IBM TotalStorage Tape Selection and Differentiation Guide

IBM TotalStorage Tape Selection and Differentiation Guide

by Gustavo Castets, Chris McLure, Yotta Koutsoupias
Released June 2004
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: None

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Book description

This IBM Redbooks publication will help users to select the appropriate tape solution for various backup scenarios found in open systems environments. This book is a tape product selection and differentiation guide that is designed to assist users in finding all the information needed to select the best tape solution for the designated backup environment.

This guide describes the information gathering process and product selection criteria to differentiate among the available IBM tape offerings. It provides a basis for tape differentiation. It is not, however, intended as a tape system sizing guide. For this purpose, users should use the sizing tools provided by each product family.

This guide focuses primarily on identifying backup environments for the IBM 358x Ultrium product family (LTO) and the environments for the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 and 3592. Single user or departmental type backup environments are also addressed through providing information on the entry level tape product lines such as 4mm or
8 mm, and so on. Total backup solution offerings are supported by the Tivoli Storage Manager, as well as other backup applications offered by various vendors.

This edition of the book has been updated with information about the following: IBM 3592-J1A tape drive; WORM and Economy cartridge support for the IBM 3592; new models of the IBM TotalStorage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584; and new models of the IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape 2U Autoloader 3581.

Table of contents

  1. Figures
  2. Tables
  3. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  4. Preface
    1. The team that wrote this redbook
    2. Become a published author
    3. Comments welcome
  5. Summary of changes
    1. June 2004, First Edition
  6. Chapter 1: Scope of this guide
    1. Definition of the terms selection and differentiation
    2. Questioning format and information gathering
    3. IBM tape product offerings
    4. Explaining the term open systems
    5. Backup software
      1. Tivoli Storage Manager
      2. Other backup application references
    6. How to use this guide
  7. Chapter 2: Information gathering format
    1. Present environment
      1. Hardware
      2. Software
      3. Data environment
      4. Library sharing
    2. Future environment
      1. Hardware
      2. Software
      3. Data environment
    3. Backup
      1. Current backup environment
      2. Predicted trends
      3. WORM data
    4. Restore
      1. Current restore environment
      2. Predicted trends
    5. Financial considerations
      1. Budget timetable
    6. Importance of data
      1. Disaster Recovery considerations
      2. Time to restore: Requirements
    7. Other considerations
      1. Support structure
      2. Conversions
  8. Chapter 3: Data collection process
    1. Business and operational questions
    2. Computing and IT environment questions
    3. Backup and restore questions
    4. Summary of questions
    5. Total backup solution offerings
      1. Tivoli Storage Manager
      2. Other backup system software
  9. Chapter 4: Finding the solution
    1. Entry Level and LTO Solutions
      1. IBM TotalStorage entry level products family
      2. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape products family
      3. Entry level and LTO tape drives positioning matrix
    2. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Solutions
      1. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592-J1A
      2. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590
      3. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3592-J70
      4. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494
      5. IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server 3494-Bxx
      6. Selection criteria summary
    3. Finding the tape solution
      1. The LTO tapes subsystems
      2. The Enterprise Tape Subsystems
      3. Integration of components in tape solutions
      4. Decision summary and positioning scenarios
      5. Tape drives comparison
      6. IBM 3494 and 3584 tape libraries comparison
    4. Tape technical information URL
  10. Appendix A: Overview of IBM TotalStorage tape offerings
    1. Entry level tape storage
      1. IBM 7206 / 7332 4mm DDS
      2. IBM 7208 8mm DAT drive
      3. IBM 7205 DLT drive
    2. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium
      1. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive 3580
      2. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape 2U 3581
      3. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Library 3582
      4. IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 3583
      5. IBM TotalStorage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
      6. Platform and ISV compatibility
    3. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Systems
      1. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3592
      2. Tape Cartridge
      3. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590
      4. Platform and ISV support
      5. IBM 3590: Key attributes
    4. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494
    5. IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server
  11. Abbreviations and acronyms
  12. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. Online resources
    4. How to get IBM Redbooks
    5. Help from IBM
  13. Index (1/2)
  14. Index (2/2)
  15. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM TotalStorage Tape Selection and Differentiation Guide
  • Author(s): Gustavo Castets, Chris McLure, Yotta Koutsoupias
  • Release date: June 2004
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: None