IBM Tape Library Guide for Open Systems
05 December 2023, Draft Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication presents a general introduction to the latest (current) IBM® tape and tape library technologies. Featured tape technologies include the IBM LTO Ultrium and Enterprise 3592 tape drives, and their implementation in IBM tape libraries. This 19th edition includes information about the latest IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9 tape drive, IBM Diamondback tape library, IBM TS4500 tape library, IBM TS4300 tape library, TS2900 tape autoloader, along with technical information about each IBM tape product for open systems. It also includes generalized sections about ...
IBM Tape Library Guide for Open Systems
08 December 2022, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication presents a general introduction to the latest (current) IBM® tape and tape library technologies. Featured tape technologies include the IBM LTO Ultrium and Enterprise 3592 tape drives, and their implementation in IBM tape libraries. This 18th edition includes information about the latest IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9 tape drive, IBM TS4500 tape library, IBM TS4300 tape library, TS2900 tape autoloader, along with technical information about each IBM tape product for open systems. It also includes generalized sections about Small Computer System Interface ...
IBM TS4500 R9 Tape Library Guide
27 July 2023, Draft Redbooks
The IBM® TS4500 (TS4500) tape library is a next-generation tape solution that offers higher storage density and better integrated management than previous solutions. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a close-up view of the new IBM TS4500 tape library. In the TS4500, IBM delivers the density that today’s and tomorrow’s data growth requires. It has the cost-effectiveness and the manageability to grow with business data needs, while you preserve investments in IBM tape library products. Now, you can achieve a low per-terabyte cost and high density, with up to 13 PB of data (up to 39 PB ...
IBM System Storage TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries
21 October 2011, Product Guide
The IBM® System Storage® TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries are well-suited for handling the backup, restore, and archive data-storage needs for small-to-medium environments. They are designed to take advantage of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology to cost effectively handle growing storage requirements.
IBM TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries
15 August 2017, Web Doc
The IBM® TS3100 and TS3200 tape libraries are well-suited for handling the backup, restore, and archive data-storage needs for small-to-medium environments. They are designed to use Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology to cost effectively handle growing storage requirements.
19 April 2021, Web Doc
IBM® TS2900 Tape Autoloader is a low-entry tape storage solution that is designed to address capacity, data protection, reliability, availability, and affordability. With low profile IBM Ultrium® Linear Tape-Open (LTO) 8, 7, and 6 Half-High tape drives, and high-density storage capacity, the TS2900 is ideally suited for backup and archival operations.
IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition and Library Edition: Installation and Configuration Guide
22 March 2018, Redbooks
The IBM® Linear Tape File System™ (LTFS) is the first file system that works along with Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape technology to set a new standard for ease of use and portability for open systems tape storage. In 2011, LTFS won an Engineering Emmy Award for Innovation from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. This IBM Redbooks® publication helps you install, tailor, and configure the IBM Spectrum™ Archive Single Drive Edition (SDE) and the IBM Spectrum Archive™ Library Edition (LE) products. LTFS is a file system that was originally implemented on dual-partition linear tape (IBM ...
IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library: A Practical Guide to Tape Drives and Tape Automation
14 April 2010, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication is the ninth edition of the best selling Tape Library Practical Guide, which was first published in 1996. This book is the indispensable companion for a successful implementation of IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise Tape Drives 3590, IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drives and Controllers, IBM System Storage TS1120 and TS1130 Tape Drives and Controller, and the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494 in your environment. This book explains how to plan for and how to install the tape products and library in various enterprise platforms. It considers day-to-day ...
IBM TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries
06 May 2015, Product Guide
The IBM® TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries are well-suited for handling the backup, restore, and archive data-storage needs for small-to-medium environments. See latest abstract here: http://w3.itso.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1342.html
IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express
07 May 2015, Product Guide
IBM® TS2900 Tape Autoloader is a low-entry tape storage solution, designed to address capacity, data protection, reliability, availability, and affordability. IBM® TS2900 Tape Autoloader is a low-entry tape storage solution, designed to address capacity, data protection, reliability, availability, and affordability. See latest abstract here: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1343.html
IBM System Storage Open Systems Tape Encryption Solutions
08 December 2010, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses IBM System Storage Open Systems Tape Encryption solutions. It specifically describes Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) Version 2, which is a Java software program that manages keys enterprise-wide and provides encryption-enabled tape drives with keys for encryption and decryption. The book explains various methods of managing IBM tape encryption. These methods differ in where the encryption policies reside, where key management is performed, whether a key manager is required, and if required, how the tape drives communicate with it. The security ...
