IBM TS7700 Release 4.1 and 4.1.2 Guide

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Preinstallation planning and sizing

This chapter provides information to help you plan the installation and implementation of the IBM TS7700.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Hardware installation and infrastructure planning

•Planning for a grid operation

•Planning for software implementation

•Planning for logical and physical volumes

•Tape analysis and sizing the TS7700

Remember: For this chapter, the term tape library refers to the IBM TS3500 and TS4500 tape libraries.

4.1 Hardware installation and infrastructure ...

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