IBM 3592 User Manual

Contents
Read this rst........................................................................................................ii
How to use this information.........................................................................................................................ii
Feedback...................................................................................................................................................... ii
List of Figures........................................................................................................ x
List of Tables.......................................................................................................xiii
Preface.............................................................................................................xviii
Related information................................................................................................................................. xviii
3584 information............................................................................................................................... xviii
Fibre Channel attachment information .............................................................................................xviii
Website information...........................................................................................................................xviii
Chapter 1. Start.....................................................................................................1
Maintenance starting point..........................................................................................................................1
FID entry point............................................................................................................................................. 6
Attention Drive (ATTN DRV) messages......................................................................................................11
TapeAlert reporting....................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 2. Introduction....................................................................................... 19
3592 introduction...................................................................................................................................... 19
RAS characteristics....................................................................................................................................20
Reliability..............................................................................................................................................21
Availability............................................................................................................................................ 21
Serviceability........................................................................................................................................ 21
Maintenance strategy................................................................................................................................ 22
FID strategy................................................................................................................................................22
Host messages...........................................................................................................................................22
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)................................................................................... 23
Device characteristics................................................................................................................................24
Fibre Channel connectivity ..................................................................................................................24
Tape cartridge............................................................................................................................................ 25
Cartridge type indicator........................................................................................................................25
3592 data tape cartridge..................................................................................................................... 25
Cartridge capacity scaling....................................................................................................................27
Cartridge memory (CM)........................................................................................................................27
Write-once read-many (WORM)................................................................................................................ 27
Tape drive...................................................................................................................................................28
Drive layout................................................................................................................................................ 28
Operator bezel......................................................................................................................................28
Drive rear layout................................................................................................................................... 30
Power supplies...........................................................................................................................................32
Power switch and power sequence..................................................................................................... 34
Power cords..........................................................................................................................................34
Power specications............................................................................................................................ 34
Redundant power.................................................................................................................................35
Subsystem initialization.............................................................................................................................35
Initial microprogram load (IML)...........................................................................................................35
Power sequencing................................................................................................................................ 35
Subsystem diagnostic tests................................................................................................................. 35
Field microcode update.............................................................................................................................35
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IBM 3592 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	3592
Category	Storage
Language	English