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IBM External TS2260 Tape Device Model H6S With HH LTO-6 Drive

Rackmount unit with 6Gb SAS interface

The IBM System Storage TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S (machine type 3580) external stand-alone or rack mountable unit is designed to offer high capacity and performance for the midrange systems environment.

IBM System Storage TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S

It the LTO-6 Half-High SAS tape srive and is designed to support the LTO-6 media specification native data rate performance of up to 160 MB/s compared to the IBM TS2250 LTO-5 half-high tape drive at up to 140MB/s native data transfer rate.

The TS2260 tape drive supports the LTO-6 specifications for LTO tape drive technology, and LTO-6 media to a compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TBwith 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5TBnative capacity) compared to previous LTO-5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0TB with 2:1 compression (up to 1.5TB native capacity) per tape cartridge.

The TS2260 can read and write to LTO-6 and LTO-5 cartridges, and is read compatible with LTO-4 cartridges. The LTO-6 tape drive is encryption-capable and designed to support application managed encryption.

The TS2260 Model H6S tape drive uses a 6Gb dual port SAS interface for connection to a spectrum of system servers. It T2260 attaches to System x and PC servers, and selected Power Systems models. The TS2260 also supports Windows, HP-UX, Oracle Solaris, and UNIX.

The following IBM TS2260 H6S half-high LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive enhancements are designed to help improve performance, capacity, and reliability:

  • Native LTO-6 media specification data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/s
  • Supports LTO-6 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 6.25TB with 2.5 to 1 compression
  • 6Gb SAS attachment support
  • 512 MB internal buffer
  • Application managed encryption support for half-high LTO-6 SAS tape drive
  • 16KB cartridge memory with LTO-6 media
  • Half-high drive form factor
  • Two SAS ports per drive to improve availability and attachability
  • IBM LTFS partitioning support
  • Better integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper technology

The enclosure width allows two TS2260 storage units to be mounted side by side in a 19-inch IBM server rack mount shelf kit, requiring four EIA units (4U) of rack space.

It provides a migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-inch (QIC), 4mm (DAT), 8mm, or older LTO generation tape drives.

LTFS
The IBM LTFS SDE software is included with each TS2260 and leverages LTO-6 tape partitioning. It is designed to enable a self-describing tape file format and to deliver an easy tape storage and distribution solution without the use of additional database applications. Customers of the LTFS software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at a low cost and will use standalone IBM LTO-6 tape drives. LTFS is suited for those in the media and entertainment industry, and other fields that need massive storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors.

Key prerequisites
Appropriate levels of host software are required to attach the IBM System Storage TS2260 tape drive to selected Power Systems, System x, HP-UX, Sun, Unix, and PC servers.

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