IBM TS4500 User Manual
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IBM TS4500 tape library models deliver higher
storage density, integrated storage management, and
improved ease of use
Table of contents
2 Overview 22 Publications
3 Key prerequisites 24 Technical information
4 Planned availability date 33 Terms and conditions
4 Description 37 Prices
17 Product positioning 37 Announcement countries
18 Product number
At a glance
The IBM® TS4500 tape library combines IBM tape and automation reliability at open
systems prices. New models expand capacity and function, and are designed to
deliver the following enhancements:
• Storage for up to 2.2 PB of data in a single frame library, up to 3.4 times
improvement over the previous generation of IBM tape libraries
• Improved storage density with expansion frame capacity increase of up to 2.4
times and support for 33 percent more tape drives
• Dynamic storage management through the Advanced Library Management
System (ALMS) which is now standard in the TS4500
• Improved business continuity and disaster recovery with automatic control path
and data path failover
• Data security and regulatory compliance through support for tape drive
encryption and WORM media
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Overview
The IBM TS4500 tape library is a next-generation storage solution designed to
help midsize and large enterprises respond to storage challenges. Some of these
challenges include high data volume, growth in data centers, increasing cost of data
center storage footprints, difficulty migrating data across vendor platforms, and
increased complexity of IT training and management as staff resources shrink.
The TS4500 delivers the density needed for current and future business data growth
with the cost efficiency and manageability to preserve existing investments in IBM
tape library products. Now organizations can achieve both low cost per terabyte
(TB) and a high TB density per square foot. The TS4500 can support up to 2.2 PB
of native storage capacity in a single 10 square foot library frame, up to 3.4 times
more capacity than the IBM TS3500.
The TS4500 offers deeper integration of tape drive and media management for a
seamless, single pane of glass user experience. The TS4500 GUI is based on the IBM
Storage Unified UI. The GUI is designed to lead the user directly to task completion
and includes persistent, at-a-glance library utilization and health status indicators.
TS4500 features such as capacity on demand, automatic control-path and data-path
failover, and support for tape drive encryption and WORM media are carried over
from previous generations of industry-leading IBM tape libraries.
Support LTOTM UltriumTM 6, LTO Ultrium 5, and IBM TS1140 HD2-compatible tape
drives
Automates solutions for open environments
TS4500 is an industry leader in tape drive integration with features such as a
persistent worldwide name, multipath architecture, drive and media exception
reporting, remote drive/media management, and host-based path failover. TS4500
L25, D25, and S25 frames support the TS1140 tape drive, and L55, D55, and S55
frames support LTO Ultrium 6 and 5 tape drives. L-frame and D-frame models
support improved hot-swappable drive packaging. All of the frames include highdensity (HD) slot technology that can significantly increase a library's total capacity.
Delivering more flexibility in the use of data center floor space than previous
versions, the new frame models can be placed in any active position so that the
library can grow from both the right and the left side of the first L frame. The
previous library allowed the addition of frames only to the right.
Available with top rack (Model TR1) option
The optional top rack offering can reduce the storage footprint and simplify cabling
by providing 10U of rack space on top of the library for Fibre Channel switches, tape
data movers, or LTFS nodes.
Delivers capacity on demand
The TS4500 library frame provides a more flexible upgrade path for users wanting to
expand their tape storage as their needs grow. Capacity-on-demand configurations
for TS4500 L-frame models include an entry-level configuration, an intermediate
configuration, and a base-capacity configuration. All models also support HD
capacity-on-demand configurations.
Includes advanced features
TS4500 is designed with a number of advanced features to deliver cutting-edge
performance and long-term value. The ALMS feature supports dynamic storage
management, enabling users to dynamically create and change logical libraries
and configure any drive into any logical library. The TS4500 also offers automatic
control-path and data-path failover to support improved business continuity and
disaster recovery.
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Centralizes management of tape resources
IBM offers a wide range of management software options for TS4500.
IBM TS4500 command line interface (CLI): Enables users to interact with the
TS4500 with automated scripts to perform specific tasks.
IBM Tape System Reporter: Enables administrators to monitor and report on the
performance, utilization, and health of their tape library.
IBM Tape System Library Manager: Enables clients to manage large tape
environments that span multiple libraries as a single system.
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: Simplifies encryption key management with
an intuitive user interface.
