with support for the embedded SMI-S Agent.
Other frame models, however, require upgrades in order to support the embedded SMI-S
Agent. The following table displays the frame models and required upgrades.
Table 1. Required upgrade for those frames providing Ethernet attachment to the SMI-S
Agent
Frame model
Required upgrade
L22, D22
Installation of feature code 1700 or 1701
or
model conversion to L23 or D23
L23, D23
No upgrade required
L32, D32
Installation of feature code 1700 or 1701
L52, D52
Installation of feature code 1700 or 1701
or
model conversion to L53 or D53
L53, D53
No upgrade required
The TS3500 Tape Library SMI-S HTTP service operates on the library Ethernet interface IP
address on port 5988 by default. The SMI-S service agent can be enabled and disabled
using the library Web interface (see the appropriate section in the
IBM System Storage™
TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS Operator Guide
). The TS3500 Tape Library embedded SMI-
S service uses "root/ibm" as the Namespace. Namespace is a configuration parameter
needed to access the SMI-S service for an SMI-S client such as TPC.
The user authentication and security (SSL) for the SMI-S service works in conjunction with
the Web service. When the Web user accounts are enabled, the same user accounts and
passwords are used for SMI-S service authentication. When Web SSL is enabled, the SMI-S
HTTPS service is enabled on port 5989 and the SMI-S HTTP service is disabled on port
5988.
An SMI-S profile is a subset of the SMI-S standard that supports interoperability in
managing specific products such as tape libraries. A profile is a vertical slice through the
SMI-S standard defining physical, logical, and behavioral elements required for
interoperability.
The TS3500 Tape Library embedded SMI-S service supports the following profiles:
