| Frame definition |
L23 – base frame for TS1130, TS1120 or 3592, D23 – drive capable expansion frame for TS1130, TS1120 or 3592, S24 – storage only expansion frame for 3592 cartridges
L53 – base frame for LTO, D53 – drive capable expansion frame for LTO, S54 – storage only expansion frame for LTO cartridges
HA1 – High Availability service bay frame for use with the dual accessor feature |
| Tape drive types |
TS1130, TS1120 or 3592 tape drives or IBMLTO Ultrium 4, 3, or 2 Tape Drives |
| Number of frames |
One base frame, up to 15 expansion frames
The TS3500 Model HA1 installation provides one of the two additional frames required as service bays in a dual accessor library |
| Number of drives |
Up to 12 per frame (up to 192 per library) |
|
Number of tape
cartridges
|
L23 – up to 260; D23 – up to 400; S23 – up to 1,000; Total supported:
Up to 6,260 L53 – up to 287; D53 – up to 440; S53 – up to 1,320;
Total supported: Up to 6,887 |
|
Number of Input
/Output slots
|
Up to 224 (16 I/O slots standard |
|
Number of logical
libraries
|
Maximum of 192 (up to number of drives installed) |
|
Number of 3953
Systems
|
Maximum of four per TS3500 subsystem |
|
TS7700
Virtualization
Engine
|
Maximum of eight per TS3500 subsystem |
| Capacity |
IBM Ultrium 4 Cartridges:
up to 5.5 PB (up to 11 PB with 2:1 compression)
3592 extended capacity cartridges:
up to 6.2 PB (18.6 PB with 3:1 compression) |
| Media type |
L23/D23/S23: IBM3592 JA/JJ/JB and JW/JR/JX Write Once Read Many (WORM) cartridges
L53/D53/S53: IBMLTO Ultrium 4, 3, 2 Cartridges |
| Dimensions (all frames) |
70.9"H x 30.8"W x 47.7"D (1,800mm x 782mm x 1,212mm) |
| Max. weight |
L23 – 1,079 lb (490 kg); D23 – 994 lb (451 kg)
S23 L53 – 1,061 lb (481kg); D53 – 970 lb (440 kg), S53 |