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IBM Systems and Technology Group IBM System Storage Product Guide...
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Without a dynamic information infrastructure, you may be fac- ing higher operational costs and greater exposure to business risks. IBM offers Information Infrastructure solutions to help you effi- ciently manage information growth, support compliance, reduce storage and archiving costs and enable continuous access to information in support of business requirements.
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Tape Storage Systems Entry-level/Midrange Tape Products Entry-level Tape Drives TS2230 TS2240 3580 Product 3580 3580 3580 Machine Type 3580 3580 3580 model H3L, H3S, PNs H4S, PNs 3580L3E, 3580S4E, 3580S3E 3580E4S Product Multiplatform 3 Gbps SAS Multiplatform strengths support attachment support Half-high form Encryption...
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1 year 3 years 3 years for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup, Midrange Tape Drives TS3200...
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NOTES 1: Typical compression for mainframe environments is 3:1; 2:1 for open systems (user results may vary) 2: Max number of 3592 cartridges decreases as tape drives are added 3: IBM AIX 4.1.5 or later. 4: Load and search only 5: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent. 6: The latest ISV support can be found in the connectivity section at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/library.html#compatibility. 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup, C = Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management.
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For most current information, visit: Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit NOTES 1: Compressed data rates are estimates and are data-, application- and processor-dependent. User results may vary. 3: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent.
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Systems*** find in the IBM Systems product portfolio. Investments in servers often result in demands on disk and tape storage systems. IBM has a family of storage offerings that complements the IBM Systems product portfolio.
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● Systems monitoring and management ● Managed Storage Services IBM Global Services has a track record in offering services for open and mainframe stor- age, data migration, installation and support services for IBM and non-IBM environments. Some examples are: ●...