IBM TS4500 User Manual

Table 5. TS4500 tape library frame models
Frame
Model
Type
Media
type
Capacity
Other
Frame
Position 1
Frame
Position 2+
L25 Base frame 3592 Up to 12
tape drives
and 550
storage slots
Up to 16 tape
drives and
660 storage
slots
v Equipped with two 16
slot I/O stations
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
L55 Base frame LTO Up to 12
tape drives
and 730
storage slots
Up to 16 tape
drives and
882 storage
slots
v Equipped with two 18
slot I/O stations
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
D25 Expansion
frame
3592 Up to 12
tape drives
and 590
storage slots
Up to 16 tape
drives and
740 storage
slots
v Optionally equipped
with two 16 slot I/O
stations
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
v Limited to any
combination of 7 D25
and D55 frames
D55 Expansion
frame
LTO Up to 12
tape drives
and 774
storage slots
Up to 16 tape
drives and
970 storage
slots
v Optionally equipped
with two 18 slot I/O
stations
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
v Limited to any
combination of 7 D25
and D55 frames
S25 Storage-
only
expansion
frame
3592 798 storage
slots
1000 storage
slots
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
S55 Storage-
only
expansion
frame
LTO 1054 storage
slots
1320 storage
slots
v Optionally equipped
with top rack (Model
TR1)
S24 Storage-
only
expansion
frame
3592 Unsupported 1000 storage
slots
v Requires a TS4500
control upgrade
v Cannot be installed to
the left of an Lx5 frame,
or at the end of a
library string
S54 Storage-
only
expansion
frame
LTO Unsupported 1320 storage
slots
v Requires a TS4500
control upgrade
v Cannot be installed to
the left of an Lx5 frame,
or at the end of a
library string
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IBM TS4500 Specifications

General

Model	IBM TS4500
Type	Tape Library
Form Factor	Rack-mounted
Interface	Fibre Channel
Encryption	Yes
Drive Technology	LTO Ultrium 8, LTO Ultrium 7
Tape Formats Supported	LTO
Management Interface	Web-based GUI