3580-H6S IBM Storage System TS2260 LTO6 SAS Tape Drive Half High
The IBM TS2260 3580-H6S LTO6 Ultrium 6 external SAS Half High tape drive is rack mountable, provides high capacity and performance for AS400 iSeries, IBM i, Power AIX, Windows, Linux and other midrange systems. The IBM TS2260 LTO6 Ultrium 6 Half-High SAS Tape Drive and is designed to support the LTO Generation 6 media specification and has native data rate performance of up to 160 MB/sec compared to the IBM TS2250 LTO half-high tape drive (Ultrium 5) at up to 140 MB/sec native data transfer rate. The TS2260 tape drive supports the LTO Generation 6 specifications for LTO tape drive technology, and LTO Generation 6 media to a compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) compared to previous LTO 5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 compression (up to 1.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. The IBM TS2260 can read and write to LTO6 Ultrium 6 and LTO5 Ultrium 5 media cartridges, and is read LTO4 Ultrium 4 media cartridges. The Ultrium 6 tape drive is encryption-capable and designed to support application managed encryption. The TS2260 Model H6S tape drive uses a 6 Gbps dual port SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of system servers.
The following IBM TS2260 H6S half-high LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive enhancements are designed to help improve performance, capacity, and reliability:
- Native LTO Generation 6 media specification data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/sec
- Supports LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression
- 6 Gbps SAS attachment support
- A 512 MB internal buffer
- Application managed encryption support for half-high LTO Generation 6 SAS tape drive
- 16 KB cartridge memory with Ultrium 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 IBM 3580 TS2260 is available with SAS and USB-3 electronic interface options. Tape Drive Model H6S has a HHLTO6 Tape Drive. The TS2260 Model H6S SAS tape drive uses a 6 Gbps dual port SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of system servers. The T2260 attaches to IBM System x and PC servers, and most IBM Power Systems models.
The SuperSpeed USB-3 feature on TS2260 is available on IBM System x and OEM servers with Windows 7, or later, and RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later. The TS2260 tape drive with the SuperSpeed USB-3 are also available on IBM POWER Systems with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later.
The following hardware features must be ordered for attaching the TS2260 tape drive to a USB-3 port on the system:
- USB-3 feature for direct attach to a USB-3 system port as well as SAS attachment on a system SAS HBA (feature number 5760)
- External USB-3 cable (feature number 5761)
- High performance external SAS cable (feature number 5501 - optional if not intending to attach to a SAS device)
The TS2260 also supports Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Oracle Solaris, and UNIX.
The TS2260 incorporates the (LTO) IBM System Storage Ultrium 6 Half-High SAS Tape Drive and is designed to support the LTO Generation 6 media specification native data rate performance of up to 160 MB/sec compared to the IBM TS2250 LTO half-high tape drive (Ultrium 5) at up to 140 MB/sec native data transfer rate. The TS2260 tape drive supports the LTO Generation 6 specifications for LTO tape drive technology, and LTO Generation 6 media to a compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) compared to previous LTO 5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 compression (up to 1.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. The TS2260 can read and write to Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 cartridges, and is read compatible with Ultrium 4 data cartridges. The Ultrium 6 tape drive is encryption-capable and designed to support application managed encryption.
The following IBM TS2260 H6S half-high LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive enhancements are designed to help improve performance, capacity, and reliability:
- Native LTO Generation 6 media specification data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/sec
- Supports LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression
- 6 Gbps SAS attachment support
- A 512 MB internal buffer
- Application managed encryption support for half-high LTO Generation 6 SAS tape drive
- 16 KB cartridge memory with Ultrium 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.
The TS2260 tape drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4 in (QIC), 4 mm (DAT), 8 mm, or older LTO generation tape drives.
The IBM LTFS SDE software is included with each TS2260 and leverages LTO6 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 IBM LTFS software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at a low cost and will use stand-alone IBM LTO6 tape drives. IBM LTFS is well-suited for those in the media and entertainment industry, and other fields that need massive data storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors. For further information and list of supported operating systems, refer to the following website
The IBM System Storage TS2260 Tape Drive is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit containing an LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The TS2260 is supported for SAS attachment to IBM Power Systems, HP-UX, Oracle Solaris, UNIX, and PC servers.
TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S incorporates sixth-generation IBM LTO Ultrium technology and offers the following improvements over the Ultrium 5 tape drive:
- Increased performance: Maximum tape drive throughput native data rate performance is up to 160 MB/sec. Data tracks are written 16 at a time.
Note: Although the Ultrium 6 tape drive provides the capability for excellent tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance achieved. Also, although the compression technology used in the tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can be stored on the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed. - Increased tape cartridge capacity: LTO Generation 6 media specification compressed tape cartridge capacity of up to 6.25 TB is supported. The Ultrium 6 tape cartridge is expected to be announced in December 2012.
- Compatible with Ultrium 5 cartridges: The Ultrium 6 tape drive can read and write Ultrium 6 and 5 cartridges, and read Ultrium 4 cartridges.
- Supports encryption on Ultrium 6 SAS tape drives: The TS2260 LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive will support data encryption on the base drive with Ultrium 6 media, meeting LTO Generation 6 media specifications and application managed encryption.
- Attachment options: The TS2260 tape drive comes with a 6 Gbps SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers. The TS2260 is supported on IBM Power Systems, IBM System x, Oracle Solaris, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and other open systems.
- Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head design: LTO 6 GMR head with beveled contouring reduces stiction and friction in the drive, especially with smoother LTO6 media types. This head design is well proven in Enterprise Tape products and helps minimise contact, debris accumulation, and wear on the tape as it moves over the read/write heads.
- Digital speed matching: The Ultrium 6 tape drive is designed to perform dynamic speed matching at one of fourteen speeds which reduces the number of backhitch repositions and improves throughput performance by more closely matching the speed of the data to or from the host. Speed matching on Ultrium 6 ranges fourteen speeds, 60 to 160 MB/sec, versus seven speeds, 40 to 140 MB/sec on Ultrium 5.
- WORM media support: LTO Generation 6 media specification of compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB WORM Tape Cartridges are designed for applications such as archiving and data retention, as well as those applications requiring an audit trail. These cartridges work with the IBM LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive to help prevent the alteration or deletion of user data.
- Large internal data buffer: There is a 512 MB internal data buffer in the Ultrium 6 half-high tape drive.
- IBM LTFS partitioning support: The principal function of media partitioning is to allow for faster data access by splitting the cartridge into two media partitions. LTFS SDE is included with each TS2260. WORM media cannot be partitioned.
IBM LTFS software application leverages LTO6 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 IBM LTFS software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at a low cost and will use stand-alone IBM LTO6 tape drives. IBM LTFS is well-suited for those in the media and entertainment industry, and other fields that need massive data storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors. For further information and list of supported operating systems, refer to the following website
