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Enterprise Tape Controller 3592-C07

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3592-C07 Tape Control Unit

Power 710 Server Express

3.0 Ghz, 4-core processor 8GB RAM

Library Manager Integration 2U Server 5U, Half Width I/O drawer. One to Four 4Gb FICON Host Attachment Supports TS1120, TS1130, and TS1140

Up to 16 drives in a TS3500 Up to 12 drives in a rack configuration

Web User Interface SNMP audit logging for User and Service Interfaces LDAP support for User Interface Installed in 3952-F05 frame or in customer supplied rack Supports drives in TS3500 tape library or rack (No 3494, TS3400 or Silo) Must be installed in 3952-F05 for attachment to TS3500
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3952-F05 Base Frame with Four 3592-C07 Tape Controllers (Rear View)

Internal Network for intercontroller communications

Connect to Tape Drives 4Gb or 8Gb

Power Control Assembly

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3952-F05 Expansion Frame with Four 3592-C07 Tape Controllers (Rear View)

First Expansion Rack

.50, .60, .70, .80 .90, .100, .110, .120 .130, .140, .150, .160

xxx

xxx

Second Expansion Rack

Third Expansion Rack

xxx

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Dual 3592-C07 Configuration Rear View

Port 3 TSSC

Port 1 on each card 3592-C07 Internal network

Port 4 on each card Customer network Web Interface TKLM/ISKLM

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3592-C07 Expansion I/O Drawer Configuration

8Gb Fibre Channel Cards

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3592-C07 I/O drawer

3592-C07 I/O Drawer chassis

I/O Drawer power subassembly

Fans Power supplies

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Tape Drive Fibre Switch Options for Connecting C07 to Tape Drives 0, 1 or 2 switches per 3592-C07
Zero

switches means direct connection to tape drives Switches can be 4Gb or 8Gb. Intermix is not allowed.
2Gb

switches are not supported

FC4897 on 3952-F05 reinstalls an existing 4Gb switch FC4875 on 3952-F05 supplies one new 8Gb fibre switch Mounting Hardware for 3952-F05 Frame
FC3518

on 3952-F05 provides mounting hardware for one fibre switch FC3519 on 3952-F05 provides mounting hardware for second fibre switch

Mounting Hardware for 3584 Frame

FC9816

on 3952-F05 specifies fibre switches are mounted out-bound of the 3952-F05 frame. FC4876, 4877, 4878, and 4897 on the 3584 frame are used to provide mounting hardware, reinstallation of 4Gb or 8Gb switches, and adjacent frame cables.
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Tape Drive Fibre Switch Location

Up to 4 drives can be direct connected to the 3592-C07.

Two drives can be direct attached if redundant paths are desired. Requires one or two cables per drive between 3952-F05 and 3584 frame.

Drive fibre switches are typically mounted in the 3952-F05 frame.

Drive fibre switches can also be mounted in a 3584 frame.

One 3584 frame is needed per set of switches for a single 3592-C07. This means there may or may not be enough frames to house all the switches. Using the 3584 frames for the switches does reduce the cabling between the 3952F05 and the 3584 frame. Only 4 fibre cables per CU between 3952-F05 frame and 3584 frame.

3952-F05 3584-x23 3952-F05 3584-x23 3952-F05 3584-x23

Fibre Switch

3592-C07
Patch Panel

3592-C07
Patch Panel

3592-C07
Fibre Switch

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3592-C06 Tape Control Unit

Enhancements
Support

for TS1140 Tape Drive in TS3500 and rack mount (FICON only) SNMP Audit Logging for Service Interface.

The 3592-C06 cannot coexist in the same logical library as 3592-C07 controllers.
Using

the same logical library would cause two library managers (3953L05 and 3592-C07 integrated LM) to try and control the library partition. C06 and C07 can coexist in the same physical library.

3953-L05 is withdrawn from marketing as of September 23rd, 2011 thus no more 3953-F05 Base Frames

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C06/C07 Comparison Feature

Library Configurations Supported Drives Supported TS3500 Library Management Size Controllers per Frame Max Configurations FICON/FCP Connections

3592-C06
TS3500, TS3400, 3494, Silo, Rack TS1140, TS1130, TS1120, 3592-J1A Requires 3953-L05 Library Manager 4U Server 1 C06 in the 3953-F05 Base Frame 3 C06s in each Expansion Frame 16 Drives/Controller 16 Controllers/Logical Library 1-4 4Gb FICON Ports to System z 4 4Gb FCP Ports to 3592 Drives 2Gb or 4Gb FC Switch Options 2 3592-C06s + 2 3953-L05s C06 and J70 in a TS3500 C06, J70, A60, A50, A00 in a 3494 No customer interface 600+ MB/s total throughput.

