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Tape Storage SystemsEntry-level/Midrange Tape Products
Entry-level Tape Drives Entry-level Tape Libraries Midrange Tape Drives Midrange Tape Libraries
TS2230 TS2240 3580 TS2340 TS3100 TS3100 TS3200 TS3200 TS1030 TS1040 TS3310 TS3500
Product 3580 3580 3580 3580 3573 L2U 3573 L2 3 featur-
ing Ultrium Half-
High drives
3573 L4U 3573 L4U featur-
ing Ultrium Half-
High drives
3588 3588 3576 3584
Machine Type
model
3580
H3L,H3S, PNs
3580L3E,
3580S3E
3580
H4S,PNs
3580S4E,
3580E4S
3580
L33,PN 3580L3H
3580
L43,S43, PNs,
3580L4X,
3580S4X
3573
L2U and PNs
3573L3S,
3573F3S,
3573L4S,
3573F4S,
3573S4S
3573
PNs 3573L32,
3573S32,3573
S42,3573 E42
3573
L4U and PNs
3573L3H,
3573F3H,
3573L4H,
3573F4H,
3573S4H
3573
PNs 3573L34,
3573S34,3573
S44,3573 E44
3588
F3B
3588
F4A
3576
L5U
E9U
3584
L53
D53
Product
strengths
Multiplatform
support
Half-high form
factor
Lower entry price
3 Gbps SAS
attachment
Encryption
capable
Multiplatform
support
High capacity
Half-high form
factor
Multiplatform
support
Backward read
capable to LTO1
Max performance
for LTO3
3 Gbps SAS
attachment
Encryption
capable
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Multiplatform
support,
Same capacity
as full high at a
lower price
Supports both
LTO3 and LTO4
Half-high drives
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Multiplatform
support,
Same capacity as
full high at a
lower price
Supports both
LTO3 and LTO4
Half-high drives
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Data protection
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Modular design
Multiplatform
support
High performance
High capacity
Number of drives 1111 1 1–2 LTO half-high 1–2 1–4 LTO half-high 11 1–18 1–192
Max number of
cartridges
1111 24 24 48 48 NA NA 396 6,8871
WORM/
Encryption
yes/no yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes
Native capacity Gen 3:400 GB Gen 4:800 GB Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4:800 GB Gen 3:9.6 TB
Gen 4:19.2 TB
Gen 3:9.6 TB
Gen 4:19.2 TB
Gen 3:19.2 TB
Gen 4:38.4 TB
Gen 3:19.2 TB
Gen 4:38.4 TB
400GB 800GB Gen 3: 158.4 TB
Gen 4:316.8 TB
Up to 5.5PB
Typical capacity2Gen 3:800 GB Gen 4:1600 GB Gen 3:800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Up to 38.4 TB Up to 38.4TB Up to 76.8 TB Up to 76.8 TB 800 GB 1600GB Up to 633.6 TB Up to 11 PB
Native
performance
Gen 3:60 MBps Gen 4: 120 MBps Gen 3:80MBps Gen 4:120 MBps 120 MBps Up to 240MBps Up to 240MBps Up to 480MBps 80 MBps 120 MBps 2.16GBps Up to 23GBps
Interface LVD SCSI,3 Gbps
SAS
3Gbps SAS LVD SCSI LVD SCSI,3 Gbps
SAS
4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCS
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4Gbps FC
Supported tape
libraries
NA NA NA NA N/A NA NA NA TS3500 TS3500 NA NA
Platform
support4
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s,HP-UX,
SunSolaris, Linux
Systemp,
Systemx and oth-
ers supporting
3Gbps attach
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s; HP-UX;
SunSolaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s,HP-UX,
SunSolaris, Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
Microsoft
Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s; HP-UX;
SunSolaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s; HP-UX;
SunSolaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s; HP-UX;
SunSolaris; Linux
Systemp,
Systemi,
Systemx,
MicrosoftWindow
s; HP-UX;
SunSolaris; Linux
Application
support5
A,B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L, M
A (others in plan) A,B,C, D, E, F,G,
H,J, L, M, N7
A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L, M, N7
A,B (others in
plan)
A,B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L, N7
A,B (others in
plan)
A,B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L7
A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L7
A,B, C, D, E, F, G,
H,J, L7
Media Refer to Tape
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
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Media,page 8
Warranty period 3 years63 years 3 years63 years63 years63 years63 years63 years61 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU Onsite Repair
(24x7)
Onsite Repair
(24x7)
Next Business
Day (9x5)
Onsite Repair
(24x7)
F/W= Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable,FC = Fibre Channel, X= Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES1: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 2: Typical compression for open system environments is 2:1 (user results may vary) 4: Also includes selected IBM xSeries®, IBM Netfinity®, IBM System i, IBM AS/400®and IBM System p servers. System z support for Linux only
5:Refer to http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/library.html#interoperability for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A= IBM Tivoli®Storage Manager, B= Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C= Symantec VERITAS Backup
Exec,D= EMC Legato NetWorker, E= CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup,F= HP OpenView Storage Da ta Protector,G= CommVault Galaxy, H= BakBone NetVault,I= LSC,J= IBM BRMS, K= IBM OnDemand,L= Help/Systems Robot/Save, M= LXI Media Management, N= Dantz.