Product preview
IBM intends to introduce IBM Linear Tape File SystemTM (LTFS) Library Edition (LE),
Storage Manager, and Enterprise Edition (EE) support to the IBM TS4500 tape
libraries in the third quarter of 2014.
IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or
withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential
future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not
be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding
potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver
any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products
may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of
any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole
discretion.
Key prerequisites
Prerequisites for using encryption
Certain hardware and software prerequisites must be met before using encryption
with the TS4500 tape library.
With the TS4500 tape library, encryption is managed at the logical library level. All
encryption-enabled drives that are assigned to a logical library use the same method
of encryption. The rules for setting up encryption differ based on whether the library
is installed with 3592 or LTO tape drives, and whether you use Library-Managed
Encryption (LME) or Application-Managed Encryption (AME). If the library contains
3592 tape drives, the following prerequisites apply:
• IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (formerly Tivoli® Key Lifecycle Manager)
must be attached to the TS4500 and configured for LME.
• Tape drives must be enabled for encryption from the Logical Libraries page of the
TS4500 management GUI.
If the library contains LTO tape drives, the following prerequisites apply:
• Tape drives must be enabled for encryption from the Logical Libraries page of the
TS4500 management GUI.
• Feature code 1604, Transparent LTO Encryption, is required for LTO tape drives if
using LME.
• IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager is required as the key manager when using
LME with LTO.
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Planned availability date
• June 13, 2014: All countries except for Russia
• July 25, 2014: Availability in Russia
Availability of programs with an encryption algorithm in France is subject to French
government approval.
Description
IBM TS4500 is a highly scalable, stand-alone device that delivers high-density
tape storage and high-performance, automated tape handling for open systems
environments. IBM TS4500 tape library consists of a high-density base frame with
up to three high-density expansion frames.
The TS4500 tape library is built from a single frame model, called the base frame.
The scalability of the library allows an increase in capacity by adding up to three
additional frames, called expansion frames. The frames join side by side and can
grow to the left or to the right of the base frame. All frames are supported by a
single cartridge accessor.
The TS4500 tape library supports second-generation HD (HD2) frames, which like
the first generation HD frames, offer increased capacity without increasing frame
size or required floor space by using high-density storage slots for tape cartridges.
In addition, HD2 frames provide the following enhancements:
• HD2 expansion frames can be installed in the leftmost position of the library
(frame number 1)
• Drive-capable HD2 frames support up to 16 HD2-compatible tape drives when
positioned at frame number 2 or higher
Note: Non-HD2 frames cannot be upgraded to HD2 frames.
The L25 and L55 (Lx5) frames and D25 and D55 (Dx5) frames are HD2, drivecapable frames, meaning they contain HD cartridge storage slots, as well as slots to
house up to sixteen tape drives. The S25 and S55 (Sx5) frames are HD2, storageonly frames, meaning they contain HD cartridge storage slots, but no tape drives. All
HD frames provide internal LED lighting.
Note: The LED lighting in the HD frames is specifically designed for use only in the
TS4500 tape library and is not suitable for other applications.
The TS4500 tape library supports IBM TS1060 LTO Ultrium 6, TS1050 LTO Ultrium
5, and IBM TS1140 Tape Drives. I/O stations are located on Model L25 or L55 to
facilitate tape loading and unloading.
The TS4500 tape library is designed to deliver an excellent network data backup/
archive solution. With the granularity and scalability to follow your requirements
from a few servers to hundreds of clients, from gigabytes to terabytes, this powerful
pairing can grow with you, helping to protect your investment.
HD technology
The TS4500 tape library offers HD, drive-capable, and storage-only frame models
that are designed to greatly increase storage capacity without increasing frame size
or required floor space.
HD slots contain tape cartridges in a tiered architecture. The cartridge immediately
accessible in the HD slot is a Tier 1 cartridge. Behind that is Tier 2, and so on. The
maximum tier in an LTO HD slot is Tier 5. The maximum tier in a 3592 HD slot is
Tier 4 because the 3592 tape cartridge is slightly longer than the LTO cartridge. The
single-deep slots on the door side of HD frames are referred to as Tier 0 slots.
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HD2 frames can be installed in the leftmost library position (frame position 1) and
offer drive-capable models that support up to 16 HD2-compatible tape drives when
in frame position 2 or higher.
