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IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library

For businesses challenged with rapidly growing data backup needs and limited physical space for a tape library, the IBM System Storage TS3310 offers simple, rapid expansion as processing needs grow. This tape library allows you to start small with only a single 5 EIA rack unit high library. Over time, as your need for tape backup expands, you can add additional 9U expansion modules, each of which contains space for additional cartridges, tape drives and a redundant power supply. The entire system grows vertically. Currently, available configurations include the 5U base library module and a 5U base with one 9U expansion module. Future configurations will allow the interconnection of several 9U modules, allowing a TS3310 tape library to hold over 400 LTO™ tape cartridges.

3576-L5B: IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library base library unit
3576-E9U: IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library expansion module

Data Sheet

• Modular, scalable tape library designed to grow as your needs grow
• Available in desktop, deskside and rack mounted configurations
• Designed for optimal data storage efficiency with high cartridge density
• "Boundary-less frame robotics"
• Redundant power and host path connectivity failover options
• Remote web-based management and SMI-S interface capable
• Entry level configuration of a single 5U library base unit and 1 or 2 drives with storage for up to 36 LTO tape cartridges (30 storage + 6 Input / Output)
• Designed for easy expansion of the 5U library base unit with the 9U expansion module
• Features a Capacity On Demand option for the 9U expansion module designed for rapidly expanding environments that may be budget constrained

The TS3310 Tape Library is a modular, scalable tape library designed to address the tape storage needs of rapidly growing companies who find themselves space and resource constrained with tape backup and other tape applications.

Designed around a 5 EIA high modular base library unit, the TS3310 is designed to scale vertically with expansion for LTO tape cartridges, drives and a redundant power supplies.

The base library module, model L5B, is the entry point for the product family. It contains all of the necessary robotics and intelligence to manage the 5U high library system which houses up to 36 cartridges (30 storage slots and 6 Input/Output slots) and two LTO generation 3 tape drives.

The TS3310 model L5B can be expanded with the addition of expansion units, the model E9U.

Each model E9U contains 92 physical LTO cartridge storage cells and space for up to four LTO generation 3 tape drives. Additionally, the E9U has space for up to two (one redundant) power supply modules. (At least one power supply module must be installed if a drive is present in the E9U.)

For organizations unsure of their short or long term tape capacity needs, the TS3310's Capacity on Demand (COD) built-in capability allows the system to scale as needs grow. In the initial shipped configuration, an E9U has half of its storage cells enabled. As your business grows, the purchase of a capacity on demand key allows you to enable the second half of the model E9U storage cells.

Building on the success of IBM's patented Multipath architecture, the TS3310 can be divided into one logical library per installed tape drive. These logical libraries can be simultaneously connected to a wide variety of different servers, running different operating systems and tape applications.

Designed for the ultimate in system availability, optional data path and control path feature can help support ongoing host connectivity under a variety of adverse conditions.

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Feature	Benefit
Modular, scalable design	Easy expansion for growing tape storage needs
Designed for high density	Save space in tightly constrained data centers
Capacity on demand option	Provide for unplanned spikes in demand Expand quickly to meet the needs of your business
Vertical expansion	Protect your investment through expandability
Patented Multipath architecture	Serve your heterogeneous infrastructure with a single integrated system Ease the burden on storage administrators

Form factor/height (H x W x D)	L5B: 219.7mm (8.65in) x 443.2mm (17.45in) x 801.4mm (31.55in) L5B+E9U: 620.8mm (24.4in) x 443.2mm (17.45in) x 801.4mm (31.55in)
Network interface	Ethernet
Power supply (std/max)	L5B: 1 standard (2 max) L5B+E9U: 1 standard (4 max)
Hot-swap components	Power supplies, tape drives
RAID support	n/a
Systems management	SMI-S enabled
Operating systems supported	OS/400®, V5R2, V5R3, or later AIX 5L™ V5.1, V5.2, V5.3, or later Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Microsoft Windows 2003 HP-UX 11.0, HP-UX 11.11 and HP-UX 11.232 Linux® distributions: Red Hat Linux Version 4 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
Limited warranty	1 year 9 x 5 next business day
Weight	L5B: 38.6kg (85lbs.) max L5B+E9U: 88.5kg (195lbs.) max

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TS3310 Tape Library configurations

	3576 Model L5B	3576 Model L5B with E9U
Configuration	Base library	Base library and 1 expansion unit
LTO storage slots (max)	30	122
LTO Input/Output slots (max)	6	18
Maximum tape drives	2	6
Total Physical Capacity (fixed + I/O slots)1	28.8TB	102.4TB
Capacity on Demand increments	n/a	46 cartridges
Maximum logical libraries	2	6
Height	219.7mm (8.65in)	620.8mm (24.4in)

¹ Assumes 2:1 compression
² HP-UX patches may be required
 

The IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library consists of the IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library Model L5B (machine type 3576 Model L5B) and the IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library Model E9U (machine type 3576 Model E9U).

The TS3310 Tape Library Model L5B is a 5U base library unit which contains the library control module, fixed tape cartridge storage of 30 slots, a configurable I/O station of 6 slots, a touch screen display, cartridge handling robotics, and up to two LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives.

The TS3310 Tape Module Model E9U is an optional 9U expansion module. Each E9U expansion module can accommodate up to four LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drives and up to 80 tape cartridge slots, and a configurable I/O station of 0-12 slots (dependent on the I/O configuration of the L5B).

3576-L5B: IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library base library unit
3576-E9U: IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library expansion module

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