IBM Tape Libraries Tape-3590-A60

Continuing to build on the success of the Enterprise Tape Drive 3590 and IBM Seascape architecture, IBM has dramatically enhanced the 3590 product family with the addition of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60 to respond to a wide range of customer requirements. Utilizing the IBM Seascape building block approach, the Model A60 can be flexibly configured with up to four dual-ported ESCON adapter cards, up to two FICON adapter cards, or an intermix of ESCON and FICON adapters.

The Model A60 can coexist with its predecessors, the Model A50 and A00 Controllers. This provides investment protection for investors, and enables an easy migration path to upgrade to the performance levels provided by Model A60. The Enterprise Tape System 3590 demonstrates IBM's continued commitment to providing advanced tape solutions to meet the growing demands of the enterprise.

Model A60 Controller
The 3590 Model A60 Controller provides a high-performance ESCON and FICON attachment of the Enterprise Tape System 3590 to S/390 host systems.

The 3590 Model A60 provides the following benefits:

• Provides up to four times the performance of the 3590 Model A50 Controller, which can enable a reduction in backup window processing
• Provides building block granularity with up to four dual-ported ESCON adapters, up to two FICON adapter cards, or an intermix of ESCON and FICON adapters
• Includes improved application performance and capacity utilization
• Enables the exploitation of the higher performance of the 3590 E Model Tape Drives
• Includes an Ultra SCSI tape drive attachment with the ability to attach up to ten 3590 E Model or B Model Tape Drives in a 3590 Model A14, stand-alone rack, Enterprise Tape Library 3494, or StorageTek ACS environment
• Provides an optional Fibre Channel tape drive attachment feature with the ability to attach up to ten 3590 E Model Fibre Channel Tape Drives in an Enterprise Tape Library 3494, or up to twelve tape drives in a 3590 Model A14, stand-alone rack, or StorageTek ACS environment
• Incorporates redundant power supplies with automatic failover capability and the ability to "hot swap" one out without an outage, improving reliability and availability
• Operationally coexists with its predecessor control units (Model A50 or A00) to provide an easy migration path to Model A60 performance levels
  

Price: $3,450.00