Implementing IBM Tape in UNIX Systems
06 July 2011, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks publication follows The IBM TotalStorage Tape Libraries Guide for Open Systems, SG24-5946, and will help you plan, install, and configure IBM Ultrium LTO tape drives, as well as the TS1120 Tape Drive and libraries in UNIX environments. The book focuses on the setup and customization of these drives and libraries in both direct-attached SCSI and SAN configurations for the AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX operating systems. In the first part of the book, we describe how to attach and configure the drives and libraries, and covers basic installation and administration. We also describe ...
Implementing IBM Tape in Linux and Windows
04 October 2007, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks publication follows IBM TotalStorage Tape Libraries Guide for Open Systems, SG24-5946, and will help you plan, install, and configure IBM Ultrium LTO tape drives, as well as the IBM TS1120 and 3592 tape drive and libraries with servers running Linux and Windows. This book focuses on the setup and customization of these drives and libraries in both direct-attached SCSI and SAN configurations. Part 1 describes how to attach and configure the drives and libraries, and covers basic installation and administration. It also covers the sharing and partitioning of libraries and ...
25 June 2009, Redbooks
The IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library, also known as the IBM System Storage 3584 Tape Library, is designed for medium to large automated tape storage and backup solutions and is part of a whole family of tape libraries for small to large tape automation solutions. Originally designed for IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium Technology drives, the library was enhanced to also support the IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592 in preparation of System z server attachment. Together with the IBM System Storage 3953 Tape System, the TS3500 Tape Library attaches to System z servers as ...
Implementing IBM Tape in i5/OS
11 February 2008, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication follows The IBM System Storage Tape Libraries Guide for Open Systems, SG24-5946, and can help you plan, install, and configure IBM Ultrium LTO tape drives, as well as the TS1120 Tape Drive and libraries in i5/OS® environments. The book focuses on the setup and customization of these drives and libraries. The first part of the book gives an overview of the System i™ family of servers and describes how to attach and configure the drives and libraries. It also covers basic installation and administration. We describe the sharing and partitioning of libraries and ...
IBM System Storage Tape Encryption Solutions
15 February 2011, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication gives a comprehensive overview of the IBM System Storage™ Tape Encryption solutions that started with the TS1120 Tape Drive in 2006 and have been made available in the TS7700 Virtualization Engine in early 2007. Also in 2007, the IBM Ultrium Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Generation 4 Tape Drive was announced including its support for tape data encryption. In 2008, additional enhancements to the tape drives that support encryption and to key management have been made. This edition of the book has been updated with information about the TS1130 Tape Drive and the IBM ...
i5/OS V5R4 Virtual Tape: A Guide to Planning and Implementation
06 March 2008, Redbooks
In this IBM Redbooks publication we provide a detailed explanation of the new virtual tape support provided by i5/OS V5R4. We cover the concepts, planning, and use of virtual tape support. Backup and Recovery Media Services (BRMS) is an important program product for System i5 customers to enable management of their system and data backups. This publication describes how BRMS uses the new virtual tape support for virtual backups. This book is intended for IBM, Business Partner and customer technical professionals who will be planning, implementing, and operating virtual tape ...
Guide to Sharing and Partitioning IBM Tape Library Data
12 December 1996, Redbooks
This IBM Redbooks publication is unique in its detailed coverage of sharing and partitioning IBM 3494 and IBM 3495 Tape Library Dataservers in multiple host system environments. It provides the following: Introduction to sharing and partitioning an IBM Automated Tape Library Dataserver Overview of IBM Automated Tape Library Dataservers including the IBM Magstar Virtual Tape Server Description of software environments that support IBM IBM Automated Tape Library Dataservers Discussion of the basic concepts of sharing and partitioning Implementation steps required to share and partition IBM ...
IBM Linear Tape File System Enterprise Edition V1.1.1.2: Installation and Configuration Guide
29 January 2015, Redbooks
This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you with the planning, installation, and configuration of the new IBM Linear Tape File System™ (LTFS) Enterprise Edition (EE) V1.1.1.2 for the IBM TS3310, IBM TS3500, and IBM TS4500 tape libraries. LTFS EE enables the use of LTFS for the policy management of tape as a storage tier in an IBM General Parallel File System (IBM GPFS™) based environment and helps encourage the use of tape as a critical tier in the storage environment. LTFS EE can run any application that is designed for disk files on tape. LTFS EE supports IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium ...
IBM Diamondback Tape Library Guide
12 October 2023, Draft Redbooks
The IBM® Diamondback tape library is the next-generation ultra-high density tape storage solution available from IBM. The Diamondback is designed to easily scale out and fit into any data center or server room, with each frame having only the footprint of a standard server rack. Designed with a focus on simplicity and density, the library can be deployed quickly and easily managed using either REST API or its own browser based GUI. Maintenance and support are also simplified via the use of Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) and built in call home, which greatly lowers the number of parts to ...