IBM Ultrium LVD Tape 2U Autoloader 3581 23R2326 User Manual

Product codes

23R2326

IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape 2U
Autoloader 3581 featuring LTO Ultrium 2 drives

Ultrium® tape technology with autoloading capabilities for
backup, restore and archival solutions

Highlights

■ Designed to offer leading

capacity, performance, and

reliability for midrange and

network tape storage environ-

ments in a new 2U form factor

■ Designed to provide autoload-

ing capabilities with IBM LTO®

Ultrium 2 tape drives, including

2 Gb Fibre Channel and LVD

Ultra 160 SCSI

■ Supports cost-effective

backup, save/restore, and

archival storage

■ Designed to provide

continuous, easy-to-

understand drive information

with an LCD status display

■ Adheres to widely supported

Linear Tape-Open® (LTO)

design specifications

IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape 2U

Autoloader 3581

Today, all types of businesses rely on

data as a key corporate asset. You

need to access data quickly and reli-

ably, archive large databases and

retrieve them when needed, and com-

plete these tasks economically—

whether you are using a high-

performance network server or

an individual workstation.

The IBM® TotalStorage® Ultrium Tape

2U Autoloader 3581 and storage man-

agement applications are designed to

address capacity, performance, data

protection, reliability, availability, afford-

ability, and application requirements. It

is designed as a functionally rich entry

tape storage solution incorporating LTO

Ultrium tape technology. The IBM 3581

is an excellent solution for large-capac-

ity or high-performance tape backup

with or without random access. The

3581 models are also an excellent

choice for tape automation for

IBM

_`® pSeries®, RS/6000®,

IBM

_` iSeries™, AS/400®,

IBM

_` xSeries® and other

open systems.