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Attachment interfaces
This section describes the types of interfaces that are available with the TS3500
Tape Library.
The TS3500 Tape Library supports the following attachment interfaces.
The SCSI Medium Changer Device, which supports:
Parallel SCSI interface
Models L32 and D32 support Ultrium 1 and Ultrium 2 tape drives
with parallel SCSI low voltage differential (LVD) and high voltage
differential (HVD) interfaces.
Fibre Channel interface
The library supports Ultrium tape drives and 3592 tape drives with
a Fibre Channel interface.
The Ethernet 10/100 interface, and the following protocols:
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMP traps are supported for drive and library events. SNMP
management query functionality is supported by using a standard
Management Information Block (MIB).
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
An embedded web server provides a web user interface for library
management and query capabilities. Except for certain service
capabilities, most of the operator panel functionality is provided on
the web user interface.
The TS3500 Tape Library supports the Ethernet 10/100 interface in auto negotiation
or fixed modes of 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s, and by using half or full duplex.
The library cannot be directly connected to a System z
®
server (mainframe host)
with a Fibre Connection (FICON) or Enterprise System Connection (ESCON)
interface. Instead, the System z server must connect to the TS3500 Tape Library
through one of the following configurations:
v Through a 3953 Tape System and a Tape Control Unit (a TS1120 tape controller,
a 3592 J70, a 3494 VTS Model B10, a 3494 VTS Model B20, or a TS7700
Virtualization Engine Model TS7740), then to the TS3500 Tape Library
v
Through a TS7700 Virtualization Engine Model TS7740 with integrated library
manager (code level 8.5.0.x and higher), then to the TS3500 Tape Library with
frame model L23 or D23 equipped with 4 Gb Fibre Channel switches (feature
code 4872 or 4873) or 8 Gb Fibre Channel switches (two of feature code 4875 or
4877)
Note: In order to support 8 Gb Fibre Channel switches, the TS7740 must be at
code level 8.20.0.x or higher.
v
Through a 3592-C07 Tape Controller with integrated library manager, then to the
TS3500 Tape Library with frame model L23 or D23 equipped with 8 Gb Fibre
Channel switches (feature code 4875 or 4877)
These configurations provide the interconnection to the TS3500 Tape Library.
The sections that follow describe the Fibre Channel, SCSI, FICON and ESCON
interfaces.
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