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IBM System Storage tape drives have the solution for your storage needs.    Product comparison

Drive Cartridge capacity Drive rate
TS1120 Tape Drive   (3592-E05)

Data Encryption for TS1120

Up to 1.5TB 100 MB/sec native data rate
3592 Tape Drive  (3592-J1A) 300/900GB 40/120MB/sec
3580 Tape Drive Ultrium 3: 400/800GB
Ultrium 2: 200/400GB
Ultrium 1: 100/200GB
Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec
Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec
Ultrium 1: 15/30MB/sec
3580 Tape Drive Express Ultrium 3: 400/800GB Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec
3590 Tape Drive

E: 20/60GB
EX: 40/120GB
H: 30/90GB
HX: 60/180GB

E: 14/42MB/sec
H: 14/42MB/sec

 

 

IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive

 
Product details   (3592-E05) Jaguar

IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
 

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive offers a tape solution with high capacity, fast access to data and long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries, or frames that support stand-alone installations.

 
Cartridge capacity1   Up to 1.5TB  Data Encryption for TS1120
Max. drive data rate:   100 MBps native data rate
Interface   Supports both IBM ESCON® and FICON® attachment. Sharing drives optimizes drive utilization and helps to reduce infrastructure requirements

 

IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive

 
Product details  (3592-J1A) Jaguar

IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive
 

The IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive Model J1A is designed to provide high capacity and performance for storing mission critical data. By offering significant advancements in capacity and data transfer rates, the 3592 Tape Drive helps address storage requirements that are often filled by two types of drives - those that provide fast access for data access and those that provide high capacity for backups. The 3592 Tape Drive handles both types of use, helping simplify your tape infrastructure. Additionally, the 3592 Tape Drive Model J1A offers Write Once, Read Many (WORM) functionality that is designed to help support data retention needs and applications requiring an audit trail.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  300/900GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  40/120MB/sec
Interface   FC, ESCON, FICON, 2Gb FICON

 

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive

 
Product details

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive
 

The IBM TotalStorage 3580 model L33 Tape Drive is an external drive incorporating the 3rd and latest generation of IBM LTO technology. This an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, similar to previous models of the 3580 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-in., 4mm, or 8mm tape drives. The 3580 model L33 can read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges and read LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  Ultrium 3: 400/800GB
Ultrium 2: 200/400GB
Ultrium 1: 100/200GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec
Ultrium 2: 35/70MB/sec
Ultrium 1: 15/30MB/sec
Interface   L33, L23, L13, L11-LVD
H23, H13, H11-HVD

 

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Express Model

 
Product details

IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Express Model
 

For small businesses that need the ability to quickly and reliably access data that is critical to their success, the IBM 3580 Express is a complete package for networked servers or individual workstations, archiving and retrieving data in a dependable and consistent manner. The IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Express—the entry-level IBM TotalStorage tape product family offering—is the answer to growing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  Ultrium 3: 400/800GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  Ultrium 3: 80MB/sec
Supported platforms   System x™, System i™, System p™, Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Sun, HP, Linux™

 

IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive

 
Product details

IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive
 

The IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive provides high levels of performance and reliability and exemplifies IBM's continued leadership in storage products. Since its first shipment in September 1995, it has met with wide marketplace acceptance. Over 100,000 3590 Tape Drives are installed in both IBM and non-IBM systems across industry sectors.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  E: 20/60GB
EX: 40/120GB
H: 30/90GB
HX: 60/180GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  E: 14/42MB/sec
H: 14/42MB/sec
Interface   SCSI-2 F/W, Diff PCI, Ultra SCSI, FC, ESCON, FICON, 2Gb FICON

 

IBM TotalStorage 7206 Model 336 External DDS Gen 5 Tape Drive

 

 

The IBM 7206 Model 336 External DDS Gen 5 (DAT72) Tape Drive is designed to be a cost effective tape drive featuring the popular DDS tape technology. It is designed to offer improved data quality and performance and increased capacity compared to the IBM 7206 Model 220. The 7206 Model 336 supports a migration path to greater tape storage capacity at a price point similar to IBM 7206-220 DDS4 tape drives.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  36/72GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  3/6MB/sec
Interface   Ultra2 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra3 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra320 SCSI LVD (68-pin)

 

IBM TotalStorage 7206 Model VX3 External VXA-320 Tape Drive

 

IBM TotalStorage 7206 Model VX3 External VXA-320 Tape Drive
 

The IBM 7206 Models VX2 and VX3 External VXA-2 or VXA-320 Tape Drives offer excellent data quality and performance. The new VXA tape technology standard provides a migration path to greater tape storage capacity at a price point similar to DDS/DAT drives.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed)
  160GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed)
  12 MBps
Interface   Ultra2 SCSI LVD

 

IBM TotalStorage 7207 External Tape Drive

 

IBM TotalStorage 7207 External Tape Drive
 

Affordable back-up, archival storage, and data interchange for your iSeries/AS400 and pSeries/RS6000 systems.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  122: 4/8GB
330: 30/60GB
Max drive data rate
(Native/Compressed1)
  122: .38/.76MB/sec
330: 4/8MB/sec
Interface   SCSI-2 SE, LVD/SE

 

IBM System Storage 7212 Storage Device Enclosure Express Model

 

IBM System Storage 7212 Storage Device Enclosure Express Model
 

The IBM System Storage™ 7212 Express Model Storage Device Enclosure allows you to package the latest technology options in tape drives and a DVD-RAM optical drive in a low-profile, modular design for rack-mount or limited-space desktop applications.
Cartridge capacity
(Native/Compressed1)
  DAT72: 36GB Native Capacity; 72GB Compressed Capacity
VXA-2: 20GB, 40GB, 80GB Native Capacity; 40GB, 80GB, 160GB Compressed Capacity
VXA-320: 40GB, 80GB, 160GB Native Capacity; 80GB, 160GB, 320GB Compressed Capacity
SLR60: 30GB, 37.5GB Native Capacity; 60GB, 75GB Compressed Capacity
SLR100: 50GB Native Capacity; 100GB Compressed Capacity
HHLTO-2: 200GB Native Capacity; 400GB Compressed Capacity
DVD-RAM: 4.7GB, 9.4GB Native Capacity; 14.1GB, 28.2GB Compressed Capacity
Max. drive data rate   DAT72: 6 MBps
VXA-2: 12 MBps
VXA-320: 24 MBps
SLR60: 8 MBps
SLR100: 10 MBps
HH LTO-2: 48 MBps
DVD-RAM: 2.77 MBps
Interface   All drives offer SCSI-LVD U320

Native / Compressed Capacity: The usable capacity of a cartridge is dependent on the environment that it is used in and the compressibility of the data and is typically 2x in an open system environment and 3x in a System z9 environment
2 Native / Compressed Performance: The performance of a tape drives is dependent on the environment that it is used in and the compressibility of the data as well as other factors such as the generation of Storage Are Network.
using 3592 JA/JW cartridges initialized to Gen 1 format
4 using 3592 JA/JW cartridges initialized to Gen 2 format
using 3592 JJ/JR cartridges initialized to Gen 1 format
using 3592 JJ/JR cartridges initialized to Gen 2 format

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