Tape systems

The IBM System Storage® TS1140 Tape Drive offers a tape solution with high capacity, fast access to data and long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, or frames that support stand-alone installations.

• Cartridge capacity4TBs
• Max. drive data rate250 MBps native data rate
• InterfaceSupports IBM FICON® attachment Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps to reduce infrastructure requirements.

The IBM System Storage® TS3500 Tape Library combines IBM automation and drive technology to provide a highly scalable, automated tape library for IBM System z® and open systems backup and archive that can scale from midrange to enterprise environments.

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• No. of drives12 per frame (192 per library, 2700 per complex)
• Max. number of cartridges>20,000 LTO per library, 300000 per complex, >15,000 3592 per library, 225000 per complex
• Max. system capacity (2:1 Compression)900 PB LTO at 2:1 compression
• Max. system capacity (3:1 Compression)2.7 EB 3592 at 3:1 compression
• Supported platformsIBM AIX®; IBM OS/400®; IBM i; Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Linux; Sun Solaris; and HP-UX. IBM z/OS® with the IBM 3953 Tape System, the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740, or the IBM System Storage® Tape Controller for System z.

The IBM System Storage TS1130 Tape Drive offers a tape solution with high capacity, fast access to data and long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, or frames that support stand-alone installations.

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• Cartridge capacityUp to 3 TB at 3:1 compression
• Max. drive data rate160 MBps native data rate
• InterfaceSupports both IBM ESCON® and FICON® attachment. Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps to reduce infrastructure requirements.

The IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive offers a tape solution with high capacity, fast access to data and long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, or frames that support stand-alone installations.

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• Cartridge capacityUp to 2.1 TB at 3:1 compression
• Max. drive data rate104 MBps native data rate
• InterfaceSupports both IBM ESCON and FICON attachment. Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps to reduce infrastructure requirements.

Crossroads ReadVerify Appliance (RVA) is a powerful 1U appliance that proactively validates the integrity of tape backup systems and provides a simple, real-time way to monitor, track and report on performance, utilization and health of tape devices and tape media. ArchiveVerify optional feature provides the ability to verify readability of long-idle or suspect media, as well as create an audit trail for regulatory compliance policies.

• Machine Type3222 RV1

Built on the LTO-5 format standard, IBM Linear Tape File System provides direct, intuitive and graphical access to data stored in IBM tape drives and libraries using LTO-5 tape cartridges and IBM TS1140 Tape Drive support on IBM TS3500 Tape library

• Supported tape systemsTS2250 Tape Drive, TS2350 Tape Drive, TS2900 Tape Autoloader, TS3100 Tape Library, TS3200 Tape Library, TS3310 Tape Library, TS3500 Tape Library, TS1140 Tape Drive support on TS3500 Tape Library
• Supported mediaLTO-5 cartridge, IBM 3592 JB, JC, JK