IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive Express Model

Fourth-generation, high capacity, high performance Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Tape Drive

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Highlights

Designed to provide high capacity and performance to address the most demanding backup and archiving requirements
Double the cartridge capacity of third generation LTO drives
Available hardware encryption designed to offer highly secure data storage along with high performance
Native data transfer rate of up to 120MegaBytes per second (MBps)
Choice of Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interfaces.

IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive Express Model

Today, data is a key corporate asset in all types of businesses. The ability to access data quickly and reliably is critical to your success. Whether your business utilises a high-performance network server or individual workstations, archiving and retrieving data in a dependable and consistent manner is mission critical.

The IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive ¨C the entry-level IBM System Storage tape product family offering ¨C is the answer to growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows. Incorporating the fourth generation of advanced LTO technology, the TS2340 Tape Drive is suited for handling the backup, save and restore, as well as archival data storage needs of a wide range of small systems. In addition, the TS2340 provides added security features by supporting encryption of data with 3 Gigabits per second (Gbps) SAS connectivity.

The IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive is an excellent tape storage solution for businesses requiring backup or low-cost, real-time archival storage of their data within a small window of time ¨C it offers high capacity and performance to help address the most demanding requirements. The TS2340 has a physical storage capacity of up to 1.6Terabyte (TB) (with 2:1 compression) in conjunction with the IBM Ultrium 800Gigabyte (GB) data cartridge, which provides up to double the capacity of previous Ultrium 3 technology. Along with its higher capacity, the data transfer performance of the TS2340 Tape Drive has increased over the previous generation for a native data transfer rate of up to 120MBps. The TS2340 Tape Drive continues to provide an excellent alternative to slower and smaller capacity 1/4-inch, 4mm and 8mm DLT/SDLT tape drives

Common features

Features the IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drive
IBM Ultrium 4 technology is designed to support encryption of data and continues to support write once, read many (WORM) operations
Adheres to the widely supported LTO specification, which promotes standardisation and allows for multiple media and drive providers
Designed to provide outstanding performance and capacity attributes for unattended backup within midrange and enterprise server environments
Compatible with major operating systems and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) applications
Uses advanced technologies designed to optimise throughput, increase cartridge capacity and provide superior data protection

Hardware summary

An entry-level Ultrium tape solution for the midrange and network tape storage environments
Designed to provide cost-effective backup save and restore and archival storage external to the server
Double the storage capacity of the existing IBM LTO 3 models
Adheres to widely supported LTO standards
Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI and 3Gbps SAS connectivity available