Table 6. Tape drives that are supported by the TS3500 Tape Library (continued)
Supported Tape Drives
Type of Drive
Speed of
Connectivity Native Data Rate Native Capacity
Other
Information
IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape
Drive
4 Gbps Fibre 100 MB/s
700 GB
4
(651.93
GiB)
500 GB
3
(465.66
GiB)
Also known as
the 3592 Model
E05
IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive
Model J1A
2 Gbps Fibre 40 MB/s
300 GB
(279.39 GiB)
Withdrawn from
marketing as of
September 2006
Notes:
1. In order to support Ultrium 5, TS1140, or later tape drives, all node cards in the library must be model
xx3-equivalent node cards. For node cards in model xx2 frames, this requires a xx3 model conversion OR the
enhanced node card(s) feature (FC 1700 or 1701).
2. In order to support Ultrium 6 tape drives, libraries with an L32 frame require enhanced grippers (FC 2205 or
2304).
3. JA/JW cartridge
4. JB/JX cartridge
5. JC/JY cartridge
You or your IBM service representative can update firmware for the LTO Ultrium 2
and newer Ultrium tape drives and all 3592 tape drives without scheduling
downtime. This enhancement is called a nondisruptive drive firmware update.Itis
available through the IBM System Storage Tape Library Specialist web interface
and (for IBM service representatives) through CETool, but is not supported by the
SCSI interface. For more information, go to the section about updating drive
firmware in the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS Operator Guide.
LTO Ultrium tape drives
There are six generations of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium tape drives. The
newest of these drives, the IBM System Storage TS1060 Tape Drive Model F6A, is a
dual-ported drive that facilitates 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity. This drive is
also known as the Ultrium 6 tape drive and is differentiated by its machine type
and model number 3588 F6A.
Note: In order to support Ultrium 5 and later tape drives, all node cards in the
library must be model xx3-equivalent node cards. For node cards in model xx2
frames, this requires an xx3 model conversion OR the enhanced node card(s)
freature (FC 1700 or 1701).
The six generations of LTO Ultrium drives are listed below:
v IBM System Storage TS1060 Tape Drive (8 Gbps, dual ports)
v IBM System Storage TS1050 Tape Drive (8 Gbps, dual ports)
v IBM System Storage TS1040 Tape Drive (4 Gbps, single port)
v IBM System Storage TS1030 Tape Drive Model F3B (4 Gbps, single port)
v IBM System Storage TS1030 Tape Drive Model F3A (2 Gbps, single port)
v IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive (2 Gbps, single port)
v IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 1 Tape Drive (1 Gbps, single port)
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