Fourth edition (September 2009)
The following information was new or changed in the fourth edition:
v Higher cartridge capacity (more than 6 887 storage slots)
v Enhanced node card prerequisite
v SNMP audit logging
v Tape System Reporter enhancements
v Support for the Tivoli
®
Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) for encryption key
management
v Performance specifications for libraries with virtual I/O slots enabled
v Introduction of the rack-mountable TS3000 System Console with optional
internal modem
Third edition (December 2008)
The following information was new or changed in the third edition:
v Updated power features and power cords
v Introduction of the TS7700 Backend Switches (Models L23 and D23)
Second edition (November 2008)
The following information was new or changed in the second edition:
v Introduction of high density (HD) frames (Models S24 and S54)
v Introduction of the IBM Tape System Reporter application
First edition (September 2008)
The following information was new or changed in the first edition:
v Information specific to the TS3500 Tape Library with the Advanced Library
Management System (ALMS)
v Introduction of the IBM System Storage TS1130 Tape Drives (3592 tape drive
models E06 and EU6)
v Additional information about remote support security
v Addition of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for Ethernet network security
v An embedded SMI-S agent that works with the IBM TotalStorage Productivity
Center (TPC) 3.3.1 and later
v Addition of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) functionality
v Updated environmental specifications
v Updated power requirements for frames in the TS3500 Tape Library
v Addition of library configuration prerequisites for using encryption in the
TS3500 Tape Library
v Updated data storage values for compliance with the International System of
Units (SI) measurements
xii IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS: Introduction and Planning Guide