Overview

The following topics provide overview information that is related to your IBM® TS7785 Series (TS7785).

IBM Storage TS7785 product introduction
A cluster is a TS7785 system in a grid. A grid is a group of connected clusters that are managed together. The TS7785 is a fully integrated appliance that provides a single point of service and single-pane-of-glass management for all clusters in the grid.
Concepts of tape virtualization
Virtualization helps make full use of modern tape storage capacity and reduces the access time for storing and retrieving data. Instead of using physical tape drives and libraries, the system uses virtual devices that look and behave the same to applications.
IBM Storage TS7785 hardware configurations
Review the available TS7785 hardware configurations.
IBM Storage TS7785 system components
The TS7785 consists of several primary components that can be described in terms of their system role or according to their technical functions.