IBM Ultrium 5 Half High 46X2685 Data Sheet

Product codes
46X2685
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IBM Systems and Technology Group (STG)
Data Sheet
System Storage
IBM System Storage
TS3100 Tape Library
Express Model
Entry-level Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape library
designed to provide reliable, high capacity, high
performance tape backup
Highlights
Designed to support the newest
generation of LTO with one 
IBM Ultrium 5 Full Height Tape Drive or
up to two IBM Ultrium 5 Half Height
Tape Drives, to help increase capacity
and performance
Designed to support cost-effective
backup, save and restore as well as
archival storage in sequential or random
access mode with a standard bar-code
reader
Designed to offer outstanding capacity,
performance and reliability for midrange
and network tape-storage environments
in a 2U form factor with 24 data
cartridge slots and a mail slot
Remote library management through a
standard Web interface supports
flexibility and greater administrative
control of storage operations.
Our world has become more instrumented, interconnected and
intelligent. In this new environment where storage requirements are
doubling every one to two years, smarter midsize companies strive to
store, archive and retrieve information efficiently, while driving down
IT costs. You need to protect and secure your information, meet
compliance requirements and make information available when you
need it.
The IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Model and its
storage management applications are designed to address capacity,
performance, data protection, reliability, availability, affordability and
application requirements. It is designed as a functionally rich, entry
tape-storage solution incorporating LTO tape technology. The
IBM TS3100 Express model is an excellent solution for large-capacity
or high-performance tape backup with or without random access. The
TS3100 is also an excellent choice for tape automation for IBM Power
Systems, IBM System x and other open systems.
The IBM TS3100 Tape Library Express is well-suited for handling
backup, save and restore as well as archival data-storage needs for small
to medium-size environments. With the use of one LTO Full Height
tape drive or up to two LTO Half-Height tape drives and 24 tape
cartridge capacity, the IBM TS3100 is designed to take advantage of
LTO technology to cost-effectively handle growing storage
requirements. The TS3100 Tape Library is configured with two