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Supported tape drives
This section introduces the types of drives that can be installed in the TS3500 Tape Library.
The LTO Ultrium tape drives and the 3592 tape drives are high-performance, high-capacity
data-storage units that can be installed in the TS3500 Tape Library. Up to 12 drives may be
installed in each base and expansion frame of the library, but the two types of drives may
not be mixed in the same frame. You can identify a drive by examining the logo at the front
of the drive canister or by inspecting the label at the rear of the drive canister.
Note: No drives are installed in the storage-only frames (Models S24 and S54).
Table 1 provides an overview of supported tape drives.
Table 1. Tape drives that are supported by the TS3500 Tape Library
Supported Tape Drives
Type of Drive Speed of
Connectivity
Native Data
Rate
Native
Capacity
Other
Information
IBM® System Storage™
TS1050 Tape Drive
1
8 Gbps Fibre 140 MB/s
1 500 GB
(1396.98 GiB)
Also known as
the Ultrium 5
tape drive or
the 3588
Model F5A
IBM System Storage TS1040
Tape Drive
4 Gbps Fibre 120 MB/s
800 GB
(745.06 GiB)
Also known as
the Ultrium 4
tape drive or
the 3588
Model F4A
IBM System Storage TS1030
Tape Drive Model F3B
4 Gbps Fibre 80 MB/s
400 GB
(372.53 GiB)
Both of these
drives are also
known as the
Ultrium 3 tape
drive
IBM System Storage 3588
Tape Drive Model F3A
2 Gbps Fibre 80 MB/s
400 GB
(372.53 GiB)
IBM TotalStorage® LTO
Ultrium 2 Tape Drive
2 Gbps Fibre
160 MB/s (LVD
SCSI)
40 MB/s (HVD
SCSI)
35 MB/s
200 GB
(186.26 GiB)
Also known as
the Ultrium 2
tape drive
IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium
1 Tape Drive
1 Gbps
80 MB/s (LVD
SCSI)
40 MB/s (HVD
SCSI)
15 MB/s
100 GB
(93.13 GiB)
Also known as
the Ultrium 1
tape drive
IBM System Storage TS1130
Tape Drive
4 Gbps Fibre 160 MB/s 1 000 GB
2
(931.32 GiB)
640 GB
3
Also known as
the 3592
Model E06 or
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