Table 9: Model EH8/55F enhancements to Model EH7 (continued)
Available MES upgrade from EH7 to EH8/55F
Table 7 on page 19 provides a summary of the support and attachment capabilities of the drive models.
Table 10: 3592 drive attachment capabilities
Capability EH7 EH8 55F 60F
Allows dual port, 1 Gbps Fibre Channel
attachment
X X X
Allows dual port, 2 Gbps Fibre Channel
attachment
X X X
Allows dual port, 4 Gbps Fibre Channel
attachment
X X X X
Allows dual port, 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
attachment
X X X X
Allows dual port, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel
attachment
X
Includes front Ethernet port for tasks
such as service, downloading memory
dumps, and uploading microcode
X X X X
Supported by the IBM TS4500 tape
library (IBM 3584).
X X X X
Supported in stand-alone rack
installations
X X X X
Each 3592 drive canister is a single FRU. After the drive is varied offline to the host, each drive canister
can be removed and replaced with power ON (hot-pluggable), with minimal impact to customer
operations. Power to the drive canisters is supplied by two redundant DC power supplies. If one power
supply fails, another provides shared power until the failed supply is replaced. Each power supply is
individually hot-pluggable.
Table 11 on page 20 lists the minimum installation congurations.
Table 11: Minimum installation
conguration
Installation Minimum conguration
Rack Installation One enclosure, one drive canister, and two power
supplies
The 3592 tape drives are installed in a rack environment, and can be mixed with EH7, EH8, 55F, and 60F
drives.
RAS characteristics
RAS is an abbreviated IBM term for the product design characteristics of Reliability, Availability, and
Serviceability.
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