IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library Express Model L4U

The new IBM System Storage™ TS3200 Tape Library Express Model is designed to offer high capacity and performance technology for the midrange open systems environments. The TS3200 Tape Library is an external 4U standalone or rack-mountable unit that incorporates up to two Linear Tape-Open™ (LTO) IBM TotalStorage® Ultrium 3 Tape Drives, with improved drive performance over the previous generation IBM LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drives. It has a native data rate of up to 80 Mbps per drive.

The IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library Express Model is an excellent tape storage solution for organizations with existing digital linear tape experience or requiring high-performance automated tape backup. The TS3200 is also designed for organizations that have limited physical space in their IT environments. Operating in a rack environment allows organizations the advantage of placing the TS3200 in a standard 19" rack, which provides 35.2TB of compressed tape storage in just a 4U space.

The TS3200 Tape Library can be ordered with up to two feature #8043, an Ultrium 3 LVD SCSI Drive, or up to two feature #8044, a Ultrium 3 4GB Fibre Channel Drive, which allows connection to a wide spectrum of open systems servers. IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Drives can also read LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges with data rates of up to 20 Mbps native data transfer rate (40 Mbps with 2:1 compression).

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