I posted the following message a couple of months ago and a lot of you helped me out. Looks like we will have the funding for converting one D12 to D22 with two 3592 drives this fiscal year. However,
The 3590 and 3592 tapes can coexist in the same frames and slots. They can all be intermixed. The 3590 and 3592 DRIVES cannot coexist in the same frame, so you must upgrade one whole frame at a time.
We have a 3494 tape library with six 3590E drives. I am looking into upgrading the 3590E drives to 3592 drives. current setup: TSM server 5.2.3.3 on AIX 5.2 3494 with 3 frames: one L12 and two D12s s
...Because of budget constrains I am thinking of replacing a frame... Eliza - Further $ might be saved by converting an existing frame... Per the 3592 Planning manual: "Existing frame models L10, L1
Author: Matthew Glanville <matthew.glanville AT KODAK DOT COM>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:46:42 -0400
We've done it. L12 -> L22 and D12 -> D22 Went quite smoothly, and quickly. Although it did appear that we may have been one of the first to do it. Make sure your IBM SE asks around for tips on how t
Author: Steve Harris <Steve_Harris AT HEALTH.QLD.GOV DOT AU>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:19:59 +1000
Eliza, Why not Yr1 Convert one D12 to D22. Replace 2x 3590 with 3592 Yr2 Replace 2x3590 with 3592. This is possible because a D22 holds twice the drive density of a D12 Yr3 Given that the 3592 is fas
Steve, This is interesting. In Yr3, if we just remove the remaining 3590s in the last L12 frame and replace them with bare slots, can the slots hold 3592 tapes? Does it mean the L12 doesn't need to b
Author: Curtis Stewart <Curtis.Stewart AT LAWSON DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:45:16 -0500
"This is interesting. In Yr3, if we just remove the remaining 3590s in the last L12 frame and replace them with bare slots, can the slots hold 3592 tapes? Does it mean the L12 doesn't need to be conv