IBM System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express

Fifth-generation, high capacity, half height Tape Drive

Feature Benefits
Next generation of LTO™ technology
  • Higher storage capacity than previous generations of LTO tape drives
  • LTO standards compatibility helps offer long-term tape infrastructure investment protection
Hardware encryption available
  • Helps keep the data on your tape media secure with encryption
  • Helps meet compliance requirements
  • Helps improve performance of your backup processes with dedicated encryption/decryption core
Media Partitioning and IBM Long Term File System
  • Two partitions may be created on the LTO Gen 5 media
  • Partitioning enables the IBM Long Term File System, which improves the ability to reference small sections of data on tape
  • IBM Long Term File System helps with interchange of data between different platforms
Physical storage capacity up to 3.0TB (2:1 compression)
  • Helps reduce the number of cartridge changes required for backup operations
  • Helps reduce the physical storage requirements for your backup and archive media
Native data transfer rate of up to 140MB/sec
  • Helps address the demands of shrinking backup windows
  • Enable a faster read-and-write data to help reduce long waits for backup and restore procedures to keep your business up and running
6 Gbps SAS interface
  • Higher speed allows data to be moved faster into the drive
Large internal data transfer buffer
  • Helps improve data access rates
  • Helps reduce cartridge fill and rewind times.
Backwards compatibility with previous generations of LTO Ultrium cartridges
  • Read/write capability with Ultrium™ 4 and read capability with Ultrium 3 cartridges helps you protect your current media investment
Full Height Form Factor
  • Ideal for rack environments with its new enclosure design that allows two TS2350 storage units to be mounted side by side in a 19-inch IBM server rack requiring just 3 EIA units of rack space
  • Outstanding performance designed for unattended backups

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