We have been using a 3584 for about 12 years and have had no issues at all with 
it. The only time it has been "down" is for firmware upgrades, replacing tape 
drives (upgrade from LTO2 to LTO4), and when we moved to our new datacenter. 
Very stable and a great workhorse.

We use it only for TSM, but I know of a couple of colleges around here as well 
as a couple of businesses that use the 3584 and have had the same experience.

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Kevin Kettner
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 4:32 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] looking for experiences with the ibm 3584 library

We are also looking to upgrade from a 3494 to a 3584. So far as I can tell the 
3584 seems to be practically a drop-in replacement for the 3494.


On 5/2/2014 14:39, Lee, Gary wrote:
> Looking at updating our tape libraries for other rojects which might use ltfs.
> We currently have the ibm 3494 library with 3592-e05 (ts1120) drives.
>
> It seems that we must go to the 3584 to get access to lto type tapes, yet 
> keep using our e05s for tsm.
>
> I would like to hear others experiences with the 3584 with or without tsm. If 
> possible, compare and contrast with the 3494.
>
> Thanks all for the assistance.
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