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.
Common features
Features the new LTO Ultrium 6 technology
Supports partitioning on LTO Ultrium 6 media and the new IBM Linear Tape File System™ technology
LTO Ultrium 6 technology continues to support encryption of data and write-once-read-many (WORM) operations
Adheres to the widely supported LTO Ultrium specification, which promotes standardization and allows for multiple media and drive providers
Designed to provide higher capacity to address the most demanding backup and archiving requirements
Compatible with major operating systems and independent software vendor (ISV) applications
Uses advanced technologies designed to optimize throughput, increase cartridge capacity and provide superior data protection
Maximum storage capacity up to 6.25 TB* with 2.5:1 compression
Native data transfer rate of 160 MBps
Adheres to widely supported LTO Ultrium standards
6 Gbps SAS connectivity available
Dual SAS port and one Ethernet port
New enclosure design allowing two units to be mounted side by side in a 19-inch IBM server rack
