Product comparison
Cost-effective storage systems for long-term storage and data encryption on the drive itself.
| Platform supported | The TS2240 is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit that supports encryption of data with a 3GBps SAS connection. In addition, the TS2240 can read and write LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges. The TS2240 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-in., 4mm, or 8mm tape drives. |
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| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 800GB native physical capacity |
| Max. drive data rate | Up to 120 MB/sec native |
| Platform supported | The TS2250 features 6GBps SAS interface attaching to many IBM System Servers, including System x, Power Systems and others as well as non-IBM servers and workstations. |
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| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 1.5TB Native; 3.0TB with 2:1 compression |
| Max. drive data rate | 140MBps |
| Business use | The IBM System Storage TS2260 Tape Drive Express incorporates the sixth generation of the industry-leading Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology, designed for midrange open-systems environments. Suited for handling backup and archival data storage needs, keeping data safe and available at reasonable costs. Supports media partitioning, which enables users to have file-level access to tape data. It also continues to support encryption of data and WORM media. |
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| Platform supported | Features 6 Gbps SAS interface attaching to many IBM System servers, including IBM System x and IBM Power Systems as well as non-IBM servers and workstations. |
| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 2.5 TB native; 6.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression |
| Max. drive data rate | 160MBps |
| Business use | The IBM System Storage TS2360 Tape Drive Express incorporates the sixth generation of the industry-leading Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology, designed for the midrange open-systems environment. Suited for handling backup and archival data storage needs, keeping data safe and available at reasonable costs. Supports media partitioning, providing customers the ability to have file-level access to tape data, and it also continues to support encryption of data and write-once-read-many media (WORM media). |
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| Platform supported | Features a 6 Gbps SAS interface that can attach to many IBM servers, including IBM System x, IBM Power Systems and others, as well as servers and workstations from other vendors. |
| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 2.5TB native; 6.25TB with 2.5:1 compression |
| Max. drive data rate | 160MBps |
| Platform supported | The TS2340 is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit that supports encryption of data and offers a 3GBps SAS connection. In addition, the TS2340 can read and write LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges. |
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| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 800GB native physical capacity |
| Max. drive data rate | Up to 120MB/sec native |
| Platform supported | The TS2350 features 6GBps SAS interface attaching to many IBM System Servers, including System x®, Power Systems™, and others as well as non-IBM servers and workstations. |
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| Cartridge Capacity (Native/Compressed) | 1.5TB Native; 3.0TB with 2:1 compression |
| Max. drive data rate | 140MBps |
| Business use | The TS7610 ProtecTIER® Deduplication Appliance Express improves the backup and recovery needs of midmarket customers and enables them to implement a cost-effective and efficient disk-based data protection solution |
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| Processor (Max) | 1x L5410 Intel® Xeon® Quad-core low-voltage 2.33 GHz processor |
| Memory (Min/Max) | 24GB |
| Internal storage (Max) | 4 and 5.4TB physical |