Note: Non-HD2 frames cannot be upgraded to HD2 frames.
TS4500 tape library delivers high performance
The IBM TS1060 LTO Ultrium, IBM TS1050 LTO Ultrium Tape Drives, and TS1140
Tape Drives are designed for high performance in a streaming mode of operation.
Automatic data caching, using an expanded cache memory and read/write buffering,
helps enhance performance even further. The TS4500 tape library is designed for
high data transfer performance.
Cartridge move time within the TS4500 tape library can be as fast as 3.0 seconds
or less in a single-frame library. The dual-gripper accessor is designed to retrieve
the next cartridge to be mounted, unload the current cartridge, and load the next
cartridge, helping provide the following potential benefits as compared to a single
gripper:
• Save complete move operations
• Improve overall library performance
• Increase redundancy and reliability
TS4500 tape library defines high reliability
Leading-edge technology positions the TS1140, TS1060 LTO Ultrium, and TS1050
LTO Ultrium Tape Drives among the top leaders of the industry. Highly accurate
recording is supported by an exclusive thin-film write module designed by IBM with
read-after-write data verification. Data read is managed by IBM Magneto Resistive
(MR) heads, designed for accuracy, high reliability, and durability. The TS4500 drives
and library robotics are TapeAlert-compatible, and are designed to provide tape
drive and library errors, and diagnostic reporting. Drive cleaning is an automatic
function that can be performed by the library when required by the drive, without
requiring operator intervention.
High granularity in library configurations
Features and capacities are designed to address a wide variety of customer
requirements. You can attach up to three Model D25 or D55 expansion frames to a
Model L25 or L55 base frame to tailor the library to match your system capacity and
performance needs. This provides a cartridge capacity with Ultrium 6 data cartridges
of up to 4,690 cartridges with up to 11.7 PB of physical capacity per library (up
to 29.3 PB with 2.5:1 compression), or with 3592 data cartridges of up to 3,550
cartridges with up to 14.2 PB of physical capacity per library (up to 42.6 PB with 3:1
compression).
Model L25 (base frame)
TS4500 tape library Model L25 is a base frame designed for TS1140 or 3592 Tape
Drives and 3592 data cartridges. The Model L25 base frame has up to 660 cartridge
slots (up to 550 in frame 1) and support for up to 16 tape drives (up to 12 in frame
1). Up to 16 logical libraries (one per tape drive) can be configured for each frame.
Each Model L25 library has two standard 16-slot cartridge I/O stations for importing
or exporting 3592 tape cartridges from the library without requiring a re-inventory.
For bulk loading of tape cartridges, the library door can be opened. Each time the
library door is closed, a bar code reader mounted on the autochanger is designed
to scan the cartridge labels enabling a re-inventory of the cartridges in the library
frame in as little as 60 seconds. A door lock is included to restrict physical access to
cartridges in the library.
Model L55 (base frame)
TS4500 tape library Model L55 is a base frame designed for IBM TS1060 LTO Ultrium
Fibre Channel, IBM TS1050 LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel Tape Drives, and LTO data
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cartridges. The Model L55 base frame has up to 882 cartridge slots (up to 730 in
frame 1) and support for up to 16 tape drives (up to 12 in frame 1). Up to 16 logical
libraries (one per tape drive) can be configured for each frame.
Each Model L55 library has two standard 18-slot cartridge I/O stations for importing
or exporting LTO tape cartridges from the library without requiring a re-inventory.
For bulk loading of tape cartridges, the library door can be opened. Each time the
library door is closed, a bar code reader mounted on the autochanger is designed
to scan the cartridge labels enabling a re-inventory of the cartridges in the library
frame in as little as 60 seconds. A door lock is included to restrict physical access to
cartridges in the library.
Model D25 (expansion frame)
The TS4500 tape library Model D25 expansion frame is designed for TS1140 or 3592
Tape Drives and 3592 data cartridges. Up to three Model D25 expansion frames may
be added to the TS4500 Model L25 base frame to increase 3592 cartridge storage or
drive capacity. Each Model D25 supports up to 740 3592 cartridge slots (up to 590 in
frame 1) and up to 16 3592 Tape Drives (up to 12 in frame 1). Each frame can have
up to 16 logical libraries or 16 control paths (one per tape drive).
