New Fiber Cables for IBM Tape Libraries and Drives

New fiber cable options are available for IBM tape libraries and drives to deliver more connectivity options:

10 meter OM3 fiber cable (LC)
25 meter OM3 fiber cable (LC)
80 meter OM3 fiber cable (LC)

These OM3 50-micron optical fiber cables have been developed in accordance with IEC 60793-2-10 Type A1a.2 fiber and are indicated in the FC-PI-4 standards for use with 8Gb/s data transmission over a distance up to maximum 150 meter.

Fiber cables are offered under new feature codes for order continuity purposes.

These new options are supported on the following IBM tape products:

TotalStorage tape library
TS4500 tape library
TS3500 tape library
TS3310 tape library
TS3200 tape library
TS3100 tape library
TS1130 tape drive
TS1140 tape drive
TS1150 tape drive
TS7650G ProtecTIER gateway server

Planned availability date: April 17, 2015