IBM DS4300 Tape Storage Systems Enterprise Tape Products, 3588, 3590, 3592, 3494-VTS, 3584

Tape Storage Systems

Enterprise Tape Products

Tape DrivesTape Libraries

	3588	3590	3592		3584	3494	3494-VTS
Product	LTO Gen 3 Tape Drive	1/2" Tape Drive	1/2" Tape Drive		Tape library	1/2" Cartridge Tape Library	Virtual Tape Server
Machine	3588	3590	3592	3584		3494 (Frames)	3494
model	F3A	E11 / E1A	J1A		L52-base frame for LTO,	L12, L14, L22-Library	B10, B20
		H11 / H1A			D52-expansion frame for LTO, up to	D12,D14,D22,D24-Library (Frame)
					15 frames may be added	S10-Storage
						HA1-High Availability
Product	Open systems attach, high capacity,	Capacity, performance, reliability	Multipurpose drive, capacity, per-		Open Systems attach,	Modular, reliable automation for	Virtual Tape, fastaccess Peer-to-
strengths	fast data transfer rate		formance, Write Once Read Many		Multiplatform, Advanced Library	high-volume storage	Peer copy
			(WORM) support		Management System, Ultra-
					Scalable, High Capacity, Enterprise
					Tape Drive 3592 support, WORM
					support, Dual robotic accessors
Number of	Ultrium 3: 16/704	H: 16/384	8/512	3592: 8/512		Drive Dependent	N/A
heads/tracks		E: 16/256			Ultrium 3 Technology is now avail-
					able
					Ultrium 2: 8/512
Number of	1	1	1		1–192	N/A	B10 VTS 64 Virtual Drives
drives							B20 VTS 128/256 Virtual Drives
							PtP VTS 128/256 Virtual Drives
Max number of	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,8872		6,2402	500,000 (virtual volumes)
cartridges
Cartridge	400/800GB	E: 20/60GB	300/900GB		3592: 300/900GB	N/A	N/A
capacity	400/800GB WORM	EX: 40/120GB	300/900GB WORM		3592: 300/900 WORM
native/com-		H: 30/90GB	60/180GB		Ultrium 3 Technology is now avail-
pressed		HX: 60/180GB	60/180GB WORM		able
					Ultrium 2: 200/400GB
Max system	800GB	EX: 120GB	900GB		3592: 5.63PB	H: 0.5 PB	Disk: up to 5.2TB
capacity		HX: 180GB			Ultrium 3: 5.63PB	HX: 1.1 PB	Tape: 5616TB
compressed1					Ultrium 2: 2.75PB	J1A: 5.6 PB
Max drive data	80/160 MBps	E: 14/42 MBps	40/120 MBps		3592: 40/120 MBps	Drive Dependent	VTS: Drive Dependent
rate1 native/		H: 14/42 MBps			Ultrium 3: 80/160 MBps	xxx GB/hour with 3590
compressed					Ultrium 2: 35/70 MBps	xxx GB/hour with 3592
Time to data4	Ultrium 3: 47 seconds	Model Dependent	Cartridge Dependent		3592: Cartridge Dependent	Drive Dependent	VTS: 1–3 seconds if data in VTS
			32 sec average for JJ/JX cartridge		Ultrium 3: 47 seconds		Cache
			60 sec average for JA/JW cartridge		Ultrium 2: 49 seconds
			xx sec average for 3590
			xx sec average for 3592
Interface	2 Gbps FC, SCSI-LVD	SCSI-2. 2 Gbps FC, Diff PCI, Ultra	2 Gbps FC, FICON		3592: FC fabric	SCSI-2 F/W, Diff PCI, Ultra SCSI, FC,	N/A
		SCSI, FC, ESCON®, FICON, 2Gb			Ultrium 3: FC fabric	ESCON, FICON, 2Gb FICON
		FICON			Ultrium 2: FC Fabric
SAN-ready5		pSeries, iSeries, RS/6000, Sun, HP,	pSeries, iSeries, RS/6000®, Sun,		pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT, Sun	pSeries, iSeries, RS/6000, Sun, HP,	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows NT,
		Windows NT, Linux, Windows 2000,	HP, Windows NT®, Linux, Windows			Windows NT, Linux, Windows 2000,	Windows 2000, Sun
		Tru64 UNIX	2000			Tru64 UNIX
Supported	xSeries, Netfinity®, iSeries, AS/400,	iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000,	iSeries, AS/400®, pSeries,		xSeries, Netfinity, iSeries, AS/400,	iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, RS/6000,	pSeries, RS/6000, System z9,
platforms5	pSeries, RS/6000, Windows 2000,	System z9, S/390, Tru64 UNIX,	RS/6000, System z9, S/390®,		pSeries, RS/6000, Windows 2000,	System z9, S/390, Linux, Windows	S/390, Windows 2000,
	Windows Server 2003, Sun, HP,	Linux, Windows 2000, Sun, HP	Linux, Windows 2000, Sun, HP		Windows Server 2003, Sun, HP,	2000, Sun, HP	Sun, HP
	Linux				Linux
ISV	A B D E F G H8	A B D E F G H8	A B D E F G H8		A C D E F G H8	A B D E G H8	A B D E G H8
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part number
1-888-IBM-Media
Warranty	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7		IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7	IBM Onsite Repair 1 year, 24x7

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 = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C = Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz. 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.

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