Highlights
- Store up to 351PB (1,053PB compressed) per library using IBM 3592 cartridges
- Proactively monitor archived data through policy-based media verification
- Enhance security and meet regulatory requirements through encryption and write-once, read-many (WORM) storage.
- Make it easier for users to access data stored on tape using IBM Spectrum Archive.
- Offer a scalable solution for expanding tape storage as requirements increase.
- Reduce the storage footprint and simplify cabling with 10U of rack space
Specs at a glance
Frame definition
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L25—Base frame for TS1160, TS1155, TS1150, and TS1140 (3592) drives and cartridges—includes 32 input/output (I/O) slots
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D25—Drive-capable and storage expansion frame for TS1160, TS1155, TS1150 and TS1140 (3592) drives and cartridges
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S25—Storage-only expansion frame for 3592 cartridges
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L55—Base frame for LTO drives and cartridges—includes 36 I/O slots
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D55—Drive-capable and storage expansion frame for LTO drives and cartridges
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S55—Storage-only expansion frame for LTO cartridges
Tape Drive Types
- TS1160, TS1155, TS1150, and TS1140 (3592), LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6 and 5 tape drives
Number of frames per library
- One base frame, up to 17 expansion frames with maximum of 7 Dx5 frames
Number of drives
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Up to 16 per frame (up to 12 in frame 1)
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Up to 128 per library
Number of tape cartridges
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L25—up to 660 (up to 550 in frame 1)
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D25—up to 740 (up to 590 in frame
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S25—up to 1,000 (up to 798 in frame 1)
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Total supported per library: up to 17,550
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L55—up to 882 (up to 730 in frame 1)
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D55—up to 970 (up to 774 in frame 1)
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S55—up to 1,320 (up to 1,054 in frame 1)
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Total supported per library: up to 23,170
Capacity
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3592 advanced cartridges: up to 351 PB per library (1,053 PB with 3:1 compression)
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LTO Ultrium 8 cartridges: up to 278 PB per library (up to 695 PB with 2.5:1 compression)
*Capacity depends on drives installed, number and type of cartridges used, and compression ratio achieved. Listed capacity is physical. Usable capacity may be less.