Hi Debbie,
you can mix the tapes for 3590 and 3592 drives inside the library as you like,
but only 3592 drives can use the 300GB tapes and the
20/40GB tapes are only usable by the 3590 magstar drives.
You can also mix 3592 drives and 3590 drives in the library but not in one
frame.
We have upgraded our l12-frame to a l22-frame : this includes a new os/2-PC
and the frames needed for the new 3592 -drives ( maximum 4 Drives in l22 ) and
placed
the new 3592 Drives in there.
You may move the old 3590 Drives into another D12 -drive- frame: we have done
that.
One thing is that you may not forget the total number of Drives you plan
and the number of serial-ports for the Drives ... if you excceed 8 Drives
and currently have 8 Ports available you have to extend the number of ports too.
Greetings
Rainer
Debbie Bassler wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reference information, Richard,,,,We had an IBM rep come in
> and he said we could still use the 3494 library with 3592 tape drives, but
> I wasn't sure about the tapes.
>
> Debbie
>
> Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
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> 07/27/2005 08:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape Question
>
> On Jul 27, 2005, at 8:17 AM, Debbie Bassler wrote:
>
> > Currently, we have a 3494 tape library and 3590 tape drives and
> > 3590 tapes.
> > We are planning to get a couple of 3592 tape drives. My question
> > is, will
> > we be able to use the 3590 tapes in the 3592 tape drives? I would
> > think
> > since the capacity of the 3590 tapes is only 20G/40G it would not
> > be a good
> > idea to use them. Also, I'm not sure how the write speed would be
> > effected
> > if we use these tapes. I assume there are 3592 tapes which have a
> > larger
> > capacity and write speed.
>
> Debbie -
>
> Refer to the manual "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592
> Introduction and Planning Guide", where on page 5 it says:
>
> "Model 3592 tape cartridges are not compatible with 3590 tape drives,
> and, likewise, 3590 tapes cannot be used in the 3592 drives."
>
> 3592 is a technology departure, as 3590 was to 3490.
>
> Another good reference is redpaper "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape
> 3592: Presentation Guide";
> and there is the "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592"
> brochure (G225-6987).
>
> Richard Sims
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