IBM TS3200 Storage drive Tape Cartridge LTO

IBM TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U (machine type 6173, SEO #61732UL) and IBM TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U (machine type 6173, SEO #61734UL) incorporate the new LTO Ultrium 6 full-high 8 Gb Fibre Channel, half-high 6 Gb SAS, and half-high 8 Gb Fibre Channel tape drives, enhancing tape performance over the previous generation of IBM LTO Ultrium 5 tape drives with a native data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/sec.

IBM TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U (machine type 6173, SEO #61732UL) and IBM TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U (machine type 6173, SEO #61734UL) also incorporate LTO Ultrium 5 and LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drives. Available drives include LTO Ultrium 5 full-high and half-high Fibre Channel, LTO Ultrium 5 full-high and half-high SAS tape drives, along with LTO Ultrium 4 full-high and half-high Fibre Channel, LTO Ultrium 4 full-high and half-high SAS, and LTO Ultrium 4 full-high SCSI tape drives.

Mixed LTO Ultrium generations and attachment tape drive types are supported where drive space is available. Ultrium 6, Ultrium 5, and Ultrium 4 SAS and Fibre Channel tape drives are encryption capable.

The TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries incorporate IBM Multi-Path Architecture with logical libraries equal to the number of drives installed. Ultrium 6, Ultrium 5, and Ultrium 4 tape drives for the TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries are ordered separately as features or with their own SEO option number.

LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives support the LTO Generation 6 media specification of more than double the compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) compared to previous LTO 5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0 TB with 2 to 1 compression (up to 1.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. IBM Ultrium 6 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 and 6 data cartridges, and can read LTO Ultrium 4 data cartridges.

IBM TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U can accommodate up to two LTO Ultrium half-high tape drives or one LTO Ultrium full-high tape drive, and comes standard with two removable cartridge magazines, one on the left side (12 data cartridge slots) and one on the right (12 data cartridge slots). The left magazine includes a single cartridge I/O station designed to allow for continuous library operation while importing or exporting media. A remote management unit and a barcode reader are standard in the library, enabling the library to run in sequential or random access mode. Optional available features include a rack mount kit, additional attachment cables, transparent LTO encryption, path failover, additional drives, interposers, and power cords.

IBM TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U can accommodate up to four LTO Ultrium half-high tape drives or two LTO Ultrium full-high tape drives. The TS3200 comes standard with four removable cartridge magazines, providing 48 data cartridge slots and a three-slot I/O station. A remote management unit and a barcode reader are standard in the library, allowing the library to run in sequential or random access mode.

Optional features available include a rack mount kit, an additional power supply, additional removable cartridge magazines, transparent LTO encryption, path failover, additional drives, attachment cables, interposers, and power cords.

The TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries also support IBM Linear Tape File System™ (LTFS) and IBM LTFS Storage Manager software for IBM Ultrium 6 and 5 tape drives.