IBM United States
Hardware Announcement 100-047
February 29, 2000

IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Drives Support New Extended High Performance Cartridge For Increased Capacity

ENUS100-047.PDF (36KB)

At a Glance

Now you get extended tape capacity with all models of the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Drives. The 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, and E1A Tape Drives shipped on or after March 3, 2000, now support IBM's new Extended High Performance Cartridge tape, which provides:

20 GB native capacity per cartridge on B Models (up to 60 GB capacity with 3:1 compression)
40 GB native capacity per cartridge on E Models (up to 120 GB capacity with 3:1 compression)

An Extended Media Support feature can also be added to installed 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, or E1A Tape Drives.

For ordering, contact:

Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview

When it comes to your tape cartridge capacity, more is definitely better. So you'll be glad to know that the IBM Magstar^® 3590 Tape Drive now supports the new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape (Extended Length Cartridge).

This new tape has a native capacity of 40 GB on the 3590 Model E11 and E1A Tape Drives (E Models) and 20 GB on the 3590 Model B11 and B1A Tape Drives (B Models). All 3590 B Models and E Models shipped on or after March 3, 2000, will support the Extended Length Cartridge. The 3590 Extended Media Support is also available as an MES upgrade feature on currently installed Magstar 3590 B Model and E Model Tape Drives, thus protecting your current investment.

But IBM protects your investment in tape cartridges, too. All models of the Magstar 3590 Tape Drive will continue to support the 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape (Standard Length Cartridge).

High performance, reliability, data integrity and cartridge capacity are recognized hallmarks of IBM's Magstar Tape Subsystem. Support for this new tape cartridge takes those qualities to the next level, delivering increased price performance for 3590 customers.

Key Prerequisites

The IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem with 3590 Extended High Performance Tape Cartridge support continues to be supported on selected S/390^®, AS/400^®, RS/6000^®, Sun, Hewlett Packard, and Windows NT™ systems. It also continues to be supported in both stand-alone and automation solutions. The appropriate attachment adapter and software are required. The Extended Length Cartridge is not supported for use in the 3495 Tape Library or the 3494 Model B16 or B18 Virtual Tape Server. It is also not supported on 3590 Tape Drives attached to the 3591 Model A01 Tape Control Unit.

Planned Availability Date

March 3, 2000

Description

The IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem with 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape support now provides:

20 GB native cartridge capacity for the Magstar 3590 Model B11 and B1A Tape Drives, with up to 60 GB cartridge capacity (with 3:1 compression).
40 GB native cartridge capacity for the Magstar 3590 Model E11 and E1A Tape Drives, with up to 120 GB cartridge capacity (with 3:1 compression).
Continued support for the 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape.
Intermix of both types of cartridges in IBM and StorageTek automation solutions.

The new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape (Extended Length Cartridge) is distinctly labeled with green labels, a green leader block, and two green inserts with identification notches. All 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, and E1A Tape Drives shipped on or after March 3, 2000, will support the 3590 Extended Length Cartridge. Features are available to add support of the Extended Length Cartridge to all 3590 Tape Drives installed prior to March 3, 2000. When doing a model conversion of a 3590 B Model to an E Model, the Extended Media Support must now also be added to that conversion.

Features are also available to add support of the Extended Length Cartridge to the 3590 Tape Subsystem or 3494 Tape Library, for any tape subsystem that will contain the new Extended Length Cartridges. These features will provide the subsystem maintenance information and microcode updates required to support the new cartridges.

The Extended Length Cartridge is not supported for use in the 3495 Tape Library or the 3494 Model B16 or B18 Virtual Tape Server. It is also not supported on 3590 Tape Drives attached to the 3591 Model A01 Tape Control Unit.

Year 2000

This product does not have date dependencies and is therefore Year 2000 ready.

Euro Currency

This product is not impacted by euro currency.

Product Positioning

The Magstar 3590, IBM's highest performance tape subsystem, provides high capacity and reliability for the S/390, AS/400, RS/6000, and a variety of IBM and non-IBM UNIX^® and Windows NT systems. It offers significant enhancements in performance, capacity, data integrity, reliability, and availability over IBM 3480, 3490, or 3490E tape drives. The Magstar 3590 may also relieve backup time and space constraints and provide the increased capacity needed to support today's growing disk backup requirements. (Although the 3590 provides the capability of very high tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance achieved.)

