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Data Sheet
System Storage
IBM Systems and Technology
Advanced features
The TS2260 6 Gbps SAS interface enables it to connect
to a wide spectrum of open-system servers. The LTO
Ultrium 6 tape media provides partitioning support which, in
conjunction with the Linear Tape File System Single Drive
Edition, provides users with file-level access to tape data. This
support helps users to quickly locate and update information on
the tape media.
The LTO Ultrium 6 technology is also designed to support
data encryption. The hardware encryption and decryption core
and control core reside in the LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive.
Software support
You can increase the power of the TS2260 Tape Drive
by managing it with tape management solutions such as
IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager or other third-party storage
software.
The Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition helps
simplify direct access and management of the TS2260 by
enabling file tagging with any text—which enables more
intuitive searches of cartridge and drive content. The single
drive edition features a graphical user interface that helps
reduce complexity by enabling an icon-based view of the tape
drive, including tape cartridge and files, using the operating
system file manager.
Media
The TS2260 Tape Drive supports the LTO Consortium
compressed specification for LTO Ultrium 6 at a 6.25 TB data
cartridge
(2.5 TB native), more than double the compressed
capacity of the previous LTO Ultrium 5 cartridges. In addition
to reading and writing to LTO Ultrium 6 tape cartridges, the
TS2260 can read and write to LTO Ultrium 5 cartridges and
can read LTO Ultrium 4 cartridges.
Why IBM?
The performance and availability of your storage environment
can either enhance or hamper your business processes. That’s
where IBM comes in. As a market leader in the storage industry,
we can help you handle the challenges that your network or
company as a whole encounters.
Innovative technology, open standards, excellent performance,
a broad portfolio of storage-proven software, hardware and
solutions offerings—all backed by IBM with its recognized
leadership—are just a few of the reasons why you should
consider IBM storage offerings.