IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG14-0114
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When frames are added to the library as a field upgrade, a new X-Track Cable may
be required according to the following table of total installed frames:
Installed New X-Track Cable
frame qty frame qty feature number required
1 - 2 3 - 6 1806
When frames are removed from the library, a new X-Track Cable is required
according to the following:
Installed New X-Track Cable
frame qty frame qty feature number required
3 - 6 1 - 2 1802
TS4500 tape library Models D55 and L55
The TS4500 tape library Models D55 or L55 can contain a maximum of 16 IBM
TS1060 or TS1050 LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel Tape Drives per frame for a total
of up to 60 per library string. The TS1060 or TS1050 Tape Drive must be ordered
separately, and is designed for customer setup in the TS4500 Tape Library. One of
the following features should be ordered on the library frame into which a TS1060 or
TS1050 (3588) Tape Drive is installed:
• 9690 - 3588/3592 drive field install - one feature should be ordered on the
library frame coming from the plant for each tape drive that will be field installed
in that frame
• 9697 - 3588 F6A/F6C tape drive - plant install - one feature should be ordered
on both the tape drive and library frame coming from the plant for each tape
drive that will be installed in that frame by the plant
• 9695 - 3588 F5A/F5C tape drive - plant install - one feature should be ordered
on both the tape drive and library frame coming from the plant for each tape
drive that will be installed in that frame by the plant
If a drive mounting kit feature is not ordered on the Model D55 or L55, then #9001
Driveless Frame feature must be specified on that Model D55 or L55. A power cord
feature number, if applicable, should also be specified. Labeled or bulk quantities
of LTO cartridges can be ordered using machine type 3589 or purchased through
distributors. Refer to the
Supplies
section for additional information.
Note:
The TS4500 tape library requires that cartridges have appropriate bar code
labels.
A Quad Drive Mounting Kit feature (#1521, #1523, #1523, #1524) is required for
installing each set of up to four TS1060 Model F6C or TS1050 Model F5C 3588 Tape
Drives in a TS4500 tape library Model L55 or D55 frame:
• 1521 - 1st TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
• 1522 - 2nd TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
• 1523 - 3rd TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
• 1524 - 4th TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
TS4500 tape library Models D25 and L25
The TS4500 tape library Models D25 or L25 can contain a maximum of 16 of the
TS1140 Tape Drive Model EH7 per frame for a total of up to 60 TS1140 Tape Drives
per library string. The TS1140 Tape Drive Model EH7 comes with a dual-port 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel interface for redundancy.
A 3592 Quad Drive Mounting Kit feature is required for installing each set of up to
four TS1140 Model EH7 in a TS4500:
• 1521 - 1st TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
• 1522 - 2nd TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
