IBM TS3200 Tape library

Figure 1. TS3100 (3573 L2U) Tape Library and TS3200 (3573 L4U) Tape Library

The TS3100 library with its use of one Ultrium LTO-5 Full-High tape drive or up to two Ultrium LTO-5 Half-High tape drives and 24 tape cartridge capacity can store up to 72 TB compressed (36 TB native). The TS3200 48 tape cartridge capacity and use of up to two Ultrium LTO-5 Full-High tape drives or up to four Ultrium LTO-5 Half-High tape drives scales to 144 TB compressed (72 TB native). The IBM Ultrium LTO-5 tape drive supports up to 140 MBps native data-transfer.

Both libraries come standard with a bar-code reader, supporting the libraries operation in sequential or random access mode. The design of the remote library management through a standard web interface offers flexibility and greater administrative control of storage operations. Path Failover, a new optional feature for the libraries, is designed to provide automatic control path failover to a preconfigured redundant control path in the event that a host adapter or control path drive is lost, without aborting the current job in process.

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The TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries are designed for storage management, capacity, performance, data protection, reliability, affordability, and application requirements. They are functionally rich, high-capacity, entry-level tape-storage solutions that incorporate the latest generation of LTO IBM Ultrium 5 tape technology.

Both IBM TS3100 and TS3200 Models are excellent solutions for large-capacity or high-performance tape backup with or without random access. They are also excellent choices for tape automation for IBM Power Systems™, IBM System x®, and other open systems.


Highlights

The IBM TS3100 and TS3200 are designed to take advantage of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology to cost effectively handle growing storage requirements:
The TS3100 uses one LTO Full-High tape drive or up to two LTO Half-High tape drives and 24-tape cartridge capacity. The library is configured with two removable cartridge magazines, one on the left side (12 data cartridge slots) and one on the right (12 data cartridge slots). Additionally, the left magazine includes a single mail slot to help support continuous library operation while importing and exporting media.
The TS3200 scales with the use of up to two LTO Full-High tape drives or up to four LTO Half-High tape drives and 48 tape cartridge capacity. The library is configured with four removable cartridge magazines, two on the left side (24 data cartridge slots) and two on the right (24 data cartridge slots). Additionally, the lower left magazine includes a three-slot I/O station to help support continuous library operation while importing and exporting media.