Seventh-generation LTO Ultrium, half-height tape drive
Offers higher capacity and higher data transfer rates
IBM® TS2270 Tape Drive is designed to meet growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows, providing an excellent storage solution for organizations requiring backup, save/restore, and low-cost archival data storage. By incorporating the latest generation of industry-leading LTO technology, the TS2270 tape drive offers higher capacity and higher data transfer rates than the previous generation. The LTO Ultrium 7 technology supports media partitioning, IBM Storage Archive technology, and encryption of data and write-once-read-many media.
The TS2270 tape drive provides long-term backup and archive storage data protection while lowering overall storage costs.
With significant increase in data transfer performance over the previous LTO Ultrium half-height generation, the TS2270 offers transfer rate of up to 300 Mbps with 6 Gbps SAS interface connectivity.
Simplify data management with IBM® Storage Archive™ utilizing IBM Linear Tape File System™ technology, and LTO Ultrium 7 technology designed to support media partitioning and data encryption.
TS2270 tape drive incorporates the latest generation of industry-leading LTO technology (LTO Ultrium generation 7), offering higher storage capacity & higher data transfer rates for long-term tape infrastructure investment protection.
Features
Designed to support media partitioning, the TS2270 tape drive offers the ability to create two partitions on the LTO Ultrium 7 media. Partitioning enables IBM Storage Archive, which improves the ability to reference small sections of data on tape. It also helps with interchange of data between different platforms.
Physical storage capacity up to 15 TB addresses the most demanding backup and archiving requirements. The higher capacity helps reduce the number of cartridge changes required for backup operations and reduces the physical storage requirements for backup and archive media. The half-height form factor offers lower cost implementation with the same high capacity and data transfer rate as full height, making it ideal for rack environments where space is at a premium.
A transfer rate of up to 300 Mbps with 6 Gbps SAS interface connectivity provides significantly improved data transfer performance to help address the demands of shrinking backup windows and to enable faster data read and write—reducing long waits for backup and restore procedures to keep your organization up and running.
Designed to support media partitioning, the TS2270 tape drive offers the ability to create two partitions on the LTO Ultrium 7 media. Partitioning enables IBM Storage Archive, which improves the ability to reference small sections of data on tape. It also helps with interchange of data between different platforms.
Physical storage capacity up to 15 TB addresses the most demanding backup and archiving requirements. The higher capacity helps reduce the number of cartridge changes required for backup operations and reduces the physical storage requirements for backup and archive media. The half-height form factor offers lower cost implementation with the same high capacity and data transfer rate as full height, making it ideal for rack environments where space is at a premium.
A transfer rate of up to 300 Mbps with 6 Gbps SAS interface connectivity provides significantly improved data transfer performance to help address the demands of shrinking backup windows and to enable faster data read and write—reducing long waits for backup and restore procedures to keep your organization up and running.
Technical specifications
| Available configurations | Model 3580 H7S—One LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive, 6 Gbps SAS interface |
|---|---|
| Tape drive type | LTO Ultrium 7 |
| Physical capacity | 6 TB native; 15 TB with 2.5:1 compression |
| Number of tape drives | 1 |
| Number of tape cartridges | 1 |
| Data transfer rate | Up to 300 MBps native |
| Media type | Read and write: LTO Ultrium 7 6 TB data cartridge 6 TB WORM cartridge LTO Ultrium 6 2.5 TB data cartridge 2.5 TB WORM cartridge Read only: LTO Ultrium 5 1.5 TB data cartridge 1.5 TB WORM cartridge Also available: LTO Ultrium cleaning cartridge |
| Weight | 4.3 kg (9.4 lb) |
| Power requirements | 100 – 240 V ac, 50 – 60 Hz auto-ranging |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 213 mm x 58 mm x 332 mm (8.4 in. x 2.3 in. x 13.1 in.) |
| Warranty | Three-year limited warranty, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service in most countries, next-business-day 9x5, service upgrades available |
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