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IBM 3592 Tape Cartridges are designed to work with the first-generation IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A (3592 J1A tape drive) and the second-generation IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive (3592 E05 tape drive).
Cartridges are available in three lengths and in either re-writeable or WORM formats. The short length 3592 JJ/JR cartridges provide rapid access to data and the standard length 3592 JA/JW cartridges provide high capacity. The 3592 Extended Data JB and Extended WORM JX 700GB high capacity cartridges support TS1120 tape drives only.
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| 3592 J1A Tape Drive |
Overview
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 surpasses the capabilities of its predecessors by providing up to 5 times the capacity and 2.5 times the data transfer rates of the IBM 3590 series. The 3592 uses cartridges with up to 300GB physical capacity (up to 900GB with 3:1 compression), allowing more data to be stored on fewer tapes, which can help reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) as well as floor-space requirements and cartridge handling time. In automated tape systems, the cartridge handling time can translate to improved automation slot utilization.
In addition to increased capacity over earlier enterprise tape drives, the 3592 provides up to a 40MB/sec native data transfer rate. This improved throughput can help shorten data access time as well as reduce backup and recovery times-enhancing productivity in the data center. By providing faster data access, the 3592 can help address common storage-related issues such as reducing batch windows and the need for high application availability |
Highlights:
- Offers native data transfer rate of up to 40MB/sec
- Offers native cartridge physical capacity of up to 300GB (up to 900GB with 3:1 compression)
- Supports wide variety of platforms, including IBM AIX, OS/390, OS/400, VSE/ESA , z/OS and z/VM operating systems; Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 operating systems; and Linux, HP-UX and Sun Solaris operating systems
- Can integrate into many existing tape automation systems such as the IBM Enterprise Tape Library 3494 and StorageTek 9310 Powderhorn Tape Library
- Offers high capacity in a small form factor, helping reduce data center floor-space requirements
- Designed to support reliability and availability with redundant power supplies that offer automatic failover
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| TS1120 Tape Drive (3592 E05) |
Overview:
The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive Model E05 (machine type 3592, model E05) is supported for integration in the IBM TotalStorage ® Tape Libraries, Virtual Tape Servers (VTS), and tape controllers. The TS1120 Tape Drive is designed to provide higher levels of performance, reliability, and cartridge capacity than the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A. The TS1120 E05 Tape Drive can help address the needs of tape customers across a broad range of computing environments. A 4 Gb Fibre Channel Switch feature is also available with its integrated support in the IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Controller Model J70, the IBM TotalStorage 3953 Library Manager Frame Model F05, and the IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library Model D22.
The TS1120 E05 Tape Drive has a dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel interface for Fibre Channel attachment to host systems or a switched fabric environment. It has a high-technology design that increases the native data rate to up to 100 MB/sec, 2.5 times the 40 MB/sec data rate of the 3592 Model J1A, and over 7 times the 14 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 E or H Models.
With the use of the IBM TotalStorage Tape Data Cartridge 3592, the TS1120 Model E05 can format a cartridge uncompressed up to 500 GB (1.5 TB with 3:1 compression), 1.6 times the maximum capacity of the 3592 Model J1A and eight times more than the maximum capacity of a 3590 H Model. The TS1120 E05 is designed for automation and uses a tape cartridge with a form factor similar to the 3590 tape cartridges, which allows it to be used in the IBM TotalStorage 3584 and 3494 Tape Libraries, and StorageTek Automated Cartridge System (ACS) solutions. It is also available for installation in a stand-alone rack. TS1120 E05 Tape Drives attached to a 3494 VTS Model B10 or B20 will operate in J1A emulation mode.
The TS1120 E05 is designed to support capacity scaling of JA tape cartridges to 100 GB. Capacity scaling allows the utilized length of tape to be logically shortened, allowing improved data access times in trade-off for reduced capacity. The tapes can subsequently be scaled back to full capacity as needed. Multiple scale settings are supported on the E05 drive including a 100 GB, 20% scaled JA cartridge. Additional enhancements have been made to the TS1120 E05 Tape Drive to help improve availability, performance, and capacity. |
Highlights:
- Offers native data transfer rate of up to 100MB/sec
- High performance with data transfer rate up to 260 MBps with 3:1 compression
- Offers native cartridge physical capacity of up to 500GB (up to 1.5TB with 3:1 compression)
- 700GB capacity using JB/JX media
- 300/500GB capacity using JA/JW media
- 60/100GB capacity using JJ/JR media
- Supports wide variety of platforms, including IBM AIX, OS/390, OS/400, VSE/ESA , z/OS and z/VM operating systems; Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 operating systems; and Linux, HP-UX and Sun Solaris operating systems
- Can integrate into many existing tape automation systems such as the IBM Enterprise Tape Library 3584, 3494 and StorageTek 9310 Powderhorn Tape Library
- Offers high capacity in a small form factor, helping reduce data center floor-space requirements
- Supports Encryption and Key Management
- IBM System i™, System p™, System z™ and System x™ support
- Designed to support reliability and availability with redundant power supplies that offer automatic failover
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