IBM 3580 L11 Ultrium 1 Single External LVD SCSI Tape Drive
IBM 3580 L11 Ultrium 1 Single External LVD SCSI Tape Drive
The IBM 3580 Model L11 is an Ultrium Tape Drive. It provides media capacity of up to 100 GB (200 GB with 2:1 compression) data storage per cartridge and a sustained data rate of up to 15 MB per second (uncompressed) and up to 30 MB per second when using 2:1 compression. With support for IBM LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, the 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT), 3570, 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm tape drives, autoloaders, or libraries. They are cost-effective solution for backup, save-and-restore, and archiving functions as a part of the family of IBM Ultrium tape products. The IBM 3580 Tape Drive Models L11 adn L13 feature an Ultra2/Wide SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) interface.
The IBM 3580 L13 is identical but came with a 3-year Customer Element Exchange warranty. Since the last new models were sold toward the end of 2004 there are no longer used L13's with warranty remaining.
Additional Options for this model are;
- Feature 8723 - Rack Mount Shelf
- LTO1 100/200GB Data Cartridges
- LTO Cleaning Cartridges
- VHDCI-HD68 LVD SCSI Cables in 4.5m, 10.0m, 20.0m, and 25.0m lengths.
The 3580-L11/L13 is supported on the following operating systems;
- OS/400 V4R4 or later
- AIX V4.3.2 or later
- Sun Solaris V2.6, Solaris V7, Solaris V8
- Microsoft Windows NT V4.0 with Service Pack 6
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- HP-UX 11.0
The 3580 Tape Drive can be attached to the IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, IBM RS/6000 SP systems, Netfinity, and non-IBM servers, workstations, and personal computers that support Ultra2/Wide SCSI LVD interface specifications.
Weight and Dimensions
- Height: 14.6 cm (5.75 in)
- Width: 17.1 cm (6.74 in)
- Depth: 33.3 cm (13.1 in)
- Maximum Weight: 6.6 kg (14.3 lbs)
Please contact Midland with any questions, for solution assurance, or for configuration assistance.