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• 1523 - 3rd TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
• 1524 - 4th TS4500 Quad Drive Mounting Kit
The TS1140 Model EH7 Tape Drive must be ordered separately, and is installed in a
3584 frame with one of the following feature numbers:
• 9690 - 3588/3592 drive field install
• 9692 - 3592 E07/EH7 tape drive - plant install
If one of these drive features is not on the Model D25 or L25, then #9001 Driveless
Frame feature must be specified on that Model D25 or L25. A power cord feature
number should also be specified.
Labeled or initialized 3592 Tape Cartridges can be ordered using machine type 3599.
Refer to the
Supplies
section for additional information.
Note:
The TS4500 tape library requires that cartridges have appropriate bar code
labels.
TS4500 non-broadband Call Home
The feature number 2735 is required when you do not allow broadband Call Home
to be configured for the library. The IMC Non-Broadband Call Home feature provides
a USB modem and optical drive for use with the Integrated Management Console
(IMC).
Cables:
Cables are required to attach tape drives in the TS4500 tape library to
each server connection, up to the number of tape drive attachments installed. If
no host attachment cables are required to be shipped with TS4500 frame from the
plant, then the No Host Cables From Plant feature (#9700) should be specified on
the frame. Otherwise, one or more of the following Fibre Channel cables should be
specified on the frame.
Fibre Channel cables:
Fibre Channel technology combines the best features of
traditional input/output interfaces such as the throughput and reliability of SCSI and
Programmed Control Interrupt, with the best features of networking interfaces such
as the connectivity and scalability of Ethernet and Token Ring. The technology offers
a transport mechanism for delivering commands and provides high performance by
allowing processing to be done in the hardware.
You can establish Fibre Channel connections between Fibre Channel ports that reside
in the TS4500 tape library, one or more servers, and the network interconnecting
them. The network can consist of such elements as switches, hubs, bridges, and
repeaters used in the interconnection.
Features available for Fibre Channel cables, and their respective lengths, are
available with the following feature numbers:
• 6013 - 13 m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
• 6025 - 25 m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
• 6061 - 61 m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
Software requirements
LTO Ultrium or Enterprise Tape Drives in the TS4500 tape library
For the latest supported hardware interoperability configurations, refer to the
Interoperation Center website
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/
The installation of a TS4500 or 3584 Tape Library may require code updates for
supported open systems device drivers or storage management software. According
to the
Solutions Assurance Product Review (SAPR) Guide,
the account team or
Business Partner should ensure that the customer checks the support levels required
for their particular software environment prior to the installation of the TS1140. A
