IBM T400F manual Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM TotalStorage Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 2 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to backup and restore Open Systems applications. The drive can be integrated into an enclosure, such as a desktop unit, tape autoloader, or tape library. The Ultrium 2 Tape Drive (called Generation 2) is the second-generation tape drive in the Ultrium series of products. It is available as Model T400 with a Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) or as Model T400F with a Fibre Channel interface.

The Ultrium 2 Tape Drive offers the following features:

vNative storage capacity of up to 200 GB per cartridge (400 GB assuming 2:1 LTO Data Compression)

vNative sustained data transfer rate of 35 MB per second (70 MB assuming 2:1 LTO Data Compression)

Table 1 gives additional features for each model of the drive.

Table 1. Features of the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive

Model T400	Model T400F
SCSI Interface	Fibre Channel Interface
Ultra160 Low Voltage Differential (LVD)	SCSI protocol carried on a 2-Gb Fibre
Small Computer Systems Interface	Channel interface that supports switched
	fabric, arbitrated loop, and point-to-point
	topologies
68-pin, D-shell connector (for SCSI signals,	LC-duplex, short-wave connector for
SCSI ID selection, and power connection)	attachment to Storage Area Network (SAN)
	components
Burst data transfer rate of 160 MB per	Burst data transfer rate of 200 MB per
second	second

Figure 1 shows a front view of the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive with and without a bezel.

Figure 1. View of the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive with and without the bezel

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