IBM provides the Magstar 3590 in a wide range of product offerings to meet a diverse set of customer requirements. A single investment in Magstar technology can extend capacity as well as provide performance benefits to a broad array of storage solutions:

IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library
StorageTek Libraries
Stand-alone (IBM and standard 19-inch rack)

Magstar 3590 in a 3494

The Magstar 3590 offers the greatest performance and capacity for use in the IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library. The tape drives and cartridge slots of the 3494 can be shared between multiple heterogeneous platforms, giving you greater flexibility.

StorageTek Libraries

The Magstar 3590 can be used with the StorageTek 4410 and 9310 Automated Cartridge Systems (ACS) in a SCSI or S/390 environment using Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in Magstar 3590 Model C12/14 Frames and 3590 ESCON^® Controllers. This provides the Magstar benefits of increased capacity, reliability, and performance over 18-/36-track technology or StorageTek drive alternatives.

Moving Magstar 3590 to Different Storage Solutions

Magstar 3590 offers configuration flexibility and long range investment protection in its unique ability to be used, and re-used, in multiple storage solutions. Capitalizing on IBM's Seascape™ architecture, 3590 Magstar Tape Drives are storage assets that can be moved from storage solution to storage solution. By adding features and doing model conversions, Magstar tape drives can be transformed to fit into stand-alone subsystems, StorageTek silos, or IBM 3494 automated solutions (including the Magstar Virtual Tape Server). An initial investment can now grow with your ever-changing business requirements.

Reference Information

Refer to Hardware Announcement 100-048 , dated February 29, 2000.

Trademarks

: Seascape is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
: Magstar, S/390, AS/400, RS/6000, and ESCON are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
: Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
: UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
: Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

Publications

An update to the following publications, that will include support of these features, will be available by April 28, 2000 at:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/tape/index.html

                                                       Order
Title                                                  Number
 
IBM Magstar(R) 3590 Tape Subsystem                     GA32-0329
 Introduction and Planning Guide
 
IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem                        GA32-0330
 Operator's Guide
 
IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem                        GA32-0366
 Silo Compatible Frame Models C10,
 C12, and C14 Introduction, Planning,
 and User's Guide
 
IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library                          GA32-0279
 Introduction and Planning Guide

Updates of the Introduction and Planning Guides are available now at:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/tape/index.html

Publication Notification System (PNS) is available by order number only. Customers currently subscribing to PNS will receive publication updates automatically.

Displayable Softcopy Publications

The product books are offered in displayable softcopy form. The displayable manuals are shipped on a CD-ROM as part of the Online Library Omnibus Edition Hardware Collection , SK2T-5843.

These displayable manuals can be used with the BookManager^® READ licensed programs in any of the supported environments. Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files.

Technical Information

Specified Operating Environment

Hardware Requirements

The Magstar 3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, or E1A Tape Drives can now utilize either the new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape (Extended Length Cartridge) or the 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape (Standard Length Cartridge). The Extended Length Cartridge has a native capacity that is twice the capacity of the Standard Length Cartridge.

Many solutions require that all 3590 drives in the subsystem have the Extended Media Support capability to optimize drive/media allocation. If Extended Length Cartridges are used, IBM recommends updating all tape drives, to allow flexibility to mount Extended Length Cartridges on any tape drive. However, if Extended Length Cartridges are to be used only on tape drives that are part of a defined subset, then all drives in that subset must be updated. Some examples are:

ESCON^®-attached tape drives in individual IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Libraries and StorageTek Automated Cartridge Systems (ACS)
3590 stand-alone drives in an MVS™ complex

All 3590 Tape Drive shipments on or after March 3, 2000, will have the support for the Extended Length Cartridge. MES feature number 5780 (Extended Media Support — BXX) is also available to add this support feature to existing Magstar 3590 Model B11 or B1A Tape Drives (B Models). MES feature number 5781 (Extended Media Support — EXX) is also available to add this support feature to existing Magstar 3590 Model E11 or E1A Tape Drives (E Models).

Feature number 9780 (Extended Media Support) must be added to the Magstar 3494 Model L10, L12, L14, D12, or D14 to provide the library manager support for any 3494 Tape Library that will contain the new Extended Length Cartridges. If 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape is used in the 3494 Tape Library, this feature must be on the 3494 Model D12 or D14 Drive Unit containing the 3590 Tape Drives with Extended Media Support, and also on the 3494 Model L10, L12, or L14 Control Unit frame.