Model D55 (expansion frame)
The TS4500 tape library Model D55 expansion frame is designed for IBM TS1060
LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel, IBM TS1050 LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel Tape Drives, and
LTO data cartridges. Up to three Model D55 expansion frames may be added to the
TS4500 tape library Model L55 base frame to increase LTO cartridge storage or drive
capacity. Each Model D55 supports up to 970 LTO cartridge slots (up to 774 in frame
1) and up to 16 IBM LTO Ultrium 6 or 5 Tape Drives (up to 12 in frame 1). Each
frame can have up to 16 logical libraries or 16 control paths (one per tape drive).
Designed for availability
If you are looking to maximize availability with minimum downtime for servicerelated activities, you will appreciate that the library is designed to preserve
tape drive configuration settings, such as Fibre Channel World Wide Node Names
(WWNN), when a tape drive is replaced. This helps to ensure that the replacement
drive has the same WWNN as the original drive and may help avoid the need to reIPL or reconfigure host systems. Fibre Channel drives require only a quiesce of the
individual drive. Redundant hot-swap library and drive power supplies can also be
replaced while avoiding impact to host systems.
The TS4500 tape library includes an enhanced power architecture and frame control
assembly. This enhanced power architecture has fewer parts and is designed with
hot-swappable 2N power supplies and line cords. The enhanced frame control
assembly includes features that were previously ordered separately from the 3584
frame control assembly, including dual ac power, a Fibre Channel patch panel,
additional redundant power supplies, and additional 10/100 Ethernet support.
Multi-Path support
The Multi-Path Architecture of the TS4500 tape library is designed to provide the
capability for sharing of the library robotics. This is accomplished by partitioning the
library into up to 60 multiple logical libraries (up to the number of drives installed),
and providing each logical library its own separate and distinct drives, storage slots,
and control paths. I/O slots are shared on a first-come, first-served basis. This type
of partitioning is designed to allow heterogeneous applications to share the library
robotics independent of each other. Cartridges under library control are not shared
between logical libraries, nor allowed to be moved between logical libraries. An
example of heterogeneous sharing is a MicrosoftTM WindowsTM 2003 application using
the drive and storage slots of one logical library, while a UNIXTM application uses the
drive and slots of another logical library.
Logical libraries can also be used for separating Ultrium 6 Tape Drives and cartridges
from Ultrium 5 Tape Drives and cartridges, or TS1140 or 3592 Tape Drives and
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cartridges, for applications which do not support mixing the drives in the same
logical library.
Advanced Library Management System (ALMS)
ALMS virtualizes the locations of cartridges in the TS4500 tape library and is
an extension of patented IBM Multi-Path Architecture. With ALMS, the TS4500
tape library is able to virtualize the locations of cartridges (called SCSI element
addresses) while maintaining native SAN attachment for the tape drives. ALMS
enables logical libraries to consist of unique drives and ranges of volume serial
(VOLSER) numbers instead of fixed locations.
The TS4500 tape library comes with ALMS so that you can immediately start
assigning tape drives to any logical library by using the TS4500 management GUI.
Logical libraries can also be added, deleted, or easily changed without disruption.
Storage capacity can be changed without impact to host applications.
ALMS offers dynamic management of cartridges, cartridge storage slots, tape drives,
and logical libraries. It enables the TS4500 tape library to achieve unprecedented
levels of integration for functionality through dynamic partitioning, storage slot
pooling, and flexible drive assignment. ALMS eliminates downtime when you add
Capacity On Demand (CoD) or High Density Capacity on Demand (HD CoD) storage,
add or remove logical libraries, or change logical library storage allocation. ALMS
also reduces downtime when you add expansion frames, add or remove tape drives,
or change logical drive allocation.
ALMS provides the following capabilities:
• Dynamic partitioning through storage slot pooling and flexible drive assignment
• The transparent ability to add or remove storage capacity to any host application
• The ability to configure drives or to configure storage capacity without taking the
library offline
• Continuously enabled virtual I/O slots to automatically manage the movement of
cartridges between I/O slots and storage slots
Control path failover, data path failover, and load balancing
The path failover feature of the TS4500 tape library ensures the use of a redundant
path in the event that communication over the primary path fails.
