IBM United States Hardware Announcement
111-087, dated May 9, 2011
IBM United States Hardware Announcement 111-087
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IBM System Storage TS1140 Tape Drive Model E07
delivers higher performance, reliability, and capacity
Table of contents
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Overview
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Publications
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Key prerequisites
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Technical information
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Planned availability date
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Terms and conditions
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Description
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Pricing
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Product positioning
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Order now
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Product number
At a glance
With its higher performance and greater capacity as compared to TS1130 Tape Drive
Model E06, the use of the TS1140 Tape Drive can help save costs as the number of
tape drives, cartridges, and associated floor space are all reduced. Enhancements of
the TS1140 Tape Drive include:
• Native data rate performance of up to 250 MB/sec (up to 650 MB/sec
compressed) versus the 160 MB/sec native data rate of TS1130 Tape Drive Model
E06
• Uncompressed cartridge formatting of up to 4.0 TB (12.0 TB with 3:1
compression) with the use of IBM® Tape Cartridge 3592 Advanced Data (Type C)
• Dual Fibre Channel interface at 8 Gbps designed to enhance attachment flexibility
• Effective media reuse with capacity to read and write up to N-1 generation media
• Encryption capabilities designed to work with the IBM Tivoli® Key Lifecycle
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• Small form factor to help improve space efficiency of tape infrastructure
• High availability design
The high reliability of the 3592 tape drive and media is maintained and improved
with these features:
• Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) 32-channel head technology
• Media partitioning capability setting the grounds for improved data management
on tape
• Virtual backhitch improvements for increased performance avoids the backhitch
of the tape
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM
Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
IBM System Storage® TS1140 Tape Drive Model E07
(machine type 3592) is
the fourth generation of the highly successful IBM 3592 Enterprise Tape Drive. It is
supported for integration in the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library or racks
that enable stand-alone installations.
The TS1140 Tape Drive is designed to provide higher levels of performance,
reliability, and cartridge capacity than the TS1130 Model E06 Tape Drive. It has