3592-C07
TS3500, Rack TS1140, TS1130, TS1120 Integrated Library Management 2U+5U ( wide I/O Drawer), or 9U for 2 Servers + I/O Drawers 4 C07s in each 3952-F05 Base or Expansion frame. 16 Drives/Controller 16 Controllers/Logical Library 1-4 4Gb FICON Ports to System z 4 8Gb FCP Ports to 3592 Drives 4Gb or 8Gb FC Switch Options 2 3592-C07s C07 only in a TS3500 Logical Library (C06 and J70 can attach to the same physical library) Web UI available for library tasks (e.g. Manual Mount, Encryption Settings) 1200+ MB/s total throughput

Minimum HA Configuration Controller Intermix

Customer Interface Performance

Single task shows the E07 benefits of 10% faster Dumps and 2% faster Restores over the E06 tape drive. Multiple tasks show the C07 benefits of up to 88% faster Dumps and 38% faster Restores over the C06 CU.
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DFSMSdss Write Performance - Throughput (MB/sec)

DFSMSdss Full Volume Dump Throughput
1000

Aggregate Throughput (MB/sec)

800 600 400 200 0

E06/C06 E07/C07

1 125.9 138.1

2 244.9 281.4

4 429.3 535.6

8 422.1 795.0

12 0.0 921.8

Number of Tasks

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DFSMSdss Read Performance - Throughput (MB/sec)

DFSMSdss Full Volume Restore Throughput
700

Aggregate Throughput (MB/sec)

600 500 400 300 200 100 0

E06/C06 E07/C07 1 101.9 103.8 2 198.3 205.7 4 358.1 376.4 8 411.3 566.4 12 0.0 649.4

Number of Tasks

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Host Software Support

zOS

There is no additional software maintenance for the Tape Controller Model C07. Software support for the 3592-E07 is available on z/OS V1R11 and above with the appropriate PTFs. Refer to enabling APAR OA33947. Also refer to the 3592 PSP bucket for the software maintenance that is required for the 3592 drives being used. For support of the 3592 Model E07 on z/OS V1R10, an RPQ must be requested. Purchase of the z/OS Lifecycle Extension will be required for z/OS V1R10 support of the 3592-E07. Software support for the 3592-E07 is planned for a later VSE release. There is no additional software maintenance for the Tape Controller Model C07. Support for the 3592-E07 is provided on z/VM 5.4.0 and higher with CP APAR VM64979 and its prerequisite service. In addition, tape library support for these drives is provided by DFSMS/VM FL221 with RMS APAR VM65005 and its prerequisite service. Software support for the 3592-E06 and the E07 is not currently available in z/TPF. Support is available for the 3592-C07 and the 3592-E05 drive. Software support is available with the following Linux distributions and above:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

z/VSE

z/VM

z/TPF

Linux on System z

TS1140 drive is supported by zLinux with both the 3592-C06 and the 3592-C07
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Encryption Support
Either Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) or IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (ISKLM) is required for encryption support of 3592-E07 drives. Support is provided for both In-Band and Out-of-Band encryption. Out-of-Band uses dual ethernet paths provided by standard quad-ethernet card and second quad-ethernet card (FC5597).

FC5597 is a mandatory feature code. Second card also provides redundant path for internal C07 network.

Encryption policy defined by host, the same as when using the 3592-C06.

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Typical 3592-C07 Topology

Enterprise Tape Control Unit

FICON Director(s)

FC SAN
FC Switches
Can be direct connect if 4 or fewer drives

z/OS Server(s)

....
Enterprise Tape Drives

Tape Library
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TS1140 Tape Drive Support

Supported on both C06 and C07 controllers. Must be configured as Encryption Enabled using System Managed Encryption when connecting to controllers.

Up to 16 drives can be attached to each controller.

Will not support Gen 1 media (JA, JJ, JW, JR) at initial GA.

Since drive models cannot be intermixed, customers with only Gen 1 media who wish to go to TS1140 drives must purchase a second controller and new media (JB, JC, JK, JX, JY), and migrate their data via the host. If and when Gen 1 media is supported, customers can replace their current drives with TS1140 drives.

