Tape Drive suits midrange open systems environment.
March 2, 2005 - TotalStorage® 3580 Tape Drive Model L3H incorporates Linear Tape-Open TotalStorage Ultrium 3 Tape Drive, which offers maximum throughput data rate of 80 MB/sec and up to 400 GB capacity per cartridge. It includes dual stage 16-head actuator, independent tape loader and threader motors with positive pin retention, 128 MB internal buffer, and dynamic braking to maintain tension. SCSI Ultra160 LVD attachment enables connection to open system servers.
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Original Press release
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IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Model L3H for HVEC Incorporates IBM LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drive Technology
Overview
The new IBM TotalStorage® 3580 Tape Drive Model L3H is designed
to offer high capacity, performance, and technology designed for the midrange open systems environment. This model incorporates the new Linear Tape-Open (LTO) IBM TotalStorage
Ultrium 3 Tape Drive, which more than doubles maximum tape drive
throughput data rate performance over the IBM LTO generation 2 Tape Drive (Ultrium 2), up to 80 MB/sec native data transfer rate. In addition, with the use of the new IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge, the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive doubles the tape cartridge capacity up to 400 GB native physical capacity (800 GB with 2:1 compression). IBM Ultrium 3 Tape
Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges and read
LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges. The Model L3H comes with a SCSI
Ultra160 LVD attachment, for connection to a wide spectrum of
open system servers.
Other Ultrium 3 Tape Drive enhancements, to help improve
performance and reliability, include the addition of a new dual stage 16 head actuator designed to provide precision head alignment, new independent tape loader and threader motors with positive pin retention, graceful dynamic braking designed to maintain tension to help prevent stretching or breaking the
tape and loose tape wraps, a larger 128 MB internal buffer, and highly integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper technology.
The 3580 Tape Drive is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit and is the entry point for the family of IBM Ultrium tape products. The 3580 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm tape drives.
Product preview
IBM intends to introduce and support Write Once, Read Many (WORM) functionality in products featuring IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 3 Tape Drives. Earlier non-WORM generation 3 drives can be upgraded for WORM support via an update of the firmware to use the new generation 3 WORM Media cartridge as it is made available. Products will be fully compliant to the LTO
generation 3 standard for WORM functionality.
Previews provide insight into IBM plans and direction. Specific
availability dates, ordering information, and terms and
conditions will be provided when the product functionality is announced.
Key prerequisites
Appropriate levels of host software are required to attach the IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive to selected IBM eserver i5 and iSeries™, AS/400®, IBM eserver p5 and pSeries®, RS/6000®, IBM
eserver xSeries®, HP, Sun, UNIX®, and PC servers. Refer to the
Technical information section for details.
Planned availability date
March 4, 2005
At a glance
The IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. Features of the new Ultrium 3 model include:
• Maximum data transfer rate more than doubled, up to 80 MB/sec native compared to LTO Ultrium 2
• Cartridge capacity doubled, up to 400 GB native physical
capacity per cartridge (800 GB with 2:1 compression)
• SCSI Ultra160 LVD attachment
• Enhanced features over Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 2 in
new dual-stage 16-channel head actuator, new independent tape
loader and threader motors, and internal buffer size
• Adherence to LTO specifications
• New 19-inch rack mount shelf option which accommodates a
single 3580 Tape Drive
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
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