IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG14-0114
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Planned availability date
• June 13, 2014: All countries except for Russia
• July 25, 2014: Availability in Russia
Availability of programs with an encryption algorithm in France is subject to French
government approval.
Description
IBM TS4500 is a highly scalable, stand-alone device that delivers high-density
tape storage and high-performance, automated tape handling for open systems
environments. IBM TS4500 tape library consists of a high-density base frame with
up to three high-density expansion frames.
The TS4500 tape library is built from a single frame model, called the base frame.
The scalability of the library allows an increase in capacity by adding up to three
additional frames, called expansion frames. The frames join side by side and can
grow to the left or to the right of the base frame. All frames are supported by a
single cartridge accessor.
The TS4500 tape library supports second-generation HD (HD2) frames, which like
the first generation HD frames, offer increased capacity without increasing frame
size or required floor space by using high-density storage slots for tape cartridges.
In addition, HD2 frames provide the following enhancements:
• HD2 expansion frames can be installed in the leftmost position of the library
(frame number 1)
• Drive-capable HD2 frames support up to 16 HD2-compatible tape drives when
positioned at frame number 2 or higher
Note:
Non-HD2 frames cannot be upgraded to HD2 frames.
The L25 and L55 (Lx5) frames and D25 and D55 (Dx5) frames are HD2, drive-
capable frames, meaning they contain HD cartridge storage slots, as well as slots to
house up to sixteen tape drives. The S25 and S55 (Sx5) frames are HD2, storage-
only frames, meaning they contain HD cartridge storage slots, but no tape drives. All
HD frames provide internal LED lighting.
Note:
The LED lighting in the HD frames is specifically designed for use only in the
TS4500 tape library and is not suitable for other applications.
The TS4500 tape library supports IBM TS1060 LTO Ultrium 6, TS1050 LTO Ultrium
5, and IBM TS1140 Tape Drives. I/O stations are located on Model L25 or L55 to
facilitate tape loading and unloading.
The TS4500 tape library is designed to deliver an excellent network data backup/
archive solution. With the granularity and scalability to follow your requirements
from a few servers to hundreds of clients, from gigabytes to terabytes, this powerful
pairing can grow with you, helping to protect your investment.
HD technology
The TS4500 tape library offers HD, drive-capable, and storage-only frame models
that are designed to greatly increase storage capacity without increasing frame size
or required floor space.
HD slots contain tape cartridges in a tiered architecture. The cartridge immediately
accessible in the HD slot is a Tier 1 cartridge. Behind that is Tier 2, and so on. The
maximum tier in an LTO HD slot is Tier 5. The maximum tier in a 3592 HD slot is
Tier 4 because the 3592 tape cartridge is slightly longer than the LTO cartridge. The
single-deep slots on the door side of HD frames are referred to as Tier 0 slots.