Update!

JA, JJ, JW, and JR media now supported in read only mode!

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Library Manager Integration

Old Configuration
Required

a separate server for library management. Library command/response flow:

Host > CU > LM > CU > Drive > Library > Drive > CU > LM > CU > Host
Only

1 CU could be in the 3953 base frame to make room for the LM. A second 3953-F05 frame must be purchased to add a second CU for redundancy/performance.

New Configuration
Library

management is integrated in the C07 Library command/response flow:

Host > CU > Drive > Library > Drive > CU > Host
First

4 CUs can be installed in a single 3952-F05 frame.

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Mounting the Old Fashioned Way

Controller Tape Drive

Host

Library Manager Tape Library

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Mounting the Modern Way

Controller Tape Drive

Host

Library Manager Tape Library

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3592-C07 Internal Network

FC4454

Fourth CU in Base Frame

192.168.251.xxx

through FC4464 Fourth CU in Expansion Frame Last Address is 192.168.251.160

. . .
FC4453

Third CU in Base Frame

192.168.251.30

192.168.251.20

Additional Hard Disks for LM Function FC4452 Second CU in Base Frame FC5755 Ethernet Switch required on 3952-F05 Must have control path drives defined CU with Active LM appears as 192.168.251.1
FC4444

192.168.251.10

Additional Hard Disks for LM Function FC4451 First CU in Base Frame Must have control path drives defined CU with Active LM appears as 192.168.251.1
FC4444

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LM Integration (Components)
LIE (Library Integration and Emulation)

Receives PLF (Perform Library Function) commands from the host and converts them to iRMM commands.

Monitors the library and reports any problems/changes.

iRMM
Communicates to the TS3500 library devices. Stores category information in DB2.

Gathers statistics.

Monitoring
Monitors health of Primary/Standby CUs. Initiates failover if necessary.

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LM Integration (Communication)
IP

C07 (.30) C07 (.40)

C07 (.20)
LIE Monitor DB2 HADR

IP

C07 (.10)
LIE

C07 () LIE C07 (.150) LIE C07 (.160)

LIE LIE LIE

IP

HADR

DB2

Monitor

iRMM
FC 192.168.251.1 SMC

iRMM
FC SMC

TS3500

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LM Integration (Implementation)
First two CUs (Internal IP Addresses of 192.168.251.10 and .20) in a logical library:

Must have FC 4444

Adds 2 hard drives for the database to manage volume information

Must have control path drives (SMC devices). Only one runs iRMM/DB2 at any given moment. (Primary/Standby) Library function runs on either controller and switches over as required. Library function continues when one CU needs service or a code upgrade. iRMM/DB2 automatically switch to the Standby CU if the Primary fails.

Alias IP address 192.168.251.1 follows Primary CU.

Web server follows Primary CU, and an alias IP address can be configured for customer convenience.

All CUs (.10 - .160) in a logical library:

Communicate to drives through fibre channel for data communication.

Communicate to iRMM on the Primary CU for library communication.

May connect directly to the customer network for out-of-band encryption.

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New Feature Codes (3592-C07)

FC 4444 Logical library FC 4451 Install first 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 base frame FC 4452 Install second 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 base frame FC 4453 Install third 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 base frame

FC 4454 Install fourth 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 base frame

FC 4461 Install first 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 expansion frame or customer-supplied rack FC 4462 Install second 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 expansion frame or customer-supplied rack FC 4463 Install third 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 expansion frame or customer-supplied rack FC 4464 Install fourth 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 expansion frame or customer-supplied rack

FC 4641 Install controller in rack

FC 4875 8 Gb Fibre Channel switch FC 4897 Reinstall 4 Gb Fibre Channel switch FC 5597 Quad-port Ethernet adapter FC 5891 Field install 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 frame (for TS3500 attachment) FC 9493 Direct connect drives/plant FC 9890 Plant install 3592-C07 in a 3952-F05 frame (for TS3500 attachment)

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New Feature Codes (3952-F05)

FC 3518 Fibre Channel switch mount kit for TS3500 attachment FC 3519 Redundant Fibre Channel Mounting for TS3500 attachment FC 4875 8 Gb Fibre Channel switch

