IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG14-0114
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Swapping compression, patented by IBM, is designed to look ahead at incoming
data and determine the most efficient storage method (either ALDC or pass-thru
mode) to help provide optimal data compression and increase data throughput.
The compression ratio for LTO Ultrium 6 is 2.5 to 1.
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LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM):
Contained within the LTO Ultrium
data cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage
device that is a physical part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is designed to hold
information about that specific cartridge, the media in the cartridge, and the data
on the media. The storage capacity of the Generation 6 LTO-CM is 16320 bytes,
double the capacity of Generation 5 and 4 LTO-CM 8160 bytes. Communication
between the drive and the LTO-CM is through a low-level RF field transmitted by
the drive to the cartridge.
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Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS):
The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive
uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. SARS uses the
cartridge performance history saved in the CM module and the drive performance
history kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help determine the most likely cause of
failure. SARS is designed to cause the drive to request a cleaner tape, to mark
the media as degraded, and to indicate that the hardware has degraded.
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Highly integrated electronics using IBM-engineered copper technology:
This technology is designed to reduce the total number of components in the
drive, help lower chip temperatures, and reduce power requirements to deliver
a more reliable drive. The sixth-generation drive electronics are designed to
provide error correction of soft errors in the memory arrays in data and control
paths.
With support for LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, TS1060 Model F6C with
the TS4500 Tape Library can be a cost-effective solution for backup, save-and-
restore, and archiving functions.
Ultrium 6 Data Cartridge
The LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge physical compressed
capacity of the LTO 6 Data Cartridge has more than doubled the capacity of the IBM
Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge with a capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression.
IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drives can read and write Ultrium 5 data cartridges, and
read Ultrium 4 data cartridges. IBM LTO 6 cartridges can be resident in the same
TS4500 Tape Library with the Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 4 data cartridges. IBM LTO 6
data cartridges can be ordered using IBM machine type 3589, IBM LTO Ultrium Tape
Cartridges.
These cartridges have been designed to provide several enhancements over
previous tape technologies. They are designed to work with tape drives that have
increased tape speeds and high-density data recording. The case is specially
designed for use in automated libraries and is designed for repeated, unattended
handling.
TS1050 Model F5C Ultrium 5 Tape drive
IBM TS1050 Model F5C is an IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive designed for the heavy
demands of backup and archive tape storage. The TS1050 Model F5C is designed
to mount in a TS4500 Tape Library and has an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported
interface for attachment to a wide range of environments, including select IBM
Power Systems, IBM System i, IBM System p, IBM System x, IBM System z (zLinux),
other servers running Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft Windows operating system
environments.
TS1050 Model F5C incorporates fifth-generation IBM LTO Ultrium technology. It
offers the following significant improvements over prior generations:
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Increased performance:
Maximum tape drive throughput native data rate
performance is up to 140 MB/sec. Data tracks are written 16 at a time. IBM
LTO5 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges at Ultrium
4 capacities and rates, and read LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges at Ultrium 3
capacities and rates.
