IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader supports IBM LTO
Ultrium 4 and 3 SAS Half-High Tape Drives (Express Seller)
IBM Canada Ltd.
Hardware Announcement A08-1005
August 26, 2008
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The IBM® System
Storagetm TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express Seller includes:
- Ultrium 4 SAS Tape Drives with a native data transfer rate of up to 120
MB/sec based on the 800 GB native physical capacity of the IBM LTO Ultrium
4 tape cartridge.
- Ultrium 3 SAS Tape Drives with a data transfer rate of up to 60 MB/sec
based on the 400 GB native physical capacity of the IBM LTO Ultrium 3 tape cartridge.
- An entry level and compact tape library that is designed for high capacity,
high performance, and high reliability.
- Removable magazine, providing nine cartridge slots, including a single
I/O station.
- Bar code reader that is standard and allows you to operate the TS2900
in sequential or random access mode.
- Remote management capabilities to allow for remote administration of the
TS2900 through a Web interface.
- Optional features such as rack mount kits and additional cartridge magazines.
- Systems Managed and Library Managed Encryption on LTO Ultrium 4 SAS Tape
Drives with a Transparent LTO Encryption feature (SEO/part number 45E3797).
- Adherence to LTO specifications.
IBM Direct
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner,
or IBM Americas
Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
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The new IBM System
Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express Seller (machine type 3572)
is designed to offer IBM tape reliability, density, and performance for entry-level
and compact tape libraries at a cost effective price in open system environments.
The TS2900 is part of the IBM System Storage tape library family of offerings.
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express Seller model, with a capacity of nine
cartridges and employing IBM's patented high density (HD) slot technology,
is pre-bundled with deskside covers and can contain either a single IBM LTO Ultrium
4 Half-High SAS Tape Drive (SEO/part number 3572S4E) or an IBM LTO Ultrium
3 Half-High SAS Tape Drive (SEO/part number 3572S3E) in a 1U form factor height.
The TS2900 provides a native data transfer rate of up to 120 MB/sec with
the LTO Ultrium 4 Half-High Tape Drive and based on the 800 GB native physical
capacity with the IBM LTO Ultrium 4 tape cartridge, or up to 60 MB/sec
with the LTO Ultrium 3 Half-High Tape Drive and based on the 400 GB native
physical capacity with the IBM LTO Ultrium 3 tape cartridge. LTO Ultrium 4 Tape
Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridges and can read Ultrium
2 data cartridges. LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium
2 cartridges and can read LTO Ultrium 1 cartridges.
The TS2900 comes standard with a bar code reader and a removable magazine
and provides nine cartridge slots, including a single I/O station. It has
remote management capabilities to allow for remote administration of the TS2900
through a Web interface. The TS2900 can be configured to run in sequential
(autoloader) or random (library) access mode. A rack mount kit (SEO/part number
45E3785) and additional optional cartridge magazines (SEO/part number 45E3793)
are available for the TS2900.
IBM Ultrium
4 SAS tape drives are encryption capable and will support Transparent LTO
Encryption (SEO/part number 45E3797) to deliver advanced Systems Managed and
Library Managed Encryption through a Web-based delivery system. Transparent
LTO Encryption is enabled through a license key Encryption Key Manager for
LTO Ultrium 4 SAS drives.
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Appropriate levels of host software are required to attach the TS2900 Tape
Autoloader with the IBM LTO Ultrium 4 or IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drives to selected IBM System
ptm servers that support AIX® and Linux® operating systems to IBM System xtm servers
that support Linux and Windows® operating
systems and to Sun Solaris SPARC servers. Refer to the Software requirements section
for details.
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The new IBM System
Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express Seller (machine type 3572) is
an entry-level, compact 1U library (autoloader) that is designed to offer IBM tape
reliability, density, and performance for entry-level and compact tape libraries
at a cost effective price in open system environments.
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express Seller model is pre-bundled with deskside
covers and can contain either a single IBM LTO Ultrium 4 Half-High SAS Tape Drive
(SEO/part number 3572S4E) or an IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Half-High SAS Tape Drive
(SEO/part number 3572S3E) in a 1U form factor height.
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader is designed to provide:
- Support for Ultrium 4 tape drive encryption, which includes Application
Managed Encryption, System Managed Encryption, and Library Managed Encryption.
