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IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library Maintenance Information

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Abstract

The IBM System Storage™ TS3310 Tape Library offers high performance, capacity, and technology designed for reliability and the heavy demands of tape storage. The Ultrium 5 cartridge has a native data capacity of 1500 GB (3000 GB at 2:1 compression). This library is highly modular with scalability varying from the base library 5U control module with up to four additional expansion units for a total of 41U height. This automated tape library incorporates high-performance IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives for the midrange to enterprise open systems environment.
The Ultrium 4 cartridge has a native data capacity of 800 GB (1600 GB at 2:1
compression). IBM LTO Ultrium 4 tape drives can read and write original LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 2 data cartridges. The Ultrium 3 cartridge has a native data capacity of 400 GB (800 GB at 2:1 compression). IBM LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives can read and write original LTO Ultrium 2 data cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 1 data cartridges.
The base TS3310 library contains the library control module, fixed tape cartridge storage of 30 slots, I/O station of 6 slots, a touch screen display, cartridge handling robotics, and up to two LTO Ultrium tape drives.
You can add up to 4 optional expansion modules to a control module

Publication Number

GA32-0478-10

Original Publication Date

24 February 2012

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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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