FC 4897 Reinstall 4 Gb Fibre Channel switch

FC 5755 Ethernet switch FC 5890 Plant install 3592-C07 FC 5891 Field merge 3592-C07 (11/11/2011) FC 5892 Field install 3592-C07 (11/11/2011) FC 7325 TS3500 Tape Library attachment FC 7326 TS3500 Tape Library attachment expansion

FC 9816 Outbound Fibre Channel switch

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3592-C07 eConfig
3952-F05 1903 3518 3519 4875 5890 7325 9954 3592-C07 2715 3442 4444 4451 5241 5597 9000 9478 9752 9890 Tape Frame Dual AC Power FC Switch Mount Kit for TS3500 Attachment Redundant FC Attachment for TS3500 Attachment 8Gb Fibre Channel Switch Plant Install 3592 C07 TS3500 Tape Library Attachment NEMA L6-30 Power Cord TS1130 Tape Controller Console Attachment FICON Long Wavelength Attachment Logical Library option 1st Controller Installed in Base F05 Frame Dual Port FC HBA QuadPort Ethernet Adapter Attached to System z 3592 Tape Drive Attached to C07/C06 9-Micron LC/LC 31 Meter Fibre Cable Plant install C07 in a 3952 F05 Frame 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1

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Web Interface Overview

New Corporate Look and Feel Similar to XIV Web Interface.
Management Interface

DB2

Web App

3592-C07

CIM / Middleware

Tape Library
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Three IP addresses, 2 physical, 1 virtual Similar to TS7700 One web interface for all connected 3592-C07s Web interface follows active controller
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Web Console Login

Local Authentication LDAP Server Authentication

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Navigation Options

The user needs to click on the desired navigation menu in order to see navigation icons representing each page.

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System Summary
Current page selected. This section shows the System Summary page and any of the child pages selected. Logged in user, Help Documentation / Logout option

Visual summary of the system status of each controller and the TS3500 Tape Library. Navigation Icons

Normal: No issues with component. Degraded: One of the parts has stopped functioning. Failed: Component has failed. Offline: Component offline.

Pods: quick view of the current status of both System Summary and Events page. They can be in collapsed or expanded state

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Health and Monitoring: Events

Date and time of the last refresh is displayed.
Enable or Disable function to allow any future events that occur to be sent to the host during the course of operations.

The events page has not only operator interventions, but also information about the system. The Events table displays active events, while the History table displays cleared events in the last 30 days.

Events can be cleared manually using the Clear... option. The user can also print both events tables or see them in a CSV format using either Print... or Export All... options.

Details of each event can be seen by clicking on the ID link.

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Health and Monitoring: Drives

This table shows information about drives, their health, and availability.

Table filtering option that lets you find any rows matching a given condition.

The Actions option on the top of the table will let you see the details of each drive, mount or demount a volume.

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Health and Monitoring: Command Queue

This table shows a list of commands that are in the queue.

Table footer: information that shows current page and lets you jump to any desired page. Also, it lset you decide how many rows to display.

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Health and Monitoring: Volume Searches

Link to take the user to see previous searches.

Main volume search page. The more search parameters used, the more restrictive the search.

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Health and Monitoring: Volume Searches Previous Searches

This table shows the user information about previous searches and searches in progress.

The user is able click on any of the previous searches to see the results.

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Configuration: Encryption Key Server Addresses

The encryption key server assists encryption-enabled tape drives in generating, protecting, storing, and maintaining encryption keys that are used to encrypt information being written to tape media (tape and cartridge formats).

These settings are used to configure 3592-C07 connections to an encryption key server. The first address is referred to as the primary and the second as the secondary.

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Configuration: SNMP Settings

This page allows the user to view or modify Simple Network Management Protocol traps on the 3592-C07.

SNMP traps are used for audit logging and are sent when the following actions occur: * Login to the Web interface * Logout from the Web interface * Clear events on the Events page * Change security settings on the Security settings page * Change role settings on the Roles and permissions page * Change SNMP settings on the SNMP page * Initiate shutdown on the Shutdown page * Stand-alone Mount or Demount on the Drives page

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Documentation
Announcement Letter

http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS111-141/ENUS111141.PDF

Customer Information Center

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/etc/cust/index.jsp

Service Information Center

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/etc/serv/index.jsp

TKLM

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/key-lifecycle-mgr/

ISKLM

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v2r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ib m.tivoli.isklm.doc_11/ic-homepage.html

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Thank You!
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