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The 3592-4802 is feature code 4802 for IBM 3592 tape drives: Install Left Drive-Pair Cradle in Rack. It adds a left-side cradle that accepts up to two 3592 tape drive canisters in a rack, and it is used with rack-mounted drives such as the 3592 E05.
The feature also brings a shelf able to carry both a left and a right cradle, plus rack panels to cover either cradle. It includes two redundant power supplies, drive identification logic for up to two 3592 tape drives and a pluggable large display and control panel for the drives.
FC 4674, Field Install 3592 Tape Drive in Rack, is its prerequisite, and a drive canister can only go in once a cradle with a free canister slot is in the rack. A rack takes up to four 4802 cradles when it is 2 m tall and has no controller, and up to three when it is 1.6 m or 1.8 m tall and has no controller. A controller in the rack reduces the cradle-pair capacity by one.
The right-hand partner is FC 4812, Install Right Drive-Pair Cradle in Rack, which sits on the same shelf and needs one 4802 installed for each 4812. Drives for the cradle include the 3592 E05 TS1120 and the 3592 E06 TS1130.