Datasheet

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Tape Storage Systems
Entry-level Products
Entry-level Tape Drives Entry-level Tape Libraries
TS2230 TS2240 TS2250 3580 TS2340 TS2350 TS2900 TS3100 TS3200
Product
3580 3580 3580 3580 3580 3580 3572 featuring Ultrium®
Half-high drives
3573 L2U 3573 L4U
Machine Type
model
3580
H3L, H3S, PNs
3580L3E, 3580S3E
3580
H4S, PNs 3580S4E
3580
H5S, PNs 3580S5E
3580
L33
3580
L43, S43, PNs,
3580L4X, 3580S4X
3580
S53, PNs 3580S5X
3572
3572S3H, 3572S4H,
PNs 3572S4R, 3572S3R
3573
L2U PN 35732UL Tape
Library w/o Drive
3573
L4U PN 35734UL Tape
Library w/o Drive
Product strengths
Multiplatform support
Half-high form factor
Lower entry price
3 Gbps SAS attachment
Encryption capable
Multiplatform support
High capacity
Half-high form factor
6 Gbps SAS attachment
Encryption & media par-
tition capable
Multiplatform support
High capacity
Half-high form factor
Multiplatform support
Backward read capable
to LTO1
Max performance for
LTO3
3 Gbps SAS attachment
Encryption capable
Multiplatform support
High performance
High capacity
6 Gbps SAS attachment
Encryption & media par-
tition capable
Multiplatform support
High capacity
Full-high form factor
Multiplatform support
Half-high
form factor
Lower entry price
High capacity
Multiplatform support
High performance
High capacity
Supports Full High and
Half High Tape Drives
Supports LTO3, LTO4
and LTO5 drives
Multiplatform support
High performance
High capacity
Supports Full High and
Half High Tape Drives
Supports LTO3, LTO4
and LTO5 drives
Number of drives
111111 1 LTO half-high 1 FH
1-2 HH
1–2 FH
1-4 HH
Max number of
cartridges
111111 92448
WORM/Encryption
yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes
Native capacity
Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4: 800 GB Gen 5: 1.5 TB Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4: 800 GB Gen 5: 1.5 TB Gen 3: 3.6 TB
Gen 4: 7.2 TB
Gen 3: 9.6 TB
Gen 4: 19.2 TB
Gen 5: 36 TB
Gen 3: 19.2 TB
Gen 4: 38.4 TB
Gen 5: 72 TB
Typical capacity
2
Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Gen 5: 3.0 TB Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Gen 5: 3.0 TB Up to 14.4 TB Up to 72 TB Up to 144 TB
Native performance
Gen 3: 60 MBps Gen 4: 120 MBps Gen 5: 140 MBps Gen 3: 80 MBps Gen 4: 120 MBps Gen 5: 140 MBps Up to 120 MBps Up to 280 MBps Up to 560 MBps
Interface
LVD SCSI, 3 Gbps SAS 3 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI LVD SCSI, 3 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SAS 3 Gbps SAS 4 Gbps FC (FH only)
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
8 Gbps FC and 6 Gbps
SAS (LTO5 only)
4 Gbps FC (FH only)
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
8 Gbps FC and 6 Gbps
SAS (LTO5 only)
Supported tape
libraries
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Platform support
4
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows, HP-UX,
Sun Solaris, Linux
System p, System x and
others supporting
3 Gbps attach
System p, System x and
others supporting
6 Gbps attach
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows, HP-UX,
Sun Solaris, Linux
System p, System x and
others supporting
6 Gbps attach
System p, System x and
other supporting 3 Gbps
attach
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Application support
5
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, J, L, M
A (others in plan) A, B, C, E, F, G, H A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L, M, N
7
A (others in plan) A, B, C, E, F, G, H A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, J, L, M, N
7
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, J, L, N
7
Media
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
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page 8
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Warranty period
3 years
6
3 years 3 years 3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years 1 year
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
Warranty type
CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 2: Typical compression for open system environments is 2:1 (user results may vary) 4: Also includes selected IBM xSeries®, IBM Netfinity®, IBM System i, IBM AS/400® and IBM System p servers.
System z support for Linux only 5: Refer to http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/displayesssearchwithoutjs.wss?start_over=yes for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined
above: A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup, C = Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault,
I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.