Transparent LTO Encryption is available as SEO/part number 45E3797 for LTO
Ultrium 4 SAS tape drives.
- A single I/O station to help support continuous library operations, while
importing and exporting media, and designed for little or no disruption to
library operation.
- Remote management capabilities to allow for remote administration of the
tape library through a Web interface.
- One removable magazine that houses nine data cartridges. This helps allow
for quick population of the tape library, as well as eases storage needs for
media. You may order additional magazines as an option (SEO/part number 45E3793).
- A standard bar code reader that allows you to operate the TS2900 in sequential
(autoloader) or random (library) access mode with labeled media. Labeled
Ultrium 4 media can be ordered as part number 95P4278, or through IBM Media
at 888-IBM-MEDIA (426-6334). Refer to the Supplies section
for additional information or contact your local IBM representative.
- Optional rack-mount kits, deskside covers, and additional cartridge magazines.
- Increased performance, which allows maximum tape drive throughput native
data rate performance of up to 120 MB/sec for IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drives. Data tracks are
written 16 at a time.
- A 3 Gbps SAS attachment for connection to selected IBM System p servers that support AIX and Linux operating
systems, IBM System
x servers that support Linux and Windows operating systems, and Sun Solaris
Sparc servers.
- Support for mixed media and IBM Ultrium 3 and 4 WORM media. IBM Ultrium 4
tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges, can read and
write LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges at original Ultrium 3 capacities, and
can also read LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges with improved data rates. IBM Ultrium
3 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges at original
Ultrium 2 capacities, and can also read LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges with
improved data rates of up to 20 MB/second native data transfer rate (40 MB/second
with 2:1 compression). Ultrium 4 tape drives cannot read Ultrium 1 tapes.
- IBM Ultrium
4 800 GB and Ultrium 3 400 GB Tape Cartridges that are designed for applications
such as archiving and data retention as well as those applications requiring
an audit trail. IBM Ultrium
800 or 400 GB Tape Cartridges can be ordered as unique 3589 models with the
following features:
- Pre-labeling, with the ability to specify a starting volume serial and
colour-coding
- Packaging in individual jewel cases or in bulk
- Cartridge memory, built into every cartridge helps to enhance functionality
and media reliability by storing access history and media performance information
for use by the tape drive every time the cartridge is accessed
The TS2900 is suitable for use in network-attached storage implementations,
such as backups and mass storage archives where multiterabyte capacities are
required. Storage and tape management is provided by software such as Tivoli® Storage
Manager and other compatible software offerings.
Note: Although the Ultrium 3 and 4 Tape Drive provide the capability
for excellent tape performance, other components of the system may limit the
actual performance achieved. Also, although the compression technology used
in the tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can be stored
on the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive
to the characteristics of the data being compressed.
Proven IBM LTO
Ultrium features in IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives:
- Dual-stage 16-channel head actuator: The actuator is designed to provide
precision head alignment to help support higher track density and improved
data integrity.
- Servo and track layout technology: There are 896 data tracks in Ultrium
4 and 704 data tracks in Ultrium 3. The high-bandwidth servo system features
a low-mass servo to help more effectively track servo bands and helps improve
data throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal shock and vibration
environments.
- Surface Control Guiding Mechanism: IBM's patented Surface Control Guiding
Mechanism is designed to guide the tape along the tape path in the Ultrium
4 Tape Drive. This method is designed to use the surface of the tape, rather
than the edges, to control tape motion. This helps reduce tape damage (especially
to the edges of the tape) and tape debris, which comes from the damaged edges
and can accumulate in the head area.
- Magneto Resistive (MR) head design: Use of flat lap head technology in
MR heads for the drive helps minimize contact, debris accumulation, and wear
on the tape as it moves over the read/write heads.
- Digital speed matching - The Ultrium 4 Tape Drive is designed to perform
dynamic speed matching (at one of six speeds: 30, 48, 66, 84, 103, or 120
MB/sec) to adjust the drive's native data rate as closely as possible to the
net host data rate (after data compressibility has been factored out). This
helps reduce the number of backhitch repositions and improve throughput performance.
