We have a 3494 tape library with six 3590E drives. I am looking into upgrading the 3590E drives to 3592 drives.
current setup: TSM server 5.2.3.3 on AIX 5.2 3494 with 3 frames: one L12 and two D12s six 3590E tape drives server and 3590E drives connected to two 2109 SAN switches. Because of budget constrains I am thinking of replacing a frame and two 3590E drives at a time and spread out the cost over 3 years. Can someone give me a rough cost estimate before I even propose it. Is there anything I missed in the following 3yr plan? Year 1: convert the frame L12 to L22 replace two 3590E with 3592 300 new 2592 tapes Year 2 and 3: convert the frame D12 to D22 replace two 3590E with 3592 300 new 2592 tapes Thanks, Eliza Lau Virginia Tech Computing Center 1700 Pratt Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
