IBM United States Hardware Announcement 111-087
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a high-technology 32-channel GMR head design and provides a native data rate
performance of up to 250 MB/sec versus the 160 MB/sec data rate of the TS1130
Tape Drive Model E06. The TS1140 E07 Tape Drive has a dual-port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel interface for Fibre Channel attachment to host systems or a switched fabric
environment.
With the use of the IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Advanced Data (Type C), TS1140
Model E07 can format a cartridge uncompressed up to 4.0 TB (12.0 TB with 3:1
compression). TS1140 E07 is designed for automation and uses a tape cartridge
with a form factor similar to other 3592 tape cartridges, allowing it to be used in the
IBM TS3500 Tape Library.
The TS1140 Tape Drive also supports drive-based data encryption to help
protect your data. The TS1140-based encryption and associated IBM Tivoli Key
Lifecycle Manager component are supported in a wide variety of operating system
environments, including IBM Power®, IBM System i®, IBM System x®, IBM System
p®, HP-UX, Oracle, Linux®, and Microsoft® Windows®. Application, System, or
Library Managed encryption management methods are supported. The encryption
capability is supported when the TS1140 Tape Drive is integrated or attaches to
selected IBM supported tape libraries, subsystems, or controllers.
For the latest version of the IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager, refer to
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/key-lifecycle-mgr/
Key prerequisites
The TS1140 Tape Drive Model E07 is supported in a wide range of environments
including selected IBM Power Systems
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, IBM System i, IBM System p, IBM System
x, and other servers running AIX®, HP-UX, Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft
Windows operating system environments. Refer to the
Software requirements
section for details.
Planned availability date
June 3, 2011
Description
TS1140 Tape Drive (machine type 3592) is the fourth generation for the highly
successful 3592 Tape Drive. It is designed for high-performance tape applications,
including:
• High-speed data-save operations where backup windows are critical and large
amounts of data are archived to tape
• Large-scale automated tape environments where performance and reliability are
required
• Large-scale mass data archive applications where massive amounts of data need
to be quickly saved to tape for storage and later recalled (examples include the
seismic industry, data warehousing, and record management applications)
Capacity
The TS1140 is designed to provide up to 4.0 TB uncompressed capacity with the
new IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Advanced Data (Type C) media. The exact ratio
depends on which cartridge is used with the tape drive.
The following table compares the cartridge capacity (native and with 3:1
compression) of the TS1140, TS1130, and TS1120: