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TS4500 R1 DSTNew models and Features

Juli, 2014

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• Announcement information• TS4500 Library Models and Features• LTO 5/6 & TS1140 HD2 Drive Models and Features• Configuration hints and eConfig highlights

Agenda

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IBM TS4500 tape library offers new models and enhancements

IBM TS1050 and TS1060 Tape Drive Models F5C and F6C

IBM TS1140 Tape Drive Model EH7 delivers HD2 compatibility for installation in TS4500 Tape Libraries

Announce: May 19, 2014

General Availability: Jun 13Jun 13, 2014

RFA 58785

RFA 58778

RFA 58780South Korea, Russia and Argentina GA Jul 25, 2014

Registration refers to the original order. Renewals are purchased BEFORE license expiration. The After License comes into play if the customer has let their registration/renewal expire before a new renewal is placed (inflicting a price penalty for "reinstating" the license/support).

Announcement information

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TS4500 R1 Library Models and Features

• New High Density L and D frames for LTO & 3592

– Models L55, D55, S55, L25, D25, S25, TR1

• New 3592 HD2 Drive Model Number – 3592 model EH7

• New 3588 HD2 Drives Model Number– 3588 models F5C/F6C

L-frameL-frame D-frameD-frameBase unitElectronics Robotics & pickerTape DrivesCartridges

Base unitElectronics Robotics & pickerTape DrivesCartridges

ExpansionTape DrivesCartridges


S-frameS-frameExpansionCartridgesExpansionCartridges

TR1-RackTR1-Rack10U of rack space above each TS3500 or TS4500 library frame

10U of rack space above each TS3500 or TS4500 library frame

L-frameL-frameBase unitElectronics Robotics & pickerTape DrivesCartridges


L-frameL-frameBase unitElectronics Robotics & pickerTape DrivesCartridges


D-frameD-frameExpansionTape DrivesCartridges


D-frameD-frame S-frameS-frameExpansionCartridgesExpansionCartridges

S-frameS-frameExpansionCartridgesExpansionCartridges



• Support for drive model conversion to new model HD2 drives:– 3588 F5A-to-F5C model conversion– 3588 F6A-to-F6C model conversion– 3592 E07-to-EH7 model conversion– NOTE: Can upgrade either 3592 drive generation or 3592 drive packaging, but cannot upgrade

both 3592 E06-to-EH7

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New feature numbers for TS4500 R1

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Drive feature numbers for TS4500 R1

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Configuration hints and eConfig highlights

• To configure a TS4500 on eConfig follow these steps:– Change each model to the xx5 model and update the pricing– Features Lx3-165x, 169x, Lx3-27xx and Lx3-5512 feature codes are now

standard in Lx5 models– Replace xx3-151x mounting kit feature codes with xx5-152x Quad Drive

Mounting Kits at a rate of one 152x for every four 151x– Remove all xx3-1461 feature codes (second patch panel cable now included

with xx5-152x mounting kits)– Replace Dx3-1451 with Dx5-1450– Replace Dx3-1655/1656 with Dx5-1652 (36/32 additional I/O slots instead of

64 additional)– Add Lx5-1460 if you have expansion frames– Convert 3592 model E07 to 3592 model EH7– Convert 3588 (LTO) model FxA to 3588 model FxC

• Optionally add HD CoD feature codes 1647-1650 to add additional licensed capacity to Lx5 and Dx5 models

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Configuration hints and eConfig highlights

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IMC end panel must be installed in a frame that contains an LCC or is adjacent to a frame that contains an LCC

IMC end panel must be installed in a frame that contains an LCC or is adjacent to a frame that contains an LCC

New check-box to depict left most frame (frame 1)New check-box to depict left most frame (frame 1)

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Setting the Sx5 as Frame 1 in library string configuration is preferred since Lx5 can host up to 16 drives. A Lx5-Sx5 configuration would host up to 12 drives ity

Setting the Sx5 as Frame 1 in library string configuration is preferred since Lx5 can host up to 16 drives. A Lx5-Sx5 configuration would host up to 12 drives ity

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