Speed matching on Ultrium 4 ranges from 30 to 120 MB/sec versus 30 to 80
MB/sec on Ultrium 3.
- Separate writing of multiple filemarks: Separate writing of multiple
filemarks is designed to evoke any write command of two or more filemarks
to cause a separate data set to be written containing all filemarks after
the first. It helps improve performance if a subsequent append overwrites
somewhere after the first filemark. This change helps prevent having to rewrite
data sets containing customer data and the first filemark if such an append
occurs.
- LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC): The Ultrium 3 and 4 Tape Drives use LTO-DC,
which is an implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression
algorithm. LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC)
and an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. IBM's
patented "Scheme-Swapping" compression is designed to look ahead at incoming
data and determine the most efficient storage method (either ALDC or pass-through
mode) to help optimize data compression and increase data throughput.
- LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM): Contained within the LTO Ultrium data
cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage device
that is physically a part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is designed to hold
information about that specific cartridge, the media in the cartridge, and
the data on the media. The storage capacity of the LTO-CM is 8 KB. Communication
between the drive and the LTO-CM is via a low-level RF field transmitted by
the drive to the cartridge.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing
details on accessibility compliance can be requested at
- http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
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As you compare competitive tape solutions, consider:
- Server environment attachment
- Capacity and performance requirements
- Data protection, reliability, and availability
- Storage usage and application requirements
- Affordability
- Loyalty to legacy or existing tape formats
- Work environment that has limited space
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader and storage management applications help address
these requirements and constitute a functionally rich tape storage solution
incorporating half-high LTO Ultrium tape technology. The autoloader is designed
for flexibility of tape library management, and unattended save and restore
operations. The TS2900 is an ideal solution if you use low-end tape or require
a larger capacity or higher performance tape backup with or without random
access. The TS2900 is an excellent choice for tape automation for System x, BladeCenter®,
Power Systems, Linux, and Windows servers.
The TS2900 offers one IBM Ultrium 4 Half-High SAS Tape Drive or IBM LTO Ultrium
3 Half-High SAS Tape Drive, nine cartridge slots, (including one-cartridge
I/O station) with a physical capacity of 14.4 TB (with 2:1 compression) or
7.2 TB native.
The TS2900 is designed as a solution to growing storage requirements and
shrinking backup windows in rack systems environments, and is part of a family
of entry IBM System
Storage LTO Ultrium tape products. These products constitute IBM Half-High
LTO tape storage solutions and target those with existing entry LTO drives
or those requiring higher performance automated tape backup from a different
entry tape format than what is currently being used.
For capacity requirements less than 7.2 TB (native), the IBM System Storage TS2230
or TS2240 Tape Drives should be considered.
For capacity requirements above 15 TB, but yet with an entry-level automation
need, the IBM System
Storage TS3100 Tape Library should be considered with its one or two IBM Half-High
LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drives and 24-cartridge capacity.
For capacity requirements greater than 40 TB (compressed) with drives and
cartridge capacity scalability, the IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
should be considered. Customers can tailor the TS3200 Tape Library to accommodate
up to four IBM Half-High
LTO Ultrium tape drives, with a 48-cartridge capacity.
For larger, more demanding backup and restore requirements, IBM System Storage offers
a complete line of Full-High LTO tape drives and automation.
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Single Entity Offerings (SEOs)
Machine SEO
Description type Model number
TS2900 Tape Autoloader Model with 3572 S4H 3572S4E
LTO 4 HH SAS Tape Drive &
Deskside Covers
TS2900 Tape Autoloader Model with 3572 S3H 3572S3E
LTO 3 HH SAS Tape Drive &
Deskside Covers
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The following publications are shipped with the product. Additional copies
will be available.
Title Order number
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader GC27-2212
Setup, Operator, and Service Guide
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader GA76-0423
Installation Quick Reference Guide
IBM System Storage Translated Safety Notices GA32-0598
Multi-language Statement of Limited Warranty GA32-0596
The publications, along with the following publication, will be available
at
- http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/publications/servlet/pbi.wss
- http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage
Title Order number
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader GC27-2211
SCSI Reference
The following device driver publication is also available at
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Doc/IBM_Tape_Driver_IUG.pdf
Title Order number
IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation GC27-2130
and User's Guide
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Operating environment
- Temperature: 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F)
- Relative humidity: 10 to 90%
- Wet bulb (caloric value): 26 degrees C
- Electrical power:
- (100 V ac) 1.3 amps
- (240 V ac) 0.7 amps
- Noise level: 6.3 Bels Sound Power Level Idle
- Leakage and starting current: 3.5mA or less
Hardware requirements
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader can contain either a single IBM LTO Ultrium
4 Half-High SAS Tape Drive or an IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Half-High SAS Tape Drive
in a IU form factor height.
