IBM System Storage TS2360 Tape Drive Express
Highlights
- Helps reduce costs with lower power consumption, consolidation and space reduction
- Supports media partitioning on Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 6 media and IBM Linear Tape File System™
- Double the compressed cartridge capacity and over 40 percent better performance compared to LTO Ultrium 5 drives
- Designed to provide greater capacity and performance to address the most demanding backup and archiving requirements
- More energy efficient than previous generations
The IBM System Storage® TS2360 Tape Drive Express®—part of the entry-level IBM System Storage tape product family—supports the storage, security and compliance requirements of today’s organizations. The TS2360 leverages the newest generation of LTO Ultrium technology, helping to cost-effectively handle growing storage requirements.
The TS2360 Tape Drive Express is suited for handling backup, save and restore, and archival data storage needs with higher capacity and a higher data transfer rate than the previous generation. In addition, the LTO Ultrium 6 technology is designed to support media partitioning and Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition. It also continues to support encryption of data and write-once-read-many (WORM) media.
Specifications | |
Available models | Model 3580 S63—one IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drive, 6 Gbps SAS interface PN 3580S6X |
Data transfer rate | Up to 160 MBps native |
Dimensions (width x height x depth) | 21.3 cm x 11.0 cm x 33.6 cm |
Media type | Read and write: LTO Ultrium 6 2.5 TB data cartridge 2.5 TB WORM cartridgeLTO Ultrium 5 1.5 TB data cartridge 1.5 TB WORM cartridgeRead only: LTO Ultrium 4 800 GB data cartridge 800 GB WORM cartridgeAlso available: IBM LTO Ultrium cleaning cartridgeCall 1-888-IBM-Media |
Number of tape cartridges | 1 |
Number of tape drives | 1 |
Physical capacity | 2.5 TB native; 6.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression |
Power Requirements | 100 - 240 V ac, 50 - 60 Hz auto-ranging |
Tape drive types | IBM LTO Ultrium 6 |
Warranty | Three-year limited warranty, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service in most countries, next business day 9×5, service upgrades available |