TS1120 Tape Drive

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive (TS1120 tape drive) offers a solution to address applications that need high capacity, fast access to data or long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, IBM frames that support stand-alone installation, and in an IBM 3592 Tape Frame Model C20 (3592 C20 frame) attached to a Sun StorageTek 9310 library.

The tape drive uses IBM 3592 Cartridges, which are available in limited capacity (100GB) for fast access to data, and standard capacity (500GB) or extended capacity (700GB) that help to reduce resources to lower total cost. All three cartridges are available in re-writable or Write Once Read Many (WORM) format.

TS1120 tape drives can be shared among supported open system hosts on a Storage Area Network (SAN) or between IBM FICON® and ESCON® mainframe hosts when attached to an IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Controller (TS1120 tape controller). Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps reduce infrastructure requirements.

The TS1120 tape drive supports a native data transfer rate of up to 104 MBps. In open system environments where data typically compresses at 2:1, the TS1120 tape drive can transfer data up to 200 MBps. In a mainframe environment where data typically compresses at 3:1, a single tape drive can transfer data up to 260 MBps. This can help reduce backup and recovery times or require fewer resources to support the environment.

Common features

Hardware summary

High performance with data transfer rate up to 260 MBps with 3:1 compression
Flexible media, including short and long length cartridges and re-writable and WORM formats
Small form factor and high capacity
Supports encryption and key management
Compatibility with existing IBM tape automation installations
IBM System i5™, System p5™, System z™ and System x™ support

Linear Serpentine recording
700GB capacity using JB/JX media
300/500GB capacity using JA/JW media
60/100GB capacity using JJ/JR media
400 MBps burst data rate
Compact 3.8 in x 7.8 in x 18.4 in dimensions

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Feature

Benefits

Up to 2.1TB on a 3592 JB/JX cartridge

High capacity helps reduce the need for additional tape drives and cartridges
Use fewer drives to reduce complexity of your tape infrastructure

Data transfer rate up to 260 MBps with 3:1 compression

Improve performance of your tape operations to help maintain business performance

3592 media

Media options include short and long lengths and re-writable and WORM formats
Flexible ordering options

Supports encryption and key management

Supports a single encryption key management approach, which may help reduce audit and compliance costs
Helps to avoid the need for host-based encryption of data or the use of specialized encryption appliances

Small form factor

Improve space efficiency of your tape infrastructure

Virtual backhitch and high resolution directory

Improve access to data
Reduce wear and tear on media

Compatibility with existing IBM tape automation installations

Protect your existing tape investments while improving performance with next generation technology

System i5, System p5, System z and System x support

Support your heterogeneous infrastructure
Support flexibility for growth and change in your data center

Characteristics

Recording technique		Linear Serpentine

Number of tracks		896

Native capacity		700GB (using JB/JX media), 300³/500GB (using JA/JW media) or 60³/100GB (using JJ/JR media)

Native data rate		104 MBps

Adaptive data rates		104, 85, 70, 55, 41 and 35 MBps for 3592 cartridges initialized in Gen 2 format 54, 41, 36, 31 and 27 MBps for 3592 cartridges initialized in Gen 1 format

Burst data rate		400 MBps

High-speed search		10 mps

Warranty		One year

Physical characteristics

Dimensions		95 mm H x 198 mm W x 467 mm D (3.8 in x 7.8 in x 18.4 in)

Weight		5.7 kg (12 lbs 7 oz)

Operating environment

Temperature with media		16° to 32° C (60° to 90° F)

Relative humidity		20% to 80% non-condensing (limited by media)

Wet bulb maximum		26° C (78.8° F)

Heat output		307 BTU/hr

Power requirements		0.1 kVA

Platform Support

	Platform	Operating System

IBM	System p System i System x System z	IBM AIX® and SUSE Enterprise Server IBM i5/OS®¹ and IBM OS/400®¹ see open system support IBM z/OS®, IBM z/VM®, IBM VSE/ESA™ and SUSE Enterprise Server

