Tape Drive enhances capacity for S/390 and zSeries servers.
Press Release Summary:
TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 attaches to TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A and is supported in 3494 Tape Library or StorageTek Automated Cartridge System. With adjacent frame support in 3494, up to 12 drives can be attached to single Model A60 Controller. Drive offers 40 MB/sec native data rate, 300 GB native cartridge capacity, and dual ported, switched fabric, 2 Gbps fibre channel attachments.
Original Press Release:
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 Enhancements Support Attachment of the New 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive
At a glance
The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 has been enhanced to attach the new IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A. The 3592 Model J1A is designed to offer a dramatic improvement in performance, cartridge capacity, and attachment capability for Enterprise Class tape customers that currently use the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. Enhancements include:
o 40 MB/sec native data rate versus 14 MB/sec for the 3590 E or H Model
o 300 GB native cartridge capacity versus 60 GB for the 3590 H Model
o Dual ported switched fabric 2-Gbps Fibre Channel attachments
o Up to eight 3592 Tape Drives with an Model A60 Controller in the new IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library Expansion Frame 3494 Model D24
o Up to twelve 3592 Tape Drives attached to a single Model A60 Controller in a 3494 with adjacent frame support
o Support for capacity scaling with the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
New levels of performance and cartridge capacity will be available for S/390® and IBM zSeries® customers with the attachment of the new IBM TotalStorage(TM) Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller Model A60 .
The new 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive is designed for automation and will be supported with the 3590 Model A60 Controller in the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494 and StorageTek Automated Cartridge System (ACS) solutions. If you require a stand-alone drive outside of a library, the 3592 Model J1A will also be available for installation in a stand-alone rack with the 3590 Model A60.
The new 3592 Model J1A has a new high-technology design that increases the native data rate to up to 40 MB/sec versus the 14 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 E or H Model Tape Drives or the 9 MB/sec data rate of the 3590 B Model Tape Drive. With the use of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592, the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive provides a native cartridge capacity of 300 GB, five times more than the maximum capacity of the 3590 H Model Tape Drive. The form factor of the 3592 cartridge allows it to be used in 3494 or StorageTek Silo solutions. The smaller size of the 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive enables more drives to be installed in a rack or frame than with the 3590 Tape Drive. With adjacent frame support in the 3494, up to twelve drives can be attached to a single Model A60 Controller. The 3590 Model A60 attaches to ESCON® and FICON(TM) channels of select S/390 and zSeries servers.
The 3592 Model J1A attached to a 3590 Model A60 is designed to allow an application to issue a command to scale an individual tape cartridge to 60 GB. Supported environments include OS/390® and z/OS® with DFSMShsm(TM) and DFSMSdfp(TM) OAM. The effect of capacity scaling to 60 GB capacity is to reduce the average locate time to a random record (from load point) to less than 30% of the normal locate time.
Key prerequisites
The 3590 Model A60 Controller can attach the new Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A for connection to ESCON and FICON channels on selected S/390 and zSeries servers with the appropriate levels of system software. An IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch 2109 Model F16 or S16 is required to attach the 3592 Tape Drives to the 3590 Model A60. Additional features may be required on the Model A60 or automation frames.
Planned availability date
October 31, 2003
Description
The Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 will now attach the Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A which is designed to provide new levels of performance, cartridge capacity, and attachment capability for S/390 and zSeries customers.
The new Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 Model J1A with the 3590 Model A60 can attach to ESCON and FICON channels on selected S/390 and zSeries servers. The 3592 Model J1A with the 3590 Model A60 is supported in a 3494 Tape Library or StorageTek 9310 PowderHorn tape library. For customers that require a stand-alone drive outside of a library, the 3592 Model J1A will also be available for installation in a stand-alone rack with the 3590 Model A60.
