IBM System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express

Fifth-generation, high capacity, half height Tape Drive

Feature Benefits
Next generation of LTO® technology
  • Higher storage capacity than previous generations of LTO tape drives
  • LTO standards compatibility helps offer long-term tape infrastructure investment protection
Hardware encryption available
  • Helps keep the data on your tape media secure with encryption
  • Helps meet compliance requirements
  • Helps improve performance of your backup processes with dedicated encryption/decryption core
Media Partitioning & IBM Linear Tape File System(tm)
  • Two partitions may be created on the LTO Gen 5 media
  • Partitioning enables the IBM Linear Tape File System, which improves the ability to reference small sections of data on tape
  • IBM Linear Tape File System helps with interchange of data between different platforms
Physical storage capacity up to 3.0 TB (2:1 compression)
  • Helps reduce the number of cartridge changes required for backup operations
  • Helps reduce the physical storage requirements for your backup and archive media
Native data transfer rate of up to 140 MB/sec
  • Helps address the demands of shrinking backup windows
  • Enable a faster read and write data to help reduce long waits for backup and restore procedures to keep your business up and running
6 Gbps SAS interface
  • Higher speed allows data to be moved faster into the drive
Backwards compatibility with previous generations of LTO Ultrium® cartridges
  • Read/write capability with Ultrium 4 and read capability with Ultrium 3 cartridges helps you protect your current media investment
Half Height Form Factor
  • Ideal for rack environments where space is a premium with its new enclosure design that allows two units to be mounted side by side in a 19-inch IBM server rack
  • Same high capacity than full height
  • Same data transfer rate than full height
  • Lower cost implementation
ULTRIUM LTO.