Contents
Homologation statement ....... iii
Figures .............. vii
Tables ............... ix
Send us your feedback ........ xi
Safety and environmental notices ... xiii
Safety notices ............. xiii
Environmental notices .......... xiv
Publication description........ xv
Who should read this book ......... xv
Terminology .............. xv
Related information ........... xv
Publications about the TS4500 tape library ... xv
IBM i, System i, and i5/OS source ..... xvi
IBM Power Systems and System p source ... xvi
IBM System z source .......... xvi
Authorized suppliers of bar code labels.... xvi
Data storage values ........... xvii
Chapter 1. Overview ......... 1
Introduction to the IBM TS4500 tape library .... 1
Structure of the TS4500 tape library....... 5
High-density technology ......... 7
Top rack ............... 8
Dual accessors and integrated Service Bays ... 9
Components of the TS4500 tape library .... 11
Supported tape drives ........... 18
LTO tape drives ............ 19
3592 tape drives ............ 21
Physical and logical addresses of drives .... 24
Control path drives........... 25
Methods of cleaning drives ........ 25
Supported tape cartridges ......... 26
Automatic media verification ........ 27
Elastic capacity ............. 28
TS7700 backend switch support ....... 32
Mixed drives in frames .......... 32
Mixed media in drives........... 32
Mixed drives in a logical library ....... 35
Supported device drivers .......... 36
Communication with TSLM ........ 36
Compatible servers and software ....... 37
Attachment interfaces ........... 37
Fibre Channel interface ......... 38
Library sharing ............. 39
Multipath architecture .......... 42
Multiple logical libraries ......... 42
Multiple control paths .......... 43
Advanced Library Management System ..... 44
Storage slot pooling .......... 45
Transparent addition or removal of storage
capacity .............. 45
Configuration of storage capacity without
disruption .............. 46
Virtual I/O slots............ 46
Power structure of the TS4500 tape library .... 46
TS4500 frame control assembly (FCA) .... 46
Control path failover, data path failover, and load
balancing ............... 47
Library Control Card failover ........ 48
SNMP configuration query ......... 49
VOLSER ranges ............. 49
Increasing capacity ............ 50
Intermediate and Base Capacity on Demand .. 50
High-Density Capacity on Demand ..... 50
TS4500 command-line interface ........ 51
Remote support ............. 51
Remote support through a system console ... 52
Remote support security ......... 54
Alerts and logging ............ 58
TapeAlert support ........... 58
SNMP messaging ........... 59
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) functions ...... 61
Remote authentication ........... 61
IPv6 functionality ............ 62
IPv4 and IPv6 address formats ....... 62
Drive performance ............ 65
Library performance ........... 67
Inventory times ............ 68
Mount performance .......... 69
Chapter 2. Planning ......... 71
Height and length of the frames of the library ... 71
Frame model physical specifications ...... 71
Physical specifications for Models L25 and D25 71
Physical specifications for Models L55 and D55 72
Physical specifications for Model S25 ..... 73
Physical specifications for Model S55 ..... 73
Library placement ............ 74
Floor requirements ............ 74
Delivery route ............. 75
Security ............... 75
Move restraints ............. 76
Additional library grounding (bonding) ..... 77
Clearance specifications for the library ..... 77
Cable routing.............. 80
Network connections ........... 82
Web cameras .............. 83
Fire suppression ............. 84
Environmental specifications ........ 86
Acoustical specifications .......... 87
Acoustical specifications for models L25, D25,
L55, and D55 ............. 87
Air Flow ............... 88
Powering the components within the frame ... 89
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