Well it's lacking the I/O blades, so yes it is lacking.

As to whether it makes much difference, not really, apart from increased
port usage on the Switch.  I really can see that adding extra blades
improves reliability,

Steven





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Thanks Steven,
Here is a description of FC I/O Blade in i500:
"The I/O blade architecture featured in the Scalar i500 tape library is
designed to improve reliability in SAN environments. In addition, this I/O
architecture enables seamless integration & operation, and reduces switch
port & cabling requirements by 75%"

Does it mean the rebadged version (TS3310) lacks something?

Thanks