Designed to support the new IBM LTO™ Ultrium™ 4 and the LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drives for increased capacity and performance including 4 Gbps fibre channel, Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI and 3 Gbps SAS attachment
Designed to support cost-effective backup, save and restore and archival storage in sequential or random access mode with a standard bar-code reader
Designed to offer outstanding capacity, performance and reliability for midrange and network tape-storage environments in a 2U form factor with the 24 data-cartridge slots and a dedicated mail slot
Remote library management through a standard Web interface supports flexibility and greater administrative control of storage operations
Ultrium 4 native data capacities up to 19.2 TB (38.4 with 2:1 compression) with 24 data cartridge slots and the use of LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive with a native data rate of 120 MBps
Ultrium 3 native physical data capacities up to 9.6 TB (up to 19.2 TB using 2:1 compression) with the 24 data-cartridge slots, and the use of LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive with a native data rate of up to 80 MBps
The IBM System Storage™ TS3100 Tape Library Express Model and its storage management applications are designed to address capacity, performance, data protection, reliability, availability, affordability and application requirements. It is designed as a functionally rich, entry tape-storage solution incorporating LTO Ultrium tape technology. The IBM TS3100 Express model is an excellent solution for large-capacity or high-performance tape backup with or without random access. The TS3100 is also an excellent choice for tape automation for IBM System p™, IBM RS/6000®, IBM System i™, IBM AS/400®, IBM System x™ and other open systems.
The IBM TS3100 Tape Library Express is well-suited for handling backup, save and restore and archival data-storage needs for small to medium-size environments. With its single Ultrium 4 or Ultrium 3 Tape Drive and 24 tape cartridge capacity, the IBM TS3100 model is designed to leverage LTO technology to cost effectively handle growing storage requirements. The TS3100 Tape Library is configured with two removable cartridge magazines, one on the left side and one on the right. Additionally, the left magazine includes a single mail slot to help support continuous library operation while importing/exporting media. A bar-code reader is standard in the library, supporting the library’s operation in sequential or random access mode. The TS3100 also comes standard with remote management capabilities to allow for remote administration of the tape library through a Web interface.
The new IBM Ultrium 4 drive has more than double the drive throughput of the third-generation LTO Ultrium Tape Drives and up to nearly ten times the throughput of the first-generation drive. The IBM LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drives are designed to support up to 120 MBps native data-transfer rates. In addition, with the use of the new IBM TotalStorage® LTO Ultrium 800 GB Data Cartridge, the IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drive doubles tape-cartridge physical capacity up to 800 GB native physical capacity (1.6 TB with a 2:1 compression), providing an IBM TS3100 Tape Library capacity of up to 38.4 TB with a 2:1 compression or 19.2 TB native. The IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drives are designed to read and write third-generation LTO Ultrium data cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 2 data cartridges with improved data rates. The new Ultrium 4 technology helps support the encryption of data when using either IBMLOT 4 four Gbps FC or 3 Gbps SAS tape drives. As storage needs grow, you can build on this storage investment by moving to higher capacity and performance automated libraries employing the new IBM Ultrium 4 Tape Drive technology.
The IBM TS3100 Tape Library Express features LVD SCSI, native switched, 4 Gbps fibre-channel and 3 Gbps SAS interfaces for Ultrium 4 drives (LVD SCSI and 4 Gbps FC for Ultrium 3 drives) and can attach to a wide variety of open system servers. The sequential or random access library comes in a stand-alone base configuration with the option of an industry-standard 19-inch rack mount kit. The IBM TS3100 also has an LCD display and indicators for power, drive and activity, error status and message information.
IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Model
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Hardware summary
Designed to support the new IBM LTO Ultrium 4 and the LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive, for increased capacity and performance including 4 Gbps fibre channel, Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI and 3 Gbps SAS attachment
Designed to offer outstanding capacity, performance and reliability for midrange and network tape-storage environments in a 2U form factor with the 24 data-cartridge slots and a dedicated mail slot
Designed to support cost-effective backup, save and restore, and archival storage in sequential or random access mode with a standard bar-code reader
Remote library management through a standard Web interface designed to offer flexibility and greater administrative control of storage operations
LVD SCSI drive, native switched-fabric 4 Gbps fibre channel drive or 3 Gbps SAS drive (LTO4 only)
Ultrium 4 native data capacities up to 19.2 TB (up to 38.4 with 2:1 compression) Ultrium 3 native data physical capacities up to 9.6 TB (up to 19.2 TB using 2:1 compression) with 24 data-cartridge slots
Use of LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive with a native data rate of 120 ( LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive with a native data rate of up to 80 MBps)