Command failures and time-outs are costly. You want your library to run smoothly
and efficiently. To ensure continued processing, libraries that are equipped with Fibre
Channel LTO and 3592 tape drives offer path failover and load balancing capabilities
that enable the IBM device driver to resend a command to an alternate path. The
alternate path can include another host bus adapter (HBA), Storage Area Network
(SAN), or library control path drive. The device driver initiates error recovery and
continues the operation on the alternate path without interrupting the application.
Path failover and load balancing are built-in features that are enabled by using a
purchased license key.
There are two types of path failover capabilities exist: control path failover (CPF)
and data path failover (DPF). Control refers to the command set that controls the
library (the SCSI Medium Changer command set on LUN 1 of the tape drives). Data
refers to the command set that carries the customer data to and from the tape
drives (the SCSI-3 Stream Commands (SSC) device on LUN 0 of the tape drives).
Path failover refers to when there is redundancy in the path from the application to
the intended target (the library accessor or the drive mechanism, respectively), the
device driver transparently fails over to another path in response to a break in the
active path.
Both types of failover include host-side failover when configured with multiple HBA
ports into a switch, but CPF includes target-side failover through the control paths
that are enabled on more than one tape drive. DPF includes target-side failover for
the dual-ported tape drives that are supported by the TS4500 tape library.
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DPF includes load balancing of the HBAs because the channel is a data-intensive
path. This means that the control path carries very little data and load balancing
is not an issue. Dynamic load balancing support optimizes resources for devices
that have physical connections to multiple HBAs in the same machine. When an
application opens a device that has multiple HBA paths configured, the device driver
determines which path has the HBA with the lowest usage and assigns that path to
the application. When another application opens a different device with multiple HBA
paths, the device driver again determines the path with the lowest HBA usage and
assigns that path to the second application. The device driver updates the usage
on the HBA assigned to the application when the device is closed. Dynamic load
balancing uses all HBAs whenever possible and balances the load between them to
optimize the resources in the machine.
Fibre Channel connectivity
Tape drives in TS4500 tape library Models D25, D55, L25, and L55 are designed to
connect to host systems using Fibre Channel interfaces. An LTO Ultrium Tape Drive
with a Fibre Channel interface or 3592 Tape Drive can be selected for attachment to
host systems and servers utilizing Fibre Channel adapters. Fibre Channel connection
distances up to 500 meters are possible. By utilizing selected Fibre Channel
switches, it is possible to exceed 500 meter distances.
Storage-only expansion frame
TS4500 tape library Models S55 and S25 are driveless, storage-only expansion
frames, with Model S55 designed to contain up to 1,320 Ultrium (LTO) tape
cartridges and Model S25 designed to contain up to 1,000 3592 tape cartridges.
Model S55 offers a 3 to 1 increase in slot capacity over Model D55, and Model S25
delivers a 2.5 to 1 increase in slot capacity over Model D25.
The TS4500 Model S55 can be attached to installed Model D55 and L55 with IBM
TS1060, TS1050, or LTO Ultrium Tape Drives. The TS4500 Model S25 can be
attached to Model D25 and L25 with Enterprise or 3592 Tape Drives.
The TS4500 Models S25 and S55 incorporate patented IBM HD slot technology,
which allows multiple cartridges to be stored in a tiered architecture. The depth of
a cartridge location in a high-density slot is known as a tier. Previous model frames
supported only one cartridge per storage slot. HD slots are designed to contain
multiple cartridges in Tiers 1 through 4 (Model S25) or Tiers 1 through 5 (Model
S55).
The TS4500 tape library frames support HD CoD features (#1645 or #1646) that
provide a license key to nondisruptively increase licensed capacity in the library.
These advancements reduce automation floor space requirements, enhance library
management, and provide flexibility, growth, and a foundation for automation across
an enterprise or business installation.
The TS4500 tape library (machine type 3584) is part of the family of tape library
storage solutions designed for the large, unattended storage requirements in
today's midrange to high-end systems. Each aspect of the subsystem is designed to
optimize access to data and reliability. The TS4500 tape library supports the IBM LTO
Ultrium and Enterprise Tape Drives.
The TS4500 tape library includes support for HD2 expansion frames, Models S55 and
S25, which are compatible with current TS4500 library frames. Models S55 and S25,
are driveless, storage-only expansion frames, with Model S55 designed to contain
up to 1,320 Ultrium (LTO) tape cartridges and Model S25 designed to contain up to
1,000 3592 tape cartridges. Model S55 offers a 3 to 1 increase in slot capacity over
Model D55, and Model S25 delivers a 2.5 to 1 increase in slot capacity over Model
D25.
