IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG14-0114
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For a list of compatible software, operating systems, and servers for 3592 tape
drives, visit
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/drives
For complete IBM storage interoperability information, including operating systems,
servers, switches, and adapters supported by the TS4500 tape library in a SAN
configuration, visit the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) at
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss
Contact your IBM sales representative.
Note:
IBM does not provide application software with the TS4500 tape library. To
order software, contact your IBM sales representative, IBM Business Partner, or an
Independent Software Provider.
Note:
If you attach your library to a non-IBM platform with non-IBM software,
it is recommended that you contact your software vendor to obtain a matrix of
compatible hardware, software, firmware revisions, and adapter cards.
Limitations
• The TS4500 tape library supports a mixture of LTO drive types in a logical library,
but it does not support a mixture of LTO and 3592 tape drives in a logical library.
Some ISVs support mixed drive types within logical libraries; others do not.
Some ISVs that support mixed drive types do so with restrictions. For details,
contact your ISV.
• For situations where the ISV support does not exist or does not meet your
requirements, the TS4500 tape library provides another option to protect your
investment by partitioning the tape drives into separate logical libraries. You can
customize the partition to any number of slots by using menus.
• Although the compression technology can increase the amount of data stored on
the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the
characteristics of the data being compressed.
• Fibre Channel cable lengths are limited to 500 meters (1,650 ft).
• Although multiple systems may be attached to a tape drive, the systems cannot
use the drive simultaneously.
• 3584-TR1 (Top Rack Option) cannot be ordered for frames with the shuttle Tape
Library Connector Model SC1.
• Under-floor power and data connections to the 3584-TR1 cannot be routed
through a single-frame TS3500 or TS4500 tape library, and overhead cable trays
are strongly recommended in this case. Under-floor power and data connections
to the 3584-TR1 can be routed between frames in a multi-frame TS3500 or
TS4500 tape library.
Planning information
Customer responsibilities
Physical planning is a customer responsibility. Detailed planning information is in the
IBM TS4500 Introduction and Planning Guide,
SC27-8990. Current levels of the open
systems device drivers should be obtained to ensure that the TS1060 or TS1050 LTO
Ultrium Tape Drives or TS1140 Tape Drive are supported.
Customers are responsible for obtaining the appropriate adapters, cables, and
interposers (if required) for system attachment. Customers are also responsible for
ordering media.
To utilize the remote support facility, phone lines need to be installed close to the
TS4500 tape library.
You are responsible for downloading or obtaining from IBM, and installing designated
Machine Code (microcode, basic input/output system code (called BIOS), utility
programs, device drivers, and diagnostics delivered with an IBM machine) and other
software updates in a timely manner from an IBM Internet website or from other
