Highlights
- Designed to provide a data transfer rate of up to 70 MB/sec and a cartridge capacity of up to 400 GB1 to address the challenge of rapid data growth
- Designed to provide backward read/write compatibility and coexist with first-generation Ultrium tape drives and media to help protect prior investment
- Features enhanced data compression and digital speed matching designed to provide optimal performance and storage capacity for disparate server environments
- Provides either an Ultra-160 SCSI or 2 Gb FC-AL interface to standalone server attachment, and provides a 2 Gb Fibre Channel interface to a Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric interface, which is capable of connecting to either an FC-AL or point-to-point topology
- Adheres to the Linear Tape-Open™ (LTO®) specification to allow enterprises to adopt a standard tape drive/tape format
To help meet the twin challenges of today’s enterprise environment—rapid data growth and shrinking backup windows—IBM® has introduced the second-generation IBM TotalStorage® Ultrium® Tape Drive T400/T400F. Using advanced technologies, this tape drive offers more than twice the data transfer rates of the preceding generation and doubles the cartridge capacity when used with the new Ultrium 2 media.
Compatibility with first-generation Ultrium technology
The IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive T400/T400F can also help improve performance when used with first-generation Ultrium media; however, using Ultrium 2 media can require fewer tapes to help lower cost of ownership. Coexistence with first-generation Ultrium tape technology is designed to allow for upgrades, helping to protect customers’ investments in drives, media and tape automation platforms.
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