Feature number 9780 (Extended Media Support) must be added to the Magstar 3590 Model A14, C12, or C14 to provide the subsystem support for the new Extended Length Cartridges. If 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape is used in any 3590 Tape Drive installed in that 3590 Model A14, C12, or C14, then this feature must be installed on all the tape drives in that 3590 Model A14, C12, or C14 frame also.

Unlabeled and uninitialized Extended Length Cartridges can be included with the order of a new 3590 Model B11 or E11 Tape Drive (by specifying #8140), Model C12 or C14 Silo Compatible Frame (by specifying #8240), or 3494 Tape Library frame (by specifying #8610). Labeled or initialized Extended Length Cartridges can be ordered using machine type 3599 or purchased through Priority Fulfillment Services. Refer to Hardware Announcement 100-048 , dated February 29, 2000. Also refer to the Supplies section.

3590 B Model to E Model Tape Drive Conversions

When a 3590 B Model Tape Drive is converted to a 3590 E Model, feature number 5781 (Extended Media Support — EXX) must be included in the MES order for that model conversion.

Software Requirements

For the OS/390^® environment, support for the Extended Length Cartridge is provided in DFSMS/MVS^® Version 1.3 and higher. For other system environments, the software requirements are the same as the minimum current software requirements for the 3590 Models B11 and B1A or Models E11 and E1A. An update of the open systems device drivers should be obtained to ensure the Extended Length Cartridge is supported.

Compatibility: Magstar 3590 Tape Drives with the Extended Media Support can read or write on either the new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape or the 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape.

Limitations: To use the new 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape, the following features must be installed:

3590 Tape Drives shipped prior to March 3, 2000
- Feature number 5780 (Extended Media Support — BXX) — on the Magstar 3590 Model B11 or B1A Tape Drive
- Feature number 5781 (Extended Media Support — EXX) — on the Magstar 3590 Model E11 or E1A Tape Drive
Magstar 3494 Tape Library
- Feature number 9780 is required on the Magstar 3494 Tape Library Model D12 or D14 containing the 3590 Tape Drives with Extended Media Support and also on the 3494 Model L10, L12, or L14
Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem
- Feature number 9780 is required on the Magstar 3590 Model A14, C12, or C14 frame

ESCON-attached tape drives in individual IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Libraries and StorageTek Automated Cartridge Systems (ACS)
3590 stand-alone drives in an MVS complex

The Magstar 3590 Model E11 or E1A Tape Drives can only read either type of cartridge written in 128-track format by the B Models, but it can read or write on either type of cartridge in 256-track format.

The tape search time with the Extended Length Cartridge could be up to two times longer than with the Standard Length Cartridge.

The 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape is not supported for use in the 3495 Tape Library or the 3494 Model B16 or B18 Virtual Tape Server. It is also not supported on 3590 Tape Drives attached to the 3591 Model A01 High Performance Tape Control Unit.

Planning Information

Customer Responsibilities: Physical planning is a customer responsibility. Current levels of the open systems device drivers should be obtained to ensure the 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape is supported. Updates to other software should be obtained, if required. Detailed physical planning information for the Magstar 3590 tape drives is in the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0329).

Cable Orders: No cables required.

Direct Customer Support: Eligible customers can obtain installation and usage assistance through ASK Support using the search word 3590.

Supplies

For End Users and Remarketers

IBM data media supplies can be ordered directly through AAS using feature numbers on the 3590 Tape Drives or 3494 Tape Library. IBM 3480, 3490 and 3590 data media can also be ordered directly through AAS using machine types 3499 or 3599. Refer to the 3499, 3599, 3590, or 3494 sales manual.

IBM data media supplies can be also purchased through Priority Fulfillment Services and its distribution channel in North America, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific. These supplies can be purchased through Priority Fulfillment Services Europe and its distribution channel in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

For information about Priority Fulfillment Services distribution channels, call 888-IBM-MEDIA (426-6334) in the U.S. and Canada.

