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3590 H11
H1A
(cont.)
#5145
#5112
#5118
#5125
#5805
#5813
#5825
#5861
#5907
#5913
#5922
#5961
#2200
#3510
#9221
#9222
#9223
#9400
#9510
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive
The 3590 fibre drive port requires an SC connection. The #2765 and #5704 require an LC connection.
Connections on the switches and SAN components between the drive and the iSeries can be either SC
or LC.
Cable features:
4.5 m (15-ft) SCSI cable Maximum: Two. This is the minimum length SCSI cable required to connect a
3590 Model E11 or an E1A to a SCSI port on a host system.
12.0 m (39-ft) SCSI cable Maximum: Two
18.0 m (59-ft) SCSI cable Maximum: Two
25.0 m (82-ft) SCSI cable Maximum: Two
5 m SC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
13 m SC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
25 m SC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
61 m SC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
7 m LC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
13 m LC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
22 m LC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
61 m LC/SC Fibre Cable Maximum: Two
Other features:
Deskside Enclosure
Fibre Attachment - Field (#2765 PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller and #5704 PCI-X Fibre Channel
Tape Controller attachment only)
First 3590 drive in rack
Second or fourth 3590 drive in rack
Third 3590 drive in rack
Attached to AS/400
Fibre attachment - Plant (#2765 and #5704 attachment only)
The following features are required for each iSeries or AS/400 attached:
#3510 Fibre Channel Attachment (Field)
#5112 12.0 m (39-ft) SCSI Cable
#5118 18.0 m (59-ft) SCSI Cable
#5125 25.0 m (82-ft) SCSI Cable
#5145 45.0 m (150-ft) SCSI Cable
#5805 5 m SC/SC Fibre Cable
#5813 13 m SC/SC Fibre Cable
#5825 25 m SC/SC Fibre Cable
#5861 61 m SC/SC Fibre Cable
#5907 7 m LC/SC Fibre Cable
#5913 13 m LC/SC Fibre Cable
#5922 22 m LC/SC Fibre Cable
#5961 61 m LC/SC Fibre Cable
#9400 AS/400 Attach Specify
#9510 Fibre Channel Attachment (Plant attachment only)
PTFs are required to support the Magstar® 3590 H11 and H1A when attached to an iSeries or AS/400e
server. Functional PTFs are required on certain releases. Refer to Information AS/400 APAR II11472
for details.
Minimum operating system level: OS/400 V4R5
Minimum operating system level to support #2765 attachment: OS/400 V5R1
Minimum operating system level to support #5704 attachment: OS/400 V5R2
For detailed operating system and server support, see:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/compatibility/pdf/3590opn.pdf
http://knowledge.storage.ibm.com/HBA/HBASearch
Machine Description 9406
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