Open Systems	Hewlett-Packard Sun Microsystems Servers with Intel® or AMD processors	HP-UX Solaris SUSE Linux® Red Hat Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows NT®, Windows Server™ 2003

Encryption support		z/OS, z/VM, i5/OS, AIX, HP, Sun, Linux and Windows

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Controller highlights

Enables System z attachment for the IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
Supports the IBM System Storage TS3500 and TotalStorage 3494 Enterprise Tape Libraries, StorageTek 9310 Powderhorn Tape Library; and stand-alone rack and frame environments.
Designed to fully exploit the high performance, capacity, and reliability of the TS1120 tape drive
Designed to support the 700GB extended capacity, 500GB standard capacity and 100 GB fast-access formats of the IBM 3592 tape cartridges
Enables tape drive and tape cartridge sharing between ESCON and FICON enabled System z servers
Supports TS1120 tape drive encryption

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Controller is designed to offer ESCON® and FICON® attachment of either IBM System Storage TS1120 or TotalStorage 3592 J1A Tape Drives in an IBM System Storage TS3500 or TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library, IBM TotalStoage 3592 ModelC20 frame or standalone rack or frame. To support drives in a 3494 tape library and 3592 C20 frames, the TS1120 tape controller must reside in an IBM 3952 Tape Frame Model F05.

IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Controller

Tape drives can be shared by FICON and ESCON hosts which may help reduce hardware and infrastructure requirements. The TS1120 tape controller also offers the ability to perform non-disruptive addition of tape drives which helps enhance configuration flexibility and availability.

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Cartridge capacity¹	500GB / 1.5TB3 300GB / 900GB4 100GB / 300GB5 60GB / 180GB6
Drive Data Rate²	100 / 260 MB/sec
Interface	4 Gbit Fibre Channel

Supports IBM and selected open system platforms

Supported on existing IBM and StorageTek automation

Offers native data transfer rate of up to 100 MBps

Supports up to 1.5TB on a standard length cartridge

Supports fast access with short length cartridge

Supports consolidation to help reduce tape TCO

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The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive offers a solution to address applications that need high capacity, fast access to data or long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries or frames that support stand-alone installations, and is supported in an IBM 3592 C20 frame attached to a StorageTek 9310 library. It is designed to help reduce the complexity and cost of the tape infrastructure.

Technology leadership

The TS1120 Tape Drive provides up to 60% more capacity and 150% more performance than the IBM TotalStorage 3592 J1A tape drive that it supersedes, and more than eight times the capacity and seven times the performance of the IBM TotalStorage 3590 H1A tape drive. The tape drive uses the existing 3592 media-which is available in re-writable or Write Once Read Many (WORM) media to store 100GB or 500GB depending on cartridge type. The 3592 JA/JW media helps reduce resources to lower total costs, whereas the 3592 JJ/JR media is designed to support applications that require rapid access to data.

In an open systems or mainframe environment, the TS1120 tape drive can use the 3592 JJ cartridge or format a 3592 JA cartridge to a 100GB capacity to reduce the average locate time using a unique function called Capacity Scaling. Tape drives can be shared among supported open system hosts on a Storage Area Network (SAN), or between FICON® and ESCON® hosts when attached to a 3592 J70 controller. This optimizes drive utilization and helps reduce infrastructure requirements.

High performance

The TS1120 tape drive supports a native data transfer rate of up to 100 MBps. In open system environments where data typically compresses at 2:1, the TS1120 tape drive can transfer data up to 200 MBps. In a mainframe environment where data typically compresses at 3:1, a single tape drive can transfer data up to 144 MBps. This can help reduce backup and recovery times or require fewer resources to support the environment.

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive model E05 offers a solution to address applications that need high capacity, fast access to data or long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries or frames that support stand-alone installations, and is supported in an IBM frame attached to a StorageTek 9310 library.

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