IBM System Storage TS2230, Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM TS2230 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage
device that is designed to backup and restore open systems applications. It is the
third generation in the Ultrium series of products, and is available with a Serial
Attached SCSI interface (SAS). This model incorporates the Linear Tape-Open
(LTO) IBM Ultrium 3 Half-High Tape Drive.
Drive features
The drive offers the following features:
v Dual port 6 Gbps Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS)
v
Half height form factor
v
Native storage capacity of 400 GB per cartridge (800 GB at 2:1 compression)
v Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 80 MB per second
v
Burst data transfer rate of 600 MB per second
v 256 MB read-and-write cache
v
Single Character Display (SCD) operator panel
v Ready and Fault status lights
v
Maintenance Mode functions
v Ethernet Port (drive service use only)
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Figure 1-1. View of the drive
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