What the IBM TS2280 Tape Drive can do for your business
Reduce storage costs
Gain 2X the storage capacity in the same footprint. Store up to 30 TB (compressed) per cartridge—twice the capacity of previous-generation LTO cartridges.
Simplify data management
Make tape-based data easy to access. IBM Spectrum Archive™ supports the tape-oriented IBM Linear Tape File System™ (IBM LTFS).
Help meet compliance requirements
Enhance security and compliance with data encryption and Write Once Read Many (WORM) support.
Increase flexibility
Compact external enclosure enables portability and flexible installation (desktop or fits two TS2280s side-by-side on 19-inch rack shelf).
Empower your users
Integration with IBM Spectrum Protect™ allows users to create, manage and archive, including concurrent copies of content, plus active, inactive and offsite content.
Easily integrate
Cross-platform, open systems support helps integrate high-capacity tape backups with a variety of systems running Microsoft Windows or UNIX operating systems.
Key features
- Fast data transfer
- Simplified access and management
- Flexible network integration
- Maximized performance and enhanced security
- File-level access to tape data
- Interchangeable Ultrium 8 and Ultrium 7 tape media
- Data encryption
- High capacity and operational simplicity
- Technical specifications