Designed to provide high-capacity tape storage in a small half-high form factor to address backup and archiving requirements
Available hardware encryption designed to offer highly secure data storage
Native data transfer rate of up to 120 MB/sec
IBM System Storage TS2240 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 utilizes 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™ TS2240 Tape Drive Express—the entry-level IBM TotalStorage® tape product family offering—is the answer to growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows. Incorporating the latest generation of advanced Linear Tape-Open™ (LTO™) technology, the TS2240 Tape Drive is suited for handling the backup, save and restore, and archival data storage needs of a wide range of small systems. In addition, the TS2240 provides added security features by supporting encryption of data with 3 Gbps SAS connectivity.
The System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive is an excellent tape storage solution for businesses requiring backup or low-cost, real-time archival storage of their data. The TS2240, with a half-high form factor, offers the same high capacity of full-high LTO 4 tape drives. The TS2240 has a physical storage capacity of up to 1.6 TB (with 2:1 compression) in conjunction with the new IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium™ 800 GB data cartridge, which provides up to double the capacity of Ultrium 3 cartridges. The native data transfer performance of the TS2240 Tape Drive has increased over the previous LTO half-high generation to up to 120 MB/sec. The TS2240 Tape Drive continues to provide an excellent alternative to slower and smaller capacity 1/4-inch, 4 mm and 8 mm DLT/SDLT tape drives.
Common features
Hardware summary
Features the new IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drive in a half-high form factor
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 standardization and allows for multiple media and drive providers
Designed to provide high capacity tape storage for unattended backup in open system server environments
Compatible with major operating systems and ISV applications
Uses advanced technologies designed to optimize throughput, increase cartridge capacity and provide superior data protection
An entry-level Ultrium tape solution for midrange 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 TS2230
Adheres to widely supported Linear Tape-Open (LTO) standards
