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IBM Tape Profiles

IBM Virtual Tape Subsystems

Performance Associates has an ongoing relationship with IBM for the evaluation of new virtual tape subsystems. IBM is a licensed vendor user of the PAI/O Driver for Tape.

IBM

Subsystem

Date

Configuration Tested

Pages

Figures

Tables

FICON Express 2 TS7740

Dec '08

8 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express 2 Channels

39

10

11

FICON Express 4 TS7740

Dec '08

8 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express 4 Channels

39

11

10

FICON Express 4 TS7720

Dec '08

8 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express 4 Channels

31

9

9

FICON Express 2 TS7700

Jul '07

8 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express 2 Channels

39

11

10

FICON Express VTS B20

Dec '05

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express Channels

37

11

11

FICON Express VTS B20

Dec '05

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 4 FICON Express Channels

37

11

11

FICON Express VTS B20

Dec '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 FICON Express Channels

37

11

11

FICON Express VTS B20

Dec '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 4 FICON Express Channels

37

11

11

VTS B20

Dec '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 16 ESCON Channels

35

11

8

VTS B20

Dec '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 ESCON Channels

35

11

7

VTS B20

Feb '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 16 ESCON Channels

35

11

7

VTS B20

Jan '02

16 to 128 Virtual 3490s and 8 ESCON Channels

35

11

7

VTS2

Oct '00

8 to 64 Virtual 3490s and 8 ESCON Channels

35

11

7

VTS2

Aug '00

8 to 64 Virtual 3490s and 4 ESCON Channels

35

11

3