Highlights
- Offers a data transfer rate of up to 160 MBps1 to help shorten backup times
- Provides a cartridge capacity of up to 800GB1 to address the need to store ever greater amounts of data
- Designed to be backward compatible with previous-generation Ultrium™ tape drives and media to help protect prior investments
- Designed to provide adaptive data compression, Digital Speed Matching (DSM) and a 128 MB buffer for optimal performance and storage capacity
- Available with either an Ultra160 SCSI or 4 Gbps capable Fibre Channel interface for flexible attachment
- Incorporates new tape threading features, redesigned electronics and error correction functions designed to enhance drive robustness and reliability
The third-generation IBM TotalStorage® Ultrium Tape Drives T800 (SCSI) and T800F (Fibre Channel) are designed to help meet the storage challenges faced by IT organizations today. First, there is the enormous growth in data, fueled by business continuity, regulatory compliance and information lifecycle management initiatives. Then, there are initiatives to improve IT operations, such as infrastructure simplification, improved administrative productivity and more reliable, cost-effective data protection.
Greater capacity and speed
Offering up to twice the capacity and more than double the performance of the preceding Ultrium 2 generation of drives, the T800 and T800F tape drives are designed for integration into servers, desktop enclosures, autoloaders and scalable, automated tape libraries.
To further increase capacity, Digital Speed Matching (DSM) is designed to adjust the drive’s native data rate to better match the data rate of the server. This feature, along with a larger 128 MB buffer, is designed to help improve data throughput and reduce tape repositions in an environment where the host data rate is less than optimal.
In addition, the T800 and T800F tape drives use an IBM-patented compression algorithm to help optimize compression. The compression algorithm is designed to synchronously swap the data compression scheme dynamically between ALDC (adaptive lossless data compression) and a pass-thru mode. While data compression is being performed, a separate circuit—designed to perform simultaneous decompression—helps support data integrity.
Compatibility with prior-generation Ultrium media
Compatibility with prior-generation Ultrium tape media eases the introduction of these high-performance tape drives, helping to protect prior investments in drives, media and tape automation systems. The T800 and T800F drives are backward read and write compatible with Ultrium 2 media and read compatible with Ultrium 1 media. By using Ultrium 3 media, you can further shorten backup and restore times, reduce the number of tapes required and further improve the backup window.
| Common features
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Digital Speed Matching (DSM)
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Adaptive Data Compression
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Backward compatibility with prior-generation Ultrium media
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Support for SCSI or native Fibre Channel attachments
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SAN and library integration
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Reliability and serviceability enhancements
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WORM support
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| Hardware summary
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Up to 160 MBps data transfer rate
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Up to 800 GB cartridge capacity
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128 MB buffer
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Ultra 160 SCSI or 4 Gbps capable Fibre Channel interface
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16-channel head design
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LTO Ultrium 1, 2 and 3 media
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LTO Ultrium 3 (rewritable & WORM) data cartridge
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