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IBM TS4500 R8 Tape Library Guide

by Ole Asmussen, Robert Beiderbeck, Albrecht Friess, Hans-Günther Hörhammer, Khanh Ngo, Jesus Eduardo Cervantes Rolon, Fabian Corona Villarreal, Larry Coyne

March 2022

Intermediate to advanced

490 pages

15h 43m

English

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1.1 Overview of IBM TS4500 tape library1.2 TS4500 product description1.2.1 TS4500 tape library frames for IBM LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel drives1.2.2 TS4500 tape library frames for IBM 3592 drives1.2.3 TS4500 tape library storage-only HD frames1.2.4 TS4500 High Availability option1.2.5 Mainframe-ready1.2.6 External TSSC/IMC1.2.7 TS4500 tape library top rack frame TR1 and TR21.3 TS4500 tape library components1.4 Feature codes for the TS45001.5 Host platforms and device drivers1.6 Specifications1.6.1 Physical specifications1.6.2 Floor requirements1.6.3 Operating environment1.6.4 Power and cooling specifications
2.1 IBM TS1100 tape drives for the TS4500 tape library2.1.1 Technology enhancements2.1.2 Reliability and availability2.1.3 Capacity and performance features2.1.4 Performance or capacity scaling2.1.5 Physical attachment2.1.6 Media2.1.7 3592 media cartridge2.1.8 WORM functions2.1.9 Improved media Statistical Analysis and Reporting System2.1.10 Tape encryption for TS11002.1.11 IBM Spectrum Archive (LTFS) support2.2 IBM TS1160 tape drive2.2.1 TS1160 physical characteristics2.2.2 Media2.2.3 Capacity and performance2.2.4 Emulation2.2.5 Data safe mode2.2.6 Upgrade considerations2.2.7 Firmware updates2.2.8 RAS2.3 IBM TS1155 and TS1150 tape drive2.3.1 TS1155 and TS1150 physical characteristics2.3.2 Media2.3.3 Capacity and performance2.3.4 Emulation2.3.5 Data safe mode2.3.6 Upgrade considerations2.3.7 Firmware updates2.3.8 RAS2.3.9 Improved media Statistical Analysis and Reporting System2.3.10 Encryption2.4 IBM TS1140 tape drive (Model 3592 EH7)2.4.1 3592 media2.4.2 Capacity and performance2.5 IBM LTO Ultrium tape drives for the TS4500 tape library2.5.1 LTO core technology2.5.2 Data compression2.5.3 Ultrium tape media2.5.4 Physical attachment2.5.5 Performance specifications2.6 IBM LTO Ultrium 9 tape drive (Model 3588 F9C, F9S, and S9C)2.7 IBM LTO Ultrium 8 tape drive (Model 3588 F8C, F8S)2.8 IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive (Model 3588 F7C)2.9 IBM LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive (Model 3588 F6C)2.10 IBM LTO Ultrium 5 tape drive (Model 3588 F5C)2.11 IBM Spectrum Archive2.11.1 Linear Tape File System (LTFS)2.11.2 IBM Spectrum Archive Editions
3.1 Tape encryption overview3.1.1 Encryption-enabled tape drives3.1.2 Encryption key management3.2 Encryption policy3.2.1 Encryption methods3.2.2 Managing encryption on the TS45003.2.3 Application-managed encryption3.2.4 System-managed encryption3.2.5 Library-managed encryption3.2.6 Prerequisites for using encryption on the IBM TS4500 tape library
4.1 Integrated management console4.2 Using the TS4500 management GUI4.2.1 Connecting to the management GUI4.2.2 System summary display4.3 Settings4.3.1 Library4.3.2 Networking4.3.3 Notifications4.3.4 Security4.3.5 GUI Preferences4.4 Access menu4.4.1 Users4.4.2 Roles4.5 Cartridges menu4.5.1 Cartridges4.5.2 Cartridges by Logical Library4.5.3 VOLSER ranges4.5.4 VOLSER Range by Logical Library4.6 Drives menu4.6.1 Drives4.6.2 Drives by Logical Library4.6.3 Fibre Channel Ports4.6.4 SAS Ports4.6.5 Ethernet Ports4.7 Library menu4.7.1 Advanced Library Management System4.7.2 Creating Logical Library window4.7.3 Slots4.8 Monitoring4.8.1 System4.8.2 Events4.9 Tape System Library Manager4.10 Remote support4.10.1 Remote support through a system console4.10.2 Remote support security4.11 IBM Net Promoter Score Feedback
5.1 TS4500 command-line interface summary5.2 Installing the CLI5.3 Commands
6.1 REST API Overview6.1.1 Commands6.1.2 Endpoints6.1.3 Parameters6.2 Using sg3_utils (Linux)6.2.1 Example6.2.2 Endpoints6.3 Using ITDT for RoS6.3.1 Examples6.3.2 Endpoints6.4 HTTP return codes

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