The TS2900 will attach to selected IBM System p servers that support AIX and Linux operating
systems, IBM System
x servers that support Linux and Windows operating systems, and Sun Sparc
servers.
A current list of supported open system configurations is available at
- http://www.ibm.com/storage/tape/lto
Select the model, "Product Details," then "Independent Software Vendor
(ISV) matrix for LTO" for the product.
Cables: A SAS cable is required to attach the TS2900 to a server
host bus adapter. For the initial plant order, a SAS cable should be ordered.
SAS cables:
A SAS cable is required to attach the TS2900 to a host SAS adapter. SAS/Mini-SAS
cables provide attachment from HBA with SFF-8470 to drives with SFF-8088.
Mini-SAS/Mini-SAS cables provide attachment from HBA SFF-8088 to drives with
SFF-8088. At least one SAS cable should be specified on the initial plant
order.
The following cable options are available for SAS attachment:
- 95P4711 - 2.0 m SAS/Mini-SAS 1x Cable (host SFF-8470 to target SFF-8088)
- 95P4712 - 5.5 m SAS/Mini-SAS 1x Cable (host SFF-8470 to target SFF-8088)
- 95P4713 - 2.0 m Mini-SAS/Mini-SAS 1x Cable (host SFF-8088 to target SFF-8088)
- 95P4714 - 5.5 m Mini-SAS/Mini-SAS 1x Cable (host SFF-8088 to target SFF-8088)
Software requirements
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader is supported on the following operating systems
at the minimum levels indicated:
- AIX V5.3,
V6.1
- Microsoft® Windows 2003
(build 3790, or later)
- Linux distributions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (SLES 10)
- Sun (Sparc-based) Solaris 10
For a current list of host software versions and release levels that support
the TS2900, visit
- http://www-1.ibm.com/storage/tape/lto
Select the model, then "Product Details," "Independent Software Vendor
(ISV) matrix for LTO" for the product.
Tivoli Storage
Manager and other compatible software offerings can provide storage and tape
management software for the TS2900. Supporting software and applications must
be obtained separately from IBM, IBM Business Partners, or independent software vendors
(ISVs). A list of compatible software is available from your IBM representative
or at
- http://www-1.ibm.com/storage/tape/lto
Select the model, "Product Details," then "Independent Software Vendor
(ISV) matrix for LTO" for the product.
IBM continues
to work together with the ISVs to support the TS2900. Individual application
vendors should be contacted for specific information and availability dates.
LTO Ultrium 4 Encryption
Encryption for the TS2900 Tape Autoloader with a SAS version of the IBM LTO
Ultrium 4 Tape Drive is provided in various operating system environments.
Three modes of encryption management are supported:
- System Managed (available for AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows)
- Library Managed (available for AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows)
- Application Managed (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager)
The installation of a Ultrium 4 Tape Drive with encryption may require
code updates for System
p and supported open systems device drivers or storage management software.
An update of the open systems device drivers can be obtained via anonymous
FTP from
- http://ftp.software.ibm.com
Look under the directory storage/devdrvr.
For details on supported software versions and release levels for the Ultrium
4 Tape Drive, as well as hardware support information, refer to the following
Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/storage/tape
The IBM Encryption
Key Manager component for the Javatm platform is required for enabling System
Managed and Library Managed Encryption. To receive the Encryption Key Manager
to run on HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft Windows, the IBM TotalStorage® Productivity Centre
(TPC) Basic Edition (TPC Basic Edition replaces TPC Limited Edition) licensed
program product 5608-B01 is required. TPC Basic Edition electronic availability
via Passport
Advantage® and media availability via Passport Advantage and WTAAS
will include the IBM Encryption Key Manager component for the Java platform
to run on HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft Windows. Note that TPC Basic Edition
is a chargeable program product, whereas the previous TPC-Limited Edition
was a no-charge offering. Several maintenance options are also available
for ordering with the TPC Basic Edition.
