3592 55G Tape Drive README File
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Files in this download contain Licensed Materials, property of IBM,(C) Copyright IBM Corp.
1998-2010. All Rights Reserved. See the Licensing agreement at:
 
     http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/machine_warranties/machine_code.html

IBM periodically releases firmware updates that are intended to,among other things, increase 
overall reliability, improve tape handling,further reduce any possibility of data loss/data error,
and provide continued enhancements to diagnostic capabilities. 

The readme files contain information that may not be included in the IBM 3592 documentation. The 
readme files take precedence over the documentation.  Therefore, any information in this file that
conflicts with information in the documentation will supercede the Operator Guide.

The IBM 3592 Tape Device is responsible for providing basic and advanced tape functionality for 
backup/restore and archive environments.For more details on functionality and other operation 
procedures, consult your copy of the Operator Guide. For a softcopy, refer to:

    http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/a86opg02.pdf

In order to provide maximum performance and reliability, it is recommended that the latest version
of microcode is installed on your IBM 3592 tape devices.  These firmware updates are intended to, 
among other things, increase overall reliability, improve tape handling, further reduce any
possibility of data errors, and provide continued enhancements to diagnostic capabilities.


SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS:
This tape drive works with the following operating systems: AIX, HPUX,Linux, Solaris, Windows. For
details on supported tape attachment please  refer to the System Storage Interoperation Center 
website.  

    http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/


TROUBLESHOOTING:
IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) provides the customer with functionality to perform maintenance 
tasks and run diagnostic tasks to determine tape device issues.  This is available to download 
with the device driver.


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