The TS4500 tape library is designed to provide an excellent network data backup/
archive solution. With the granularity and scalability to follow your requirements
from a few servers to hundreds of clients, from gigabytes to petabytes, this powerful
pairing can grow with you, helping to protect your investment.
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Model S25
TS4500 tape library Model S25 is a high-density, storage-only expansion frame that
can contain up to 1,000 3592 tape cartridges, compared to 740 3592 cartridges in
Model D25. The base capacity for a Model S25 frame consists of up to 600 storage
slots available in Tiers 0, 1, and 2. In order to use the additional high-density
capacity of up to 400 storage slots in Tiers 3 and 4, the CoD feature #1645 for
Model S25 is required. ALMS and an enhanced gripper assembly are required for any
library with a Model S25 frame.
Model S55
TS4500 tape library Model S55 is a high-density, storage-only expansion frame that
can contain up to 1,320 LTO Ultrium cartridges, compared to 970 LTO cartridges in
Model D55. The base capacity for a Model S55 frame consists of up to 660 storage
slots available in Tiers 0, 1, and 2. In order to use the additional high-density
capacity of up to 660 storage slots in Tiers 3, 4, and 5, the CoD feature #1646 for
Model S55. ALMS and an enhanced gripper assembly are required for any library
with a Model S55 frame.
New Top Rack Option Model 3584-TR1
The 3584 TS4500 tape library also offers an optional top rack to provide an
additional 10U of rack space on any frame in a library without requiring any
additional floor space. A top rack is installed by an IBM service representative on
one or more frames in a TS4500 tape library. Top rack end covers, feature number
1750, are required for both ends of one or more adjacent top racks. A power
distribution unit, feature number 1751, can optionally be ordered for any top rack.
TS1060 Model F6C Ultrium 6 Tape drive
IBM TS1060 Model F6C is an IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drive designed for the heavy
demands of backup and archive tape storage. The TS1060 Model F6C is designed
to mount in a TS4500 tape library and has an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported
interface for attachment to a wide range of environments, including select IBM
Power SystemsTM, IBM System i®, IBM System p®, IBM System x®, IBM System
z® (zLinux), other servers running LinuxTM, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft Windows
operating system environments.
TS1060 Model F6C incorporates sixth-generation IBM LTO Ultrium technology. It
offers the following significant improvements over prior generations:
• Increased performance: Maximum tape drive throughput native data rate
performance is up to 160 MB/sec. Data tracks are written 16 at a time. IBM
LTO6 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges at Ultrium
5 capacities and rates, and read LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges at Ultrium 4
capacities and rates.
Note: Although the Ultrium 6 Tape Drive provides the capability for excellent
tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual
performance achieved. Although the compression technology used in the
tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can be stored on the
media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the
characteristics of the data being compressed.
• Increased tape cartridge capacity: The LTO Generation 6 media specification
tape cartridge physical capacity is up to 6.25 TB compressed physical capacity,
more than double that of the Ultrium 4 and 5 Data Cartridge. This is achieved by
increasing the linear density, track density, and media length. The IBM Ultrium
6 tape itself is an advanced Barium Ferrite tape developed to help provide
durability and increased capacity.
• Encryption: The IBM TS1060 LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drive supports data encryption
on the base drive with Ultrium 6 or Ultrium 5 media. System Managed and
Library Managed Encryption and associated IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager
access are all available as a chargeable licensed key (feature 1604, Transparent
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LTO Encryption) under the TS4500 Tape Library L-frames. IBM Security Key
Lifecycle Manager is required with this feature.
• Attachment options: The TS1060 Tape Drive comes with 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
dual-ported attachment models for connection to a wide spectrum of open
system servers. They are supported on a wide range of environments including
select IBM Power Systems, IBM System i, IBM System p, IBM System x, IBM
System z (zLinux), other servers running Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft
Windows operating system environments.