For more information on ordering and pricing for TPC Basic Edition, licensed
program product 5608-B01, refer to U.S. Software Announcement, 207-263, (RFA
45981) dated October 23, 2007, or the announcement letter specific to your
geography. Additional information is also available at
- http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/software/center/index.html
System
p
System
p supports System Managed and Library Managed Encryption with IBM Ultrium 4
tape drives and the TS2900 Tape Autoloader, and Application Managed Encryption
with a supported software application.
AIX V5.3,
V6.1, or later, is required for System Managed, Library Managed, and Application
Managed Encryption.
System Managed Encryption with AIX requires:
- AIX V5.3,
V6.1, or later
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the AIX system.
- The IBM Tape
Device Driver be installed, updated, and utilized. It may be downloaded from
the following Web site
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/AIX/
Library Managed Encryption with AIX requires:
- AIX V5.3,
V6.1, or later
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- A TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Ultrium 4 tape drives and media
If the Encryption Key Manager is run on a System p server with AIX:
- AIX V5.3,
V6.1 or later is required
- One of the following IBM Java SDKs should be updated to include the
latest version of the Encryption Key Manager:
- Java SDK
5 (31-bit and 64-bit)
- Java SDK
1.4.2 (31-bit and 64-bit)
Updates to the AIX Java SDK may be obtained at
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/index.html
System
itm
The Encryption Key Manager is supported on i5/OS® V6R1, or later. If the Encryption
Key Manager component is run on i5/OS, then the following program product
is required:
- IBM Developer
Kit for Java - Java Developer Kit 5.0 (5722-JV1)
Linux
System
x and other Intel-based or AMD Opteron-based Linux servers and System p servers support System Managed
and Library Managed with IBM Ultrium 4 tape drives and the TS2900 Tape Autoloader,
and Application Managed Encryption with a supported software application.
System Managed Encryption with Linux requires:
- One of the following:
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the Linux system.
- The IBM Tape
Device Driver be installed, updated, and utilized. It may be downloaded from
the following Web site
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/
Library Managed Encryption with Linux requires:
- One of the following:
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- A TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Ultrium 4 tape drives and media
If the Encryption Key Manager is run on a server with Linux:
- One of the following is required:
- RHEL 4
- RHEL 5
- Novell SLES 9
- Novell SLES 10
- Asianux 2.0
- One of the following IBM Java SDKs should be updated to include the
latest version of the Encryption Key Manager:
- Java SDK
5 (31-bit and 64-bit)
- Java SDK
1.4.2 (31-bit and 64-bit)
Updates to the Linux Java SDK may be obtained at
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/index.html
Microsoft Windows
System
x and other Intel-based or AMD Opterson-based Windows servers support System Managed
and Library Managed Encryption with IBM Ultrium 4 tape drives and the TS2900,
and Application Managed Encryption with a supported software application.
Windows 2003
is required for System Managed, Library Managed, and Application Managed Encryption.
System Managed Encryption with Windows requires:
Library Managed Encryption with Windows requires:
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- A TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Ultrium 4 drives and media
If the Encryption Key Manager is run on a server with Windows:
HP-UX
If the Encryption Key Manager is run on a server with HP-UX:
Sun Solaris
Sun SPARC servers support System Managed and Library Managed Encryption
with IBM Ultrium
4 tape drives and the TS2900 Tape Autoloader, and Application Managed Encryption
with a supported software application.
Use of System Managed, Library Managed, and Application Managed Encryption
on Solaris requires Sun Solaris 10.
System Managed Encryption with Solaris requires:
Library Managed Encryption with Solaris requires:
- An Encryption Key Manager component be available to the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- A TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Ultrium 4 tape drives and media
If the Encryption Key Manager is run on a server with Solaris:
Application software
Tivoli Storage
Manager supports Application Managed Encryption.
