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IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive
The 3592-J1A is the follow on to the highly successful Enterprise Tape Drive 3590. The 3592 Model J1A
is designed for high-performance computing environments where high reliability, capacity and
performance are necessary.
The 3592-J1A has a native data transfer rate of up to 40 Mbps (80 Mbps assuming 2:1 compression). It
uses both 60 GB and 300 GB capacity cartridges available in both rewritable and write once read many
(WORM) formats. The 300 GB cartridges can store up to 900GB when using three to one (3:1)
compression.
The 3592 WORM media and cartridge scaling are currently not supported in iSeries environments.
There is no compatibility between 3592 and 3590 tape media or drives.
The 3592 Model J1A comes with dual-ported switched fabric 2-Gbps Fibre Channel attachments for
attachment to multiple servers or a single server with redundancy. When attached to an iSeries or
AS/400e server, it can be placed in an Enterprise Tape Library 3494, 3584 or stand-alone rack. In a 3494
frame or stand-alone rack, each drive comes in a canister and up to two tape drive canisters can be
installed in a cradle. A cradle includes dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies for both tape
drives.
Up to four 3592-J1A drives can be installed in a 3494-L22 and up to 12 in a 3494-D22, 3584-L22 or
3584-D22. For installation in a rack, up to two Model J1A drives can be installed in each cradle feature.
The cradle requires 10 EIA units of rack space. Two cradles can be mounted on a shelf, for a total of four
tape drives on a shelf.
When a 3592-J1A drive is installed in a rack, it can only be configured as a single slot drive unit. That
is, no ACF is provided.
The 3592 Model J1A Tape Drive can be attached to iSeries and AS/400e servers that support the
following Fibre Channel adapters. There is no SCSI attachment for 3592 drives.
#2765 PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller
#5704 PCI-X Fibre Channel Tape Controller
These iSeries controllers have a Lucent Connector (LC) Duplex connector, so an LC/LC Fibre Cable
should be ordered for this tape drive.
Cable features:
7 m Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end and an SC connector on the other end
13 m Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end and an SC connector on the other end
22 m Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end and an SC connector on the other end
61 m Fibre Channel cable with an LC connector on one end and an SC connector on the other end
5 m Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
13 m Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
25 m Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
61 m Fibre Channel cable with LC connectors on both ends
All cables listed are 50.00/125 micrometer fibre-optic cables and are field or plant installation.
Other features:
Drive Microcode Update
Install J1A in Rack/Field Install J1A Drive
Remove J1A Drive
Left Drive Cradle in Rack
Right Drive Cradle in Rack
3592 Data Cartridge (20-pack)
Cleaning Cartridge
Open Systems Device Drivers
iSeries OS/400 Attachment
No Data Cartridges
Plant Install J1A in 3494
Field Merge J1A Drive
270, 6xx,
Sxx, 720,
730, 740,
820, 830,
840
Machine Description 9406
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