I second everything Wanda said. Just a great piece of gear.

As for ALMS, I don't think you can get a TS3500 without it today, nor would you 
want you.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Prather, Wanda
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 18:01
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] looking for experiences with the ibm 3584 library
> 
> I have worked with many customers with many types of tape libraries.
> The 3584 (now known as the TS3500) is my favorite.
> I don't think you can buy anything better, or easier to use.
> 
> If you are connecting to your 3494 via SCSI cable, you won't see much
> difference in behavior.
> 
> If you are using the TCP/IP application for library communication, that goes
> away and you communicate through one of the drive cables, there is no
> separate connection to the library (I know that sounds weird at first, don't
> worry it's easy.)
> 
> You have none of the library "categories" that sometimes cause you grief;
> you can logically partition the library via it's very nice, clean web 
> interface
> without  that, just using volser ranges.
> 
> Externally what you'll see different is the absence of the external console
> and internal PC; that is all on boards or in firmware now.
> The robot is also dramatically faster.
> Operationally, with TSM I think the syntax of the checkin command is
> somewhat different.
> 
> Just as robust/reliable as the 3494.
> 
> If you expect to have multiple servers/apps using the library, go ahead and
> pay for the ALMS feature; library partitioning works much better/easier with
> it.
> 
> Shorter answer:
> Better, faster, simpler to use.
> 
> 
> Wanda
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Lee, Gary
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 3:40 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] looking for experiences with the ibm 3584 library
> 
> Looking at updating our tape libraries for other rojects which might use ltfs.
> We currently have the ibm 3494 library with 3592-e05 (ts1120) drives.
> 
> It seems that we must go to the 3584 to get access to lto type tapes, yet keep
> using our e05s for tsm.
> 
> I would like to hear others experiences with the 3584 with or without tsm. If
> possible, compare and contrast with the 3494.
> 
> Thanks all for the assistance.