IBM United States Hardware Announcement 111-087
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TS1120 TS1130 TS1140
Model E05 Model E06 Model E07
native native native
cartridge cartridge cartridge
capacity capacity capacity
(native / (native / (native /
compressed) compressed) compressed)
IBM Tape
Cartridge 3592 800 GB 1 TB 1.6 TB
(Extended) 2.1 TB 3 TB 4.8 TB
IBM Tape
Cartridge 3592
Type C NA NA 4.0 TB
(Advanced Data) NA NA 12.0 TB
IBM Tape
Cartridge 3592
Type K NA NA 500 GB
(Advanced Economy) NA NA 1.5 TB
NA = Not Applicable
Performance
TS1140 E07 uses a design that increases the native data rate up to 250 MB/sec (up
to 650 MB/sec compressed) versus the 160 MB/sec data rate of TS1130 Tape Drive
Model E06. It is designed to offer improved access characteristics in search velocity
and rewind time versus the TS1130 E06, with other enhancements designed to help
aid small file and Hierarchical Storage Manager performance.
Note:
The actual throughput achieved is a function of many components, such
as system processor, disk data rate, data block size, data compressibility, I/O
attachments, SAN, and the system or application software used. Although the drive
is capable of a 250 MB/sec native data rate, other components may limit the actual
effective data rate.
Capacity scaling
TS1140 Model E07 is designed to support capacity scaling of an individual tape
cartridge to 20% of maximum capacity (800 GB for advanced tape cartridges).
Capacity scaling lets the utilized length of tape to be logically shortened, allowing
improved data access times in trade off for reduced capacity. The tapes can
subsequently be scaled back to full capacity as needed.
The TS1140 Model E07 Tape Drive allows an application to issue a command to scale
the IBM Tape Data 3592 cartridge. This allows capacity scaling to be exploited by an
application that permits media pools to be defined by VOLSER range. You can exploit
the capacity scaling capability of the TS1140 E07. For more information on using
capacity scaling, refer to
IBM 3592 Model E07 Tape Drive Customer Information
Center
.
Media and cartridge capacity
The TS1140 E07 provides capacity leadership with media reuse and uses Type C
tape cartridge with tape specifically optimized for the enterprise tape environment.
This provides a native cartridge capacity of 4.0 TB (or up to 12.0 TB with 3:1
compression) and can be beneficial in space savings and economy of data storage
since it can help lower the cost of storage per megabyte. For applications that fill
current data cartridges, this can help reduce the number of tape cartridges required.
The reduced number of cartridges may also help free up floor space for other
requirements and reduce the number of automation slots used.
The robust cartridge shell is designed to sustain a 1 meter drop. IBM Tape Cartridge
3592 contains cartridge memory that is a passive, contactless silicon storage device.
It is used to hold information about the specific cartridge, including the VOLSER, the
media in the cartridge, and the drive.