Data Sheet

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IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet
System Storage
offers the same high capacity of full-height LTO-4 tape
drives. The TS2240 has a physical storage capacity of up
to 1.6 TB (with 2:1 compression) in conjunction with the
IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium® 800 GB data cartridge,
which provides up to twice the capacity of Ultrium 3 car-
tridges. The native data transfer performance of the TS2240
Tape Drive has increased over the previous LTO half-height
generation to up to 120 MB/sec. The TS2240 Tape Drive
continues to provide an excellent alternative to slower and
smaller capacity 1/4-inch, 4 mm and 8 mm digital linear tape
(DLT or SDLT) drives.
Advanced features
The IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model
H4V is designed to address your most demanding backup and
restore needs, with a 6 Gbps SAS interface that enables con-
nection to a wide spectrum of open system servers. A large
internal data buffer helps improve data access rates and
reduce cartridge fill and rewind times. In addition, dynamic
channel calibration helps increase data throughput.
The TS2240 supports the LTO Ultrium 4 data encryption
standard. In addition to reading and writing to LTO Ultrium
4 tape cartridges, the TS2240 can read and write to LTO
Ultrium 3 cartridges and can read LTO Ultrium 2 cartridges.
Software support
The IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive is designed to
be managed by tape management software solutions such as
IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager or other third-party storage
software.
Media
Data and cleaning cartridges for the IBM TS2240 can
be ordered at the time the drive is purchased or from
IBM Media, IBM Supplies Distribution and authorized
dealers. Call 1-888-IBM-Media (1-888-426-6334) toll free
in the United States and Canada.