IBM DS4300 manual Midmarket Tape Products, Machine 3580 3581 3582 3583 3584

Tape Storage Systems (continued)

Products (continued)

Midmarket Tape Products

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Product	Tape Drive	Tape Autoloader	Tape Library	Tape Library	Tape Library
Machine	3580	3581	3582	3583	3584
Model	L33 Ultrium 3	L28 Ultrium 2	L23 Ultrium 2	L18-18 Carts	L22-base frame for 3592,
	L23 Ultrium 2	F28 Ultrium 2	F23 Ultrium 2	L36-36 Carts	D22-expansion frame for 3592, up to
	H23 Ultrium 2	L23 Ultrium 2		L72-72 Carts	15 frames may be added
		H23 Ultrium 2			L52-base frame for LTO,
					D52-expansion frame for LTO, up to
					15 frames may be added
Product Strengths	Open systems attach, high capacity, fast	Open systems attach, multiplatform, high	Open systems attach, multiplatform, scala-	Open systems attach, multiplatform, scala-	Open Systems attach, Multiplatform,
	data transfer rate, desktop footprint	capacity, optional barcode reader	ble, high capacity, direct-to-SAN attach	ble, high capacity, direct-to-SAN attach	Advanced Library Management System,
					Ultra-Scalable, High Capacity, Enterprise
					Tape Drive 3592 support, WORM support
Technology	Longitudinal Serpentine	Longitudinal Serpentine	Longitudinal Serpentine	Longitudinal Serpentine	Longitudinal Serpentine
Number of	Ultrium 3: 16/704	Ultrium 2: 8/512	Ultrium 2: 8/512	Ultrium 2: 8/512	3592: 8/512
Heads/Tracks	Ultrium 2: 8/512				Ultrium 2: 8/512
Number of Drives	1	1	1–2	1–6	1–192
Max Number of	1	8 - L28, F28	24	72	6,8872
Cartridges		7 - L23, H23
Cartridge Capacity	Ultrium 3: 400GB Native	Ultrium 2: 200/400GB	Ultrium 2: 200/400GB	Ultrium 2: 200/400GB	3592: 300/900GB
Native/Compressed	Ultrium 2: 200/400GB				3592: 300/900 WORM
					Ultrium 2: 200/400GB
Max System	Ultrium 3: 800GB	L23, H23: 2.8TB	Ultrium 2: 9.6TB	Ultrium 2: 28.8TB	3592: 5.63PB
Capacity	Ultrium 2: 400GB	L28, F28: 3.2TB			Ultrium 2: 2.75PB
Compressed1
Max Drive Data	Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec*	Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec	Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec	Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec	3592: 40/120MB/sec
Rate1	Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec				Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec
Native/Compressed
Time to Data4	Ultrium 3: 49 seconds	Ultrium 2: 49 seconds	Ultrium 2: 49 seconds	Ultrium 2: 49 seconds	3592: Cartridge Dependent
	Ultrium 2: 49 seconds				Ultrium 2: 49 seconds
Interface	L33, L23, LVD	L28, F28-FC fabric	LVD, HVD, FC fabric	LVD, HVD, FC fabric	3592: FC fabric
	H23, HVD	L23, LVD			Ultrium 2: FC Fabric
		H23, HVD
SAN-Ready5	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun
Supported	xSeries, Netfinity®, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries,	xSeries, Netfinity, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries,	xSeries, Netfinity, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries,	xSeries, Netfinity, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries,	xSeries, Netfinity, iSeries, AS/400, pSeries,
Platforms5	RS/6000, Windows 2000, Windows Server	RS/6000, Windows 2000, Windows Server	RS/6000, Windows 2000, Windows Server	RS/6000, Windows 2000, Windows Server	RS/6000, Windows 2000, Windows Server
	2003, Sun, HP, Linux	2003, Sun, HP, Linux	2003, Sun, HP, Linux	2003, Sun, HP, Linux	2003, Sun, HP, Linux
ISV (Independent	A C D E F G H I J L N8	A C D E F G H I J L N8	A C D E F G H I J L N8	A C D E F G H I J L N8	A C D E F G H I J L N8
Software Vendor)5
Media	Ultrium 3: 24R1922	Ultrium 2: 08L9870	Ultrium 2: 08L9870	Ultrium 2: 08L9870	3592: 18P7534
Part number	Ultrium 2: 08L9870				Ultrium 2: 08L9870
1-888-IBM-Media
Warranty	L33: 3 years, CRU**	F28, L28: 3 years, CRU	3 years, CRU	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7
	L23, H23: 3 years, CRU

*Native only

**In most countries

F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit NOTES 1: Compressed data rates are estimates and are data-, application- and processor-dependent. User results may vary. 2: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 3: AIX 4.1.5 or later. 4: Load and search only. 5: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent. 6: Depends on virtual cartridge configuration. 7: The latest ISV support can be found in the connectivity section at ibm.com/storage/tape/conntrix. 8: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), B = IBM SysBack™ 6000, C = CA ARCserve IT, D = Legato NetWorker, E = VERITAS NetBackup, F = CA Alexandria, G = SCH ReelLibrarian, H = SCH ReelBackup, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.