Planning information
Customer responsibilities
Physical planning and installation is a customer responsibility. Detailed
planning information is in the IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
Setup, Operator, and Guide (GC27-2212). The TS2900 is designated as a
customer setup unit (CSU). It is the customer's responsibility to install
and service the unit. Customers are responsible for obtaining the appropriate
adapters, cables for system attachment. Customers are also responsible for
ordering media. For optimum performance, the customer must obtain the latest
level of firmware prior to installing the unit and must update the unit as
new firmware release become available.
Customers can download the latest level of drive and library firmware from
the LTO Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/storage/tape/lto
Note: IBM offers IBM Installation
and Maintenance support, at an additional cost, if the customer does not wish
to install or maintain the TS2900 Tape Autoloader.
You are responsible for downloading or obtaining from IBM, and installing
designated Machine Code (microcode, basic input/output system code (called
"BIOS"), utility programs, device drivers, and diagnostics delivered with
an IBM machine)
and other software updates in a timely manner from an IBM Internet Web site or from other electronic
media, and following the instructions that IBM provides. You may request IBM to install
Machine Code changes; however, you may be charged for that service.
Cable orders
SAS cables for the IBM LTO Ultrium 4 or IBM LTO Ultrium 3 SAS Half-High Tape Drives
are required to attach the TS2900 to the server. At least one cable should
be specified on the initial plant order. Customers are responsible for selecting
and ordering the correct cables and interposers to match the IBM LTO Ultrium
Tape Drive interface and the server interface.
Refer to the Cables section at the end of the Hardware requirements section
for a list of available cables and interposers.
Refer to the Specify or Special Features section of the TS2900 Tape
Autoloader Sales Manual for a detailed description of the cables available.
Packaging
Number
Product Shipment group of boxes
3572 TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Deskside Covers 1
(SEO/part number 3572S3E) includes:
IBM Ultrium 3 Half-High SAS Tape Drive
SAS wrap tool
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Setup,
Operator, and Service Guide*
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Installation
Quick Reference Guide*
IBM System Storage Translated Safety Notices*
Multi-language Statement of Limited Warranty*
Statement of Limited Warranty Pointer Sheet
Quality Hotline Card
China RoHS Statement
Device Driver README sheet
3572 TS2900 Tape Autoloader with Deskside Covers 1
(SEO/part number 3572S4E)
IBM Ultrium 4 Half-High SAS Tape Drive
SAS wrap tool
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Setup,
Operator, and Service Guide*
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Installation
Quick Reference Guide*
IBM System Storage Translated Safety Notices*
Multi-language Statement of Limited Warranty*
Statement of Limited Warranty Pointer Sheet
Quality Hotline Card
China RoHS Statement
Device Driver README sheet
Multi-language Statement of Limited Warranty
*Also included on a Documentation CD
Supplies
IBM LTO
data media supplies including labeled, initialized, bulk data media, or cleaning
cartridges are available from IBM. The LTO Ultrium 800 GB Data Cartridges
(95P4278), Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridges (95P2020), and the IBM LTO Cleaning
Cartridge (23R7008) can be purchased from IBM using machine type 3589. IBM media can
also be ordered directly through WTAAS using machine type 3589. Refer to the
3589 Sales Manual for further information.
For information about IBM branded media, such as additional IBM LTO
Ultrium data or cleaning cartridges, call 888-IBM-MEDIA (426-6334) in the
U.S. or Canada or refer to the following Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/media
Security, auditability, and control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation
of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls
in application systems and communications facilities.
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IBM Global Financing
No
To obtain copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, contact your reseller
or IBM.
Warranty period
- One year. IBM media
is warranted separately.
Optional IBM features
initially installed in an IBM machine carry the same warranty period as the machine.
If installed after the initial machine installation, they carry the balance
of the machine warranty or the optional feature warranty, whichever is greater.
Warranty service
If required, IBM provides
repair or exchange service depending on the type of warranty service specified
below for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone
or electronically by access to an IBM Web site. You must follow the problem
determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will
depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability. Service
levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. The specified
level of warranty service may not be available in all worldwide locations.
Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your
local IBM representative
or your reseller for country- and location-specific information.
Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Service
IBM provides
a replacement CRU (for example, keyboard, mouse, speaker, memory, or hard
disk drive) to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions
are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM at any time on your request. Installation
of a Tier 1 CRU is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU, at your request,
you will be charged for the installation.
