IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive   Product details   (3592-E05) Jaguar

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive offers a tape solution with high capacity, fast access to data and long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, or frames that support stand-alone installations.   Cartridge capacity1   Up to 2.1TB at 3:1 compression Max. drive data rate:   100 MBps native data rate Interface   Supports both IBM ESCON® and FICON® attachment. Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps to reduce infrastructure requirements

IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive   Product details  (3592-J1A) Jaguar

The IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive Model J1A is designed to provide high capacity and performance for storing mission critical data. By offering significant advancements in capacity and data transfer rates, the 3592 Tape Drive helps address storage requirements that are often filled by two types of drives - those that provide fast access for data access and those that provide high capacity for backups. The 3592 Tape Drive handles both types of use, helping simplify your tape infrastructure. Additionally, the 3592 Tape Drive Model J1A offers Write Once, Read Many (WORM) functionality that is designed to help support data retention needs and applications requiring an audit trail. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   300/900GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   40/120MB/sec Interface   FC, ESCON, FICON, 2Gb FICON

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive   Product details

The IBM TotalStorage 3580 model L33 Tape Drive is an external drive incorporating the 3rd and latest generation of IBM LTO technology. This an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, similar to previous models of the 3580 and is the entry point for the family of IBM Ultrium tape products. The 3580 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-in., 4mm, or 8mm tape drives. The 3580 model L33 can read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   Ultrium 3: 400/800GB Ultrium 2: 200/400GB Ultrium 1: 100/200GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec Ultrium 1: 15/30MB/sec Interface   L33, L23, L13, L11-LVD H23, H13, H11-HVD

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Express Model   Product details

For small businesses that need the ability to quickly and reliably access data that is critical to their success, the IBM 3580 Express is a complete package for networked servers or individual workstations, archiving and retrieving data in a dependable and consistent manner. The IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Express—the entry-level IBM TotalStorage tape product family offering—is the answer to growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   Ultrium 3: 400/800GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec Supported platforms   System x™, System i™, System p™, Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Sun, HP, Linux™

IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive   Product details

The IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive provides high levels of performance and reliability and exemplifies IBM's continued leadership in storage products. Since its first shipment in September 1995, it has met with wide marketplace acceptance. Over 100,000 3590 Tape Drives are installed in both IBM and non-IBM systems across industry sectors. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   E: 20/60GB EX: 40/120GB H: 30/90GB HX: 60/180GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   E: 14/42MB/sec H: 14/42MB/sec Interface   SCSI-2 F/W, Diff PCI, Ultra SCSI, FC, ESCON, FICON, 2Gb FICON

IBM TotalStorage 7206 Model 336 External DDS Gen 5 Tape Drive

The IBM 7206 Model 336 External DDS Gen 5 (DAT72) Tape Drive is designed to be a cost effective tape drive featuring the popular DDS tape technology. It is designed to offer improved data quality and performance and increased capacity compared to the IBM 7206 Model 220. The 7206 Model 336 supports a migration path to greater tape storage capacity at a price point similar to IBM 7206-220 DDS4 tape drives. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   36/72GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   3/6MB/sec Interface   Ultra2 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra3 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra320 SCSI LVD (68-pin)

IBM TotalStorage 7206 Model VX3 External VXA-320 Tape Drive

The IBM 7206 Models VX2 and VX3 External VXA-2 or VXA-320 Tape Drives offer excellent data quality and performance. The new VXA tape technology standard provides a migration path to greater tape storage capacity at a price point similar to DDS/DAT drives. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed)   160GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed)   12 MBps Interface   Ultra2 SCSI LVD

IBM TotalStorage 7207 External Tape Drive

Affordable back-up, archival storage, and data interchange for your iSeries/AS400 and pSeries/RS6000 systems. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   122: 4/8GB 330: 30/60GB Max drive data rate (Native/Compressed1)   122: .38/.76MB/sec 330: 4/8MB/sec Interface   SCSI-2 SE, LVD/SE

IBM System Storage 7212 Storage Device Enclosure Express Model

The IBM System Storage™ 7212 Express Model Storage Device Enclosure allows you to package the latest technology options in tape drives and a DVD-RAM optical drive in a low-profile, modular design for rack-mount or limited-space desktop applications. Cartridge capacity (Native/Compressed1)   DAT72: 36GB Native Capacity; 72GB Compressed Capacity VXA-2: 20GB, 40GB, 80GB Native Capacity; 40GB, 80GB, 160GB Compressed Capacity VXA-320: 40GB, 80GB, 160GB Native Capacity; 80GB, 160GB, 320GB Compressed Capacity SLR60: 30GB, 37.5GB Native Capacity; 60GB, 75GB Compressed Capacity SLR100: 50GB Native Capacity; 100GB Compressed Capacity HHLTO-2: 200GB Native Capacity; 400GB Compressed Capacity DVD-RAM: 4.7GB, 9.4GB Native Capacity; 14.1GB, 28.2GB Compressed Capacity Max. drive data rate   DAT72: 6 MBps VXA-2: 12 MBps VXA-320: 24 MBps SLR60: 8 MBps SLR100: 10 MBps HH LTO-2: 48 MBps DVD-RAM: 2.77 MBps Interface   All drives offer SCSI-LVD U320

¹ Native / Compressed Capacity: The usable capacity of a cartridge is dependent on the environment that it is used in and the compressibility of the data and is typically 2x in an open system environment and 3x in a System z9 environment
² Native / Compressed Performance: The performance of a tape drives is dependent on the environment that it is used in and the compressibility of the data as well as other factors such as the generation of Storage Are Network.
³ using 3592 JA/JW cartridges initialized to Gen 1 format
⁴ using 3592 JA/JW cartridges initialized to Gen 2 format
⁵ using 3592 JJ/JR cartridges initialized to Gen 1 format
⁶ using 3592 JJ/JR cartridges initialized to Gen 2 format