Main features
Organizations have more data than ever before to manage, protect and preserve for longer periods of time. They must balance between mitigating risks and reducing costs when making data management investment decisions. The IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 6 Full High Tape Drive is designed to help organizations manage explosive data growth; sustain rapid, reliable access to data; and ensure business resilience.
Key Selling Points
- Faster data backup and retrieval
- Ability to store more data as data protection and retention needs grow
- Provides u compressed cartridge capacity
- Improves data throughput and reduces media storage space requirements
- Reduces back hitching when writing to tape
- Improves tape cartridge reliability and read/write performance
- Dynamically matches tape speed to host data transfer rate
- Improves tape cartridge reliability and longevity by preventing "shoe-shining"
- Provides device-level write protection; can be enabled/disabled§
- Provides additional data security by preventing accidental overwriting of data already on the cartridge
- Enables data file search and retrieval using directory tree structures and drag-and-drop techniques
- Significantly enhances data access and retrieval
- Potentially reduces or eliminates software licensing costs and dependencies for data retrieval from tape
Specifications
| Product Description | IBM tape library drive module - LTO Ultrium - 8Gb Fibre Channel |
| Device Type | Tape library drive module |
| Recording Standard | LTO Ultrium 6 |
| Enclosure Type | Internal |
| Interface Type | 8Gb Fibre Channel |
| Storage Removable | LTO Ultrium |
| Storage Removable Capacity | 2.5 TB (native) / 6.25 TB (compressed) |
| Supported Tape Cartridges (Read and Write) | Ultrium 6, Ultrium 4, Ultrium 5 |
| Data Transfer Rate (native) | 160 MBps (576 GBph) |
| Pricing Type | Customer-replaceable Unit (CRU) |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 3 years warranty |
General |
| Device Type | Tape library drive module - LTO Ultrium |
| Recording Standard | LTO Ultrium 6 |
| Enclosure Type | Internal |
| Interface Type | 8Gb Fibre Channel |
Storage Removable |
| Type | LTO Ultrium |
| Capacity | 2.5 TB (native) / 6.25 TB (compressed) |
| Supported Tape Cartridges (Read and Write) | Ultrium 6, Ultrium 4, Ultrium 5 |
| Data Transfer Rate (native) | 160 MBps (576 GBph) |
| Buffer Size | 512 MB |
Expansion / Connectivity |
| Compatible Bay | 1 x internal |
Miscellaneous |
| Pricing Type | Customer-replaceable Unit (CRU) |
Manufacturer Warranty |
| Type | Limited warranty - 3 years - on-site - response time: next business day - availability: 9 hours a day / Monday-Friday |
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