Based upon availability, a CRU will be shipped for next business day (NBD)
delivery. IBM specifies
in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU whether a defective CRU must
be returned to IBM.
When return is required, return instructions and a container are shipped with
the replacement CRU, and you may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does
not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement.
The following have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs for this machine:
- TS2900 Model S3H LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Autoloader Chassis
- TS2900 Model S4H LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Autoloader Chassis
- 3572 Cartridge Magazine
Call IBM at 1-800-IBM-SERV (426-7378) to assist with problem
isolation for hardware to determine if warranty service is required. Telephone
support may be subject to additional charges, even during the limited warranty
period.
Calls must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time in order
to qualify for NBD service.
Licensing
Programs included with this product are licensed under the terms and conditions
of the License Agreements that are shipped with the system.
Field-installable features
No
Model conversions
No
Machine installation
Customer setup. Customers are responsible for installation according to
the instructions IBM provides with the machine.
Graduated program license charges apply
No
Licensed internal code and licensed machine code
This product does not contain licensed internal code or licensed machine
code.
Educational allowance
None
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Prices are subject to change without notice.
GST, QST, and sales taxes, where applicable, are extra.
For current prices, contact IBM at 888-Shop-IBM (746-7426) or visit
- http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/ca/en/x/
Product charges
Machine SEO
Description type number
TS2900 Tape 3572 3572S4H
Autoloader Model
with LTO 4 HH SAS
Tape Drive & Deskside
Covers
TS2900 Tape 3572 3572S3H
Autoloader Model
with LTO 3 HH SAS
Tape Drive &
Deskside Covers
ServicePac Prices
For additional information and pricing on all Canadian ServicePacs,
visit
- http://www-03.ibm.com/services/ca/en/its/spacs.html
Maintenance charges
For additional information on maintenance and pricing, please contact your
IBM Sales Representative or your IBM Business Partner, or call 1-800-IBM-CALL
(1-800-426-2255).
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IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified
customers and IBM Business Partners to assist them in acquiring IT solutions.
Our offerings include financing for IT acquisition, including hardware, software,
and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors, as well as
commercial financing (revolving lines of credit, term loans, acquisition facilities,
and inventory financing credit lines) for Business Partners. Offerings (for
all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise), rates, terms,
and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing
organization or visit the Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/financing
IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in
the United States, and other IBM subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to qualified
commercial and government customers. Rates are based on a customer's credit
rating, financing terms, offering type, equipment type, and options, and may
vary by country. Other restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject
to change, extension, or withdrawal without notice.
Financing solutions from IBM Global Financing can help your customers stretch
their budget and affordably acquire the new product. But beyond the initial
acquisition, our end-to-end approach to IT management can also help keep their
technologies current, reduce costs, minimize risk, and preserve their ability
to make flexible equipment decisions throughout the entire technology life
cycle.
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To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local IBM representative,
or your IBM Business
Partner.
Identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner,
call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255)
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329)
Internet: callserv@ca.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Teleweb Customer Support
ibm.com Sales Execution Centre, Americas North
3500 Steeles Ave. East, Tower 3/4
Markham, Ontario
Canada
L3R 2Z1
Reference: YE001
The Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization,
can add your name to the mailing list for catalogues of IBM products.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
Trade-marks
System Storage, System p, System x and System i are trade-marks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
IBM, AIX, Tivoli, BladeCenter, TotalStorage, Passport Advantage and i5/OS are registered trade-marks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
Linux is a registered trade-mark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.
Windows and Microsoft are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
Java and all Java-based trade-marks are trade-marks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both.
Other company, product, and service names may be trade-marks or service marks of others.
tmTrade-mark owned by International Business Machines Corporation and is used under license by IBM Canada Ltd.
R Registered trade-mark of International Business Machines Corporation and is used under license by IBM Canada Ltd.
(**) Company, product or service name may be a trade-mark or service mark of others.
Terms of use
IBM products
and services which are announced and available in your country can be ordered
under the applicable standard agreements, terms, conditions, and prices in
effect at the time. IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this announcement
at any time without notice. This announcement is provided for your information
only. Additional terms of use are located
at:
- http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/
For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative
or reseller, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page
- http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ca/
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