Description
Reference
Description
Reference
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader now supports LTO-9 tape drive and cartridges. Related topics:
Supported tape drives
Drive features
Supported tape cartridges
Optional features
LTO media
The documentation is restructured to enhance user experience.
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Introduction
The IBM® TS2900 Tape Autoloader (Machine Type 3572) provides compact, high-capacity, low-cost solutions for simple, unattended data backup.
Figure 1. TS2900 Tape Autoloader
The library has a compact 1U form factor with easy access to tape cartridges with a removable magazine. It is equipped with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host adapter
attachment that has a data transfer rate of up to 12 Gbps. The TS2900 Tape Autoloader is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit that incorporates one of
following tape drives:
IBM Ultrium 9 Half-Height Tape Drive (Model S9H)
IBM Ultrium 8 Half-Height Tape Drive (Model S8H)
IBM Ultrium 7 Half-Height Tape Drive (Model S7H)
IBM Ultrium 6 Half-Height Tape Drive (Model S6H)
IBM Ultrium 5 Half-Height Tape Drive (Model S5H)
The library provides the following capabilities:
Remote management with the Web User Interface
LCD display for local management
Mixed media support
Removable tape magazine
Configurable I/O station
Random and sequential logical library modes
Remote monitoring with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
System and library managed encryption
Adherence to Linear Tape-Open (LTO) specifications
Components
The library has a compact 1U form factor that houses a Operator Panel, cartridge magazine, power supply, accessor, and bar code reader. The sections that follow provide
an illustration of the main components of the library.
Front panel
Figure 1. Front panel components
Table 1. Front panel component descriptions
Number
Component
Description
1
Operator Panel
The Operator Panel features a monochrome 16-character LCD graphic display that is on the front of the library. Library operations
and service functions are completed from this screen.
The Web User Interface offers some of the same functionality as the Operator Panel with a web browser for remote access to the
library. For information about the Operator Panel and the Web User Interface, see
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TS2900 Tape Autoloader
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