• WORM media support: LTO Generation 6 with media specification provides
up to 2.5 TB native capacity, up to 6.25 TB in compressed mode, and up to 160
Mbps native data rate. IBM 3589 Ultrium 6 WORM Tape Cartridges are designed
for archiving and data retention applications, as well as those applications
requiring an audit trail. These cartridges work with the IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape
Drive to help prevent the alteration or deletion of user data. IBM LTO 6 WORM
Tape Cartridges can be ordered as unique 3589 models with the following
features:
– Prelabeling with the ability to specify a starting volume serial and color coding
– Packaging in individual jewel cases or in bulk
– Cartridge memory, built into every cartridge, enhances functionality and media
reliability by storing access history and media performance information for use
by the tape drive every time the cartridge is accessed
– Half-inch particle tape with up to 6.25 TB WORM compressed capacity in a
single cartridge
• Larger internal data buffer: There is a 1 GB internal data buffer in the Ultrium
6 Tape Drive.
• Digital speed matching: The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive is designed to perform
dynamic speed matching (at one of fourteen speeds: 160.0, 150.8, 141.5, 132.3,
123.1, 113.8, 104.6, 95.4, 86.2, 76.9, 67.7, 58.5, 49.2 or 40.0 MB/s) to adjust
the drive's native data rate as closely as possible to the net host data rate (after
data compressibility has been factored out). This helps reduce the number of
backhitch repositions and improve throughput performance. Speed matching on
Ultrium 6 ranges from 40 to 160 MB/sec versus 40 to 140 MB/sec on Ultrium 5.
• Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head design: Use of flat lap head technology
in GMR heads from our Enterprise Tape Drives for Ultrium 6 helps minimize
contact, edge damage, debris accumulation, and wear on the tape as it moves
over the read/write heads.
• Dual-stage 16-channel head skew actuator: The actuator is designed to
provide precision head alignment to help support higher track density and
improved data integrity. Track following skew actuator supports flangeless tape
guide rollers and dynamic skew to enable the head to follow skew tape motion
and improve linear actuation.
• Power management: The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive power management function is
designed to control the drive electronics to be either completely turned off or in
a low-power mode when the circuit functions are not needed for drive operation.
Improvements specifically in idle mode are improved over Ultrium 5.
• IBM LTFS partitioning support: The principal function of the media
partitioning is to allow for faster data access by splitting the cartridge into two
media partitions. LTFS media partitioning is supported in the TS1060 Tape
Drive, and LTFS LE, LTFS EE, and LTFS Storage Manager will be supported in the
TS4500 Tape Library. WORM media cannot be partitioned.
IBM LTFS software leverages LTO6 tape partitioning. It is designed to enable a selfdescribing tape file format and to deliver an easy tape storage and distribution
solution without the use of additional database applications. Customers of IBM LTFS
software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at a low cost and
will use standalone IBM LTO6 tape drives. IBM LTFS is the perfect solution for those
in the media and entertainment industry, and other fields that need massive data
storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and
government sectors. For further information and list of supported operating systems,
refer to the following website
http://www.ibm.com/tape/ltfs
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IBM maintains the latest levels of tape drive and library device drivers and
documentation on the Internet. Utilize the Fix Central download portal by accessing
the following website
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
There are several menus to navigate to the correct download as follows:
1.On the first menu item Click Select Product > Product Group > System
Storage®
2.Expand Select from System Storage > Tape Systems
3.Expand Select from Tape systems > Tape drivers and software
4.Expand Select from Tape drivers and software > user product
5.Expand Platform > user operating system
6.Click Continue to view what drivers are available
The IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide can be found at
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=577&uid=ssg1S7002972
IBM LTO Ultrium features enhanced in the IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drive include:
• Independent tape loader and threader motors and positive pin retention:
These are designed to help improve the reliability of loading and unloading a
cartridge, and to retain the pin even if tension is dropped. An independent loader
motor, coupled with positive pin retention, is designed to thread the tape with a
higher level of reliability.
• Graceful dynamic braking: In the event of power failure, reel motors are
designed to maintain tension and gradually decelerate instead of stopping
abruptly, helping reduce tape breakage, stretching, or loose tape wraps during a
sudden power outage.
• Servo and track layout technology: There are 2,176 data tracks in Ultrium 6
versus 1,280 data tracks in Ultrium 5. The high-bandwidth servo system features
a low-mass servo to help more effectively track servo bands and improve data
throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal shock and vibration
environments.
