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#2007
#2008
#2656
#2857
#2858
#2859
Additional 10 cartridge magazine
Direct attach feature allows option to configure drive 1 to attach to port 1 and drive 2 to attach to port 2 of the #2621
(SPD) adapter card to allow two concurrent data streams.
System-to-device cables for additional host attachment or for dual port attachment with #2008.
IBM TotalStorage 3494 Enterprise Tape Library
The 3494 is a stand-alone automated tape storage subsystem that provides the solution for automated tape operations such as
save/restore, migration of data between DASD and tape, and other large data applications. The 3494 Tape Library consists of:
A 3494 L10, L12, or L22 Library Control Unit, which includes the Media Library Manager (a PC that controls the library) and the
Media Library Device Driver
Base storage for up to 240 ½-inch cartridges (210 if the #5210 convenience I/O station is installed, or 160 if the #5230 is installed)
A tape subsystem (either 3592-J1A, 3590-B1A/E1A/H1A, 3490-CxA/F1A)
The Accessor (robotic arm that accesses the tape cartridges)
iSeries and AS/400e attachment to the Media Library Manager using a RS232 or local area network (LAN) for the library
commands
The IBM TotalStorage 3494 Automated Tape Library supports up to 64 TCP/IP open system hosts and the attachment of up to 128
3592 or 92 3590 open systems tape drives.
The storage capacity and the number of tape subsystems in the 3494 Library can be increased by adding drive units and storage units
(see the following table). The drive units provide additional cartridge slots and space for additional tape subsystems. The storage units
provide an additional 400 cartridge slots but no space for tape subsystems.
Software requirements
Software support for the 3494 is provided by the following offerings:
OS/400 V5R1 plus PTFs, or later, for 3592 Fibre Channel attachment support
OS/400 V5R1 plus PTFs, or later, for 3590 Fibre Channel attachment support
OS/400 V3R2 plus PTFs, or later, for 3590 SCSI support (OS/400 V4R4 or later for HA1 Frames configurations)
– 3494 #5211 AS/400 Host Attachment needed for releases prior to OS/400 V3R6
– BRMS/400 V3R1 or later, optional but recommended
– R/DARS 1.3.0 or later
OS/400 V3R1, or later, for 3490E support
– 3494 #5211 AS/400 Host Attachment needed for releases prior to OS/400 V3R6
– BRMS/400 V2R3 or later, optional but recommended
– R/DARS 1.3.0 or later
See Informational APARs II09772, Index of BRMS and Tape Library, and II11472, Attaching 3590 Exx/Hxx to AS/400, for installation
information.
