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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Selecting a Solution
Solution Native Performance Capacity* System z System p System i** System x
Open
Systems***
Entry tape
products
3580 tape drive 120 MBps 1600GB
TS3100 tape library 120 MBps Up to 38.4 TB
TS3100 tape library with
HH drives 240 MBps Up to 38.4 TB
TS3200 tape library 240 MBps Up to 76.8 TB
TS3200 tape library with
HH drives 480 MBps Up to 76.8 TB
Midrange tape
products
TS1040 tape drive 120 MBps 1600GB
TS3310 tape library Up to 2.16GBps Up to 633.6 TB
TS3500 tape library Up to 23GBps Up to 11 PB
Enterprise tape
products
TS1120 tape drive Up to 104 MBps 2100 GB
TS1120 tape controller Up to 230 MBps NA
TS3400 tape library Up to 208MBps Up to 37.8 TB
TS3500 tape library Up to 19.97 GBps Up to 13.1PB
Tape
Virtualization
TS7520** Up to 4.8 GBps Up to 2.6 PB
TS7740 Up to 600MBps Up to 54TB
Other backup
products
3996 Up to 12MBps 10.4 TB
7206-336 Up to 3MBps 72GB
7206-VX2 Up to 6MBps 60GB
7206-VX3 Up to 24MBps 160 GB
7207-330 Up to 4MBps 60GB
7212-103 Up to 12MBps 320 GB
* Compressed; see ibm.com/storagefor specific capacities.
** Available on Systemi through AIX/Linux partitioning.
*** See ibm.com/storagefor specific open systems connectivity.
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IBM Systems
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