I second everything Wanda said. Just a great piece of gear. As for ALMS, I don't think you can get a TS3500 without it today, nor would you want you.
Steve Stackwick STEPHEN STACKWICK | Senior Consultant | 301.518.6352 (m) | [email protected] | icfi.com ICF INTERNATIONAL | 7125 Thomas Edison Dr, Suite 100, Columbia, Md 21046 | 443-718-4900 (o) > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Prather, Wanda > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 18:01 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] looking for experiences with the ibm 3584 library > > I have worked with many customers with many types of tape libraries. > The 3584 (now known as the TS3500) is my favorite. > I don't think you can buy anything better, or easier to use. > > If you are connecting to your 3494 via SCSI cable, you won't see much > difference in behavior. > > If you are using the TCP/IP application for library communication, that goes > away and you communicate through one of the drive cables, there is no > separate connection to the library (I know that sounds weird at first, don't > worry it's easy.) > > You have none of the library "categories" that sometimes cause you grief; > you can logically partition the library via it's very nice, clean web > interface > without that, just using volser ranges. > > Externally what you'll see different is the absence of the external console > and internal PC; that is all on boards or in firmware now. > The robot is also dramatically faster. > Operationally, with TSM I think the syntax of the checkin command is > somewhat different. > > Just as robust/reliable as the 3494. > > If you expect to have multiple servers/apps using the library, go ahead and > pay for the ALMS feature; library partitioning works much better/easier with > it. > > Shorter answer: > Better, faster, simpler to use. > > > Wanda > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lee, Gary > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 3:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADSM-L] looking for experiences with the ibm 3584 library > > Looking at updating our tape libraries for other rojects which might use ltfs. > We currently have the ibm 3494 library with 3592-e05 (ts1120) drives. > > It seems that we must go to the 3584 to get access to lto type tapes, yet keep > using our e05s for tsm. > > I would like to hear others experiences with the 3584 with or without tsm. If > possible, compare and contrast with the 3494. > > Thanks all for the assistance.