• Surface Control Guiding Mechanism: The patented Surface Control Guiding
Mechanism from IBM is designed to guide the tape along the tape path in the
Ultrium 6, 5, and 4 Tape Drives. This method uses the surface of the tape,
rather than the edges, to control tape motion. This helps reduce tape damage
(especially to the edges of the tape) and tape debris, which comes from the
damaged edges and can accumulate in the head area.
• Robust drive components optimized for automation environments: Using
some of the most robust components available, such as an all metal clutch, steel
ball bearings in loader, robust leader block design, and a single circuit card, helps
to enhance reliability and prolong the life of drives.
• Adaptive read equalization: This feature is designed to automatically
compensate for dynamic changes in readback signal response.
• Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation: This feature optimizes
readback signals for linear readback response from MR read head transducers.
• Separate writing of multiple filemarks: Separate writing of multiple
filemarks is designed to cause any write command of two or more filemarks to
cause a separate data set to be written containing all filemarks after the first.
This feature helps improve performance if a subsequent append overwrites
somewhere after the first filemark. A write of multiple filemarks typically
indicates a point where an append operation might occur after the first of these
filemarks, and this change helps prevent having to rewrite datasets containing
customer data and the first filemark, if such an append occurs.
• LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC): The Ultrium 6 uses LTO-DC, which is an
implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression algorithm.
LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) and
an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. Scheme-
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Swapping compression, patented by IBM, is designed to look ahead at incoming
data and determine the most efficient storage method (either ALDC or pass-thru
mode) to help provide optimal data compression and increase data throughput.
The compression ratio for LTO Ultrium 6 is 2.5 to 1.
• LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM): Contained within the LTO Ultrium
data cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage
device that is a physical part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is designed to hold
information about that specific cartridge, the media in the cartridge, and the data
on the media. The storage capacity of the Generation 6 LTO-CM is 16320 bytes,
double the capacity of Generation 5 and 4 LTO-CM 8160 bytes. Communication
between the drive and the LTO-CM is through a low-level RF field transmitted by
the drive to the cartridge.
• Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS): The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive
uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. SARS uses the
cartridge performance history saved in the CM module and the drive performance
history kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help determine the most likely cause of
failure. SARS is designed to cause the drive to request a cleaner tape, to mark
the media as degraded, and to indicate that the hardware has degraded.
• Highly integrated electronics using IBM-engineered copper technology:
This technology is designed to reduce the total number of components in the
drive, help lower chip temperatures, and reduce power requirements to deliver
a more reliable drive. The sixth-generation drive electronics are designed to
provide error correction of soft errors in the memory arrays in data and control
paths.
With support for LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, TS1060 Model F6C with
the TS4500 Tape Library can be a cost-effective solution for backup, save-andrestore, and archiving functions.
Ultrium 6 Data Cartridge
The LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge physical compressed
capacity of the LTO 6 Data Cartridge has more than doubled the capacity of the IBM
Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge with a capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression.
IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drives can read and write Ultrium 5 data cartridges, and
read Ultrium 4 data cartridges. IBM LTO 6 cartridges can be resident in the same
TS4500 Tape Library with the Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 4 data cartridges. IBM LTO 6
data cartridges can be ordered using IBM machine type 3589, IBM LTO Ultrium Tape
Cartridges.
These cartridges have been designed to provide several enhancements over
previous tape technologies. They are designed to work with tape drives that have
increased tape speeds and high-density data recording. The case is specially
designed for use in automated libraries and is designed for repeated, unattended
handling.
TS1050 Model F5C Ultrium 5 Tape drive
IBM TS1050 Model F5C is an IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive designed for the heavy
demands of backup and archive tape storage. The TS1050 Model F5C is designed
to mount in a TS4500 Tape Library and has an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported
interface for attachment to a wide range of environments, including select IBM
Power Systems, IBM System i, IBM System p, IBM System x, IBM System z (zLinux),
other servers running Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft Windows operating system
environments.
TS1050 Model F5C incorporates fifth-generation IBM LTO Ultrium technology. It
offers the following significant improvements over prior generations:
• Increased performance: Maximum tape drive throughput native data rate
performance is up to 140 MB/sec. Data tracks are written 16 at a time. IBM
LTO5 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges at Ultrium
4 capacities and rates, and read LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges at Ultrium 3
capacities and rates.
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