Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Enterprise Tape Products
Tape DriveTape ControllerTape LibraryTape Virtualization
| 3592 |
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| 3577 | 3584 |
| Virtualization Engine |
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Product | TS1120 |
| TS1120 |
| TS3400 | TS3500 |
| TS7530 | TS7740 |
Machine Type | 3592 | 3592 | 3577 | 3584 | 3954 | 3957 | |||
model | E05 |
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| L5U | L23 |
| CV7 (requires additional machine types | V06 (requires additional machine types |
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| and models) | and models) |
Product | Multiplatform support |
| System z attachment of TS1120 drives |
| Compact format | Multiplatform support |
| Reduces backup window | Increases performance |
strengths | High performance |
| High performance |
| Operates in library or autoloader mode | Advanced management |
| Reduces recovery time | Scalable |
| High capacity |
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| Scalable |
| High capacity | Helps reduce cost |
| Data protection |
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Number of drives | 1 |
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| Up to 1024 (1 node)* | Up to 128* | |||
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| Up to 4096 (4 node)* | Up to 768* (3 site GRID) |
WORM/ | yes/yes |
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| yes/yes | yes/yes |
| no/yes | no/no |
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Number of | NA |
| NA | 18 | 62602 |
| Up to 64,000 (1 node)* | Up to 1,000,000* | |
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| Up to 256,000 (4 node)* |
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Native capacity | 60/100 GB (JJ/JR media) |
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| Up to 1.8 TB | Up to 626 TB |
| Up to 1.7 PB | Up to 6 TB |
| 300/500 GB (JA/JW media) |
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| Up to 9 TB | Up to 3.1 PB |
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| Up to 18 TB (3 site GRID) |
| 700 GB (JB/JX media) |
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| Up to 12.6 TB | Up to 4.3 PB |
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Typical capacity1 | 180/300 GB with JJ/JR |
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| Up to 5.4 TB | Up to 1.87 PB |
| Up to 1.7 PB | Up to 18 TB |
| 900/1500 GB with JA/JW |
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| Up to 27 TB | Up to 9.3 PB |
| Up to 2.6 PB | Up to 54 TB (3 site GRID) |
| 2.1 TB with JB/JX |
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| Up to 37.8 TB | Up to 13.1 PB |
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Native | Up to 104 MBps |
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| Up to 208 MBps | Up to 19.2 TBps |
| Up to 4.8 GBps | Up to 600 MBps |
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Interface | 4 Gbps FC |
| 4 Gbps FC |
| 4 Gbps FC | 4 Gbps FC |
| 4 Gbps FC | 4 Gbps FC |
Supported tape | TS3400, TS3500, 3494*** |
| TS3400, TS3500, 3494*** |
| NA | NA |
| TS3500, TS3310, TS3200, TS3100, | TS3500, 3494*** |
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Platform | System p, System i, System x, System z; |
| System p, System i, System x, System z; |
| System p, System i, System x, System z, | System p, System i, System x, System z; |
| System p, System x, System z10, | System z |
support5 | Microsoft Windows; |
| Microsoft Windows; |
| Microsoft Windows, | Microsoft Windows; |
| System i11; Microsoft Windows; |
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| Linux | Linux |
| Sun Solaris; Linux |
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Application | A B C D E F G H J L7 |
| A B C D E F G H J L7 |
| A B C D E J | See drive |
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Media | Refer to Tape Media, page 8 |
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| Refer to Tape Media, page 8 | Refer to Tape Media, page 8 |
| NA | NA |
Warranty period | 1 year |
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| 1 year | 1 year |
| 1 year | 1 year |
Warranty type | Onsite Repair (24x7) |
| Onsite Repair (24x7) |
| Onsite Repair (24x7) | Onsite Repair (24x7) |
| Onsite Repair (24x7) | Onsite Repair (24x7) |
*Virtual resource specification
**for data replication only
***Product withdrawn from marketing
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: Typical compression for mainframe environments is 3:1; 2:1 for open systems (user results may vary) 2: Max number of 3592 cartridges decreases as tape drives are added 3: IBM AIX® 4.1.5 or later. 4: Load and search only 5: Server platforms with
6:The latest ISV support can be found in the connectivity section at
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