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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
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3592 3592 3577 3584 Virtualization Engine
Product TS1120 TS1120 TS3400 TS3500 TS7530 TS7740
Machine Type
model
3592
E05
3592
C06
3577
L5U
3584
L23
D23
3954
CV7 (requires additional machine types
and models)
3957
V06 (requires additional machine types
and models)
Product
strengths
Multiplatform support
High performance
High capacity
Data protection
System z attachment of TS1120 drives
High performance
Compact format
Operates in library or autoloader mode
Multiplatform support
Advanced management
Scalable
Reduces backup window
Reduces recovery time
High capacity
Increases performance
Scalable
Helps reduce cost
Number of drives 1 1–12 1–2 1–192 Up to 1024 (1 node)*
Up to 4096 (4 node)*
Up to 128*
Up to 768* (3 site GRID)
WORM/
Encryption
yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes no/yes no/no
Number of
cartridges
NA NA 18 6260
2
Up to 64,000 (1 node)*
Up to 256,000 (4 node)*
Up to 1,000,000*
Native capacity 60/100 GB (JJ/JR media)
300/500 GB (JA/JW media)
700 GB (JB/JX media)
NA Up to 1.8TB
Up to 9TB
Up to 12.6TB
Up to 626TB
Up to 3.1 PB
Up to 4.3 PB
Up to 1.7 PB Up to 6 TB
Up to 18 TB (3 site GRID)
Typical capacity
1
180/300 GB with JJ/JR
900/1500 GB with JA/JW
2.1TB with JB/JX
NA Up to 5.4TB
Up to 27TB
Up to 37.8TB
Up to 1.87 PB
Up to 9.3 PB
Up to 13.1 PB
Up to 1.7 PB
Up to 2.6 PB
Up to 18 TB
Up to 54 TB (3 site GRID)
Native
performance
Up to 104 MBps Varies
8
Up to 208 MBps Up to 19.2TBps Up to 4.8 GBps Up to 600 MBps
Interface 4Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC
Supported tape
library
TS3400,TS3500,3494*** TS3400,TS3500,3494*** NA NA TS3500, TS3310,TS3200,TS3100,
3494***
TS3500, 3494***
Platform
support
5
System p, System i, System x,System z;
MicrosoftWindows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i, System x,System z;
MicrosoftWindows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i, System x,System z,
Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Sun Solaris,
Linux
System p, System i, System x,System z;
MicrosoftWindows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System x, System z
10
,
System i
11
; MicrosoftWindows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System z
Application
support
6
A B C D E F G H J L
7
A B C D E F G H J L
7
A B C D E J See drive A, B E
Media Refer to Tape Media,page 8 NA Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 NA NA
Warranty period 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
* Virtual resource specification
** for data replication only
*** Product withdrawn from marketing
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel,X = Extended length cartridge,IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Typical compression for mainframe environments is 3:1; 2:1 for open systems (user results may vary) 2: Max number of 3592 cartridges decreases as tape drives are added 3: IBMAIX® 4.1.5 or later.4: Load and search only 5: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability,model- and feature-dependent.
6: The latest ISV support can be found in the connectivity section at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/library.html#compatibility. 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C = Symantec VERITAS
Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker,E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector,G = CommVault Galaxy,H = BakBone NetVault,I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L =Help/Systems Robot/Save,M = LXI Media Management. 8: Performance varies by environment 10: Applies to Linux
on System z using FCP 11: Requires RPQ 12: EE=Enterprise Edition LE=Limited Edition