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TS2230

High capacity, performance half-height Linear Tape-Open Tape Drive

Today, data is a key corporate asset in all types of businesses. The ability to access data quickly and reliably is critical to your success. Whether your business utilizes a high-performance network server or individual workstations, archiving and retrieving data in a dependable and consistent manner is mission critical.

The IBM System Storage® TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V—one of the entry-level IBM System Storage tape product family offerings—is the answer to growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows. By leveraging advanced Linear Tape-Open technology and the half-height format, the TS2230 Tape Drive is suited for handling the backup, save and restore, and archival data storage needs of a wide range of small systems.

The System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V is an excellent tape storage solution for businesses requiring backup or low-cost, real-time archival of their data within a small window of time. The TS2230 has a storage capacity of up to 800 GB (with 2:1 compression) when used with an LTO Ultrium 400 GB data cartridge, which is twice the capacity of Ultrium 2 technology. Along with its higher capacity, the performance of the TS2230 Tape Drive has more than doubled compared to the previous generation of half-height LTO drives on the market, with a native data transfer rate of up to 80 MB/sec. The TS2230 Tape Drive provides an excellent alternative to slower and smaller capacity 1/4-inch, 4 mm and 8 mm digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT) drives.

Common features

Hardware summary

Characteristics

Tape drive type:

IBM LTO Ultrium 3 half-height SAS tape drive V2

Capacity per cartridge:1

Up to 800 GB compressed; 400 GB native

Sustained data transfer rate:

Up to 80 MB/sec native