Other country-specific numbers can be found at:

http://www.ibm.storage.com/media

The part numbers for additional supplies of the 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tapes are:

Part
Number      Supply Item
 
IBM 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape
media-type label K):
 
05H3188     Data cartridge with no VOLSER Label
08L6087     Data cartridge with Black & White (B&W)
             Label Only
08L6088     Data cartridge with Color Label Only
08L6089     Initialized data cartridge with B&W Label
08L6090     Initialized data cartridge with Color Label
 
For Use in the 3590 Model C12 or C14
 
IBM 3590 Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape
(no media-type label):
 
08L6091     Data cartridge with no VOLSER Label
08L6092     Data cartridge with Black & White (B&W)
             Label Only
08L6093     Data cartridge with Color Label Only
08L6094     Initialized data cartridge with B&W Label
08L6095     Initialized data cartridge with Color Label

Security, Auditability, and Control

This product uses the security and auditability features of host hardware, host software, and/or application software to which it is attached.

The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.

Terms and Conditions

This product is available for purchase under the terms of the IBM Customer Agreement.

IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts and used parts. In some cases, the hardware product may have been previously installed. Regardless, IBM's warranty terms apply.

MES Discount Applicable: Equal to the volume commitment discount

Field Installable Feature: Yes

Warranty Period: One year, media warranted separately.

Customer Set-up: No

Licensed Internal Code: Same license terms and conditions as designated machine.

Charges

The charges provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to change without notice. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.

                                                      Field   Plant
                Machine         Feature Purchase      Install Install
Description     Type    Model   Number  Price*   MMC  Only    Only
 
Magstar Tape    3590    B11
                        BXX
Extended Media                  5780    $ 4,500  NC   Y       N
 Support
30 Extended                     8140      2,970  NC   N       Y
 Length Carts
 
Magstar Tape    3590    B1A
                        BXX
Extended Media                  5780      4,500  NC   Y       N
 Support
 
Magstar Tape    3590    E11
                        EXX
Extended Media                  5781      2,500  NC   Y       N
 Support
30 Extended                     8140      2,970  NC   N       Y
 Length Carts
 
Magstar Tape    3590    E1A
                        EXX
Extended Media                  5781      2,500  NC   Y       N
 Support
 
Magstar Tape    3590    A14
 Frame
Extended Media                  9780         NC  NC   N       N
 Support
 
Silo Compatible 3590    C12/C14
 Frame
210 Extended                    8240     20,370  NC   N       Y
 Length Carts
Extended Media                  9780         NC  NC   N       N
 Support
 
Magstar Tape    3494    D10/S10
 Library
210 Extended                    8610     20,370  NC   N       Y
 Length Carts
 
Magstar Tape    3494    D12/D14/
 Library                 L10/L12/
                         L14
210 Extended                    8610     20,370  NC   N       Y
 Length Carts
Extended Media                  9780         NC  NC   N       N
 Support

MMC = Monthly Maintenance Charge
NC = No Charge
* = Single Use Charge

                                                           Monthly
                          Machine                Feature   Rental
Description               Type     Model         Number    Charge
 
Magstar Tape              3494     D10/S10
 Library
210 Extended Length                              8610      NC
 Carts
 
Magstar Tape              3494     D12/D14/L10/
 Library                            L12/L14
210 Extended Length                              8610      NC
 Carts
Extended Media Support                           9780      NC

ServiceSuite and ServiceElect Maintenance Charges

                                                           Monthly
                          Machine                Feature   On-Site
Description               Type     Model         Number    24X7
 
Magstar Tape              3590     B11
 Drive                             BXX
30 Extended Length                               8140      NC
 Carts
Extended Media Support                           5780      NC
 
Magstar Tape              3590     B1A
 Drive                             BXX
Extended Media Support                           5780      NC
 
Magstar Tape              3590     E11
 Drive                             EXX
30 Extended Length                               8140      NC
 Carts
Extended Media Support                           5781      NC
 
Magstar Tape              3590     E1A
  Drive                            EXX
Extended Media Support                           5781      NC
 
Magstar Tape              3590     A14
  Frame
Extended Media Support                           9780      NC
 -- Plant
 
Silo Compatible           3590     C12/C14
 Frame
210 Extended Length                              8240      NC
 Carts
Extended Media Support                           9780      NC
 -- Plant
 
Magstar Tape              3494     D10/S10
 Library
210 Extended Length                              8610      NC
 Carts
 
Magstar Tape              3494     D12/D14/L10/
 Library                            L12/L14
210 Extended Length                              8610      NC
 Carts
Extended Media Support                           9780      NC

Order Now

 Use Priority/Reference Code: YE001
 
 Phone:     800-IBM-CALL
 Fax:       800-2IBM-FAX
 Internet:  ibm_direct@us.ibm.com
 Mail:      IBM Atlanta